Shrews

Seems to have attracted some money, was 16/1 a few days ago. The RP Spotlight naps the horse too. Finished 13l behind Tuesday's Arkle winner over CD back in December and is closely tied in with today's rival Springwell Bay on that effort. Both can be amongst the five places on offer.

5l 3rd of 21 in last year's Coral Cup over 21f behind Langer Dan. Doesn't really look like he's taken to jumping the bigger fences since then, but three of his four steeplechase runs have been over shorter and the other on return from a 278-day break where he finished 26l behind Wednesday's Brown Advisory winner Lecky Watson and last year's Supreme winner Slade Steel. No doubt Mullins will improve his jumping, and no surprises if he's picking them all off late on, off what could be a very good handicap mark.

Needs to do it off top weight but is a very capable type and just 2 lb above her last win. That was in a Grade 2 at Sandown last April and had The Real Whacker 9 lengths behind in that, a horse contesting the Gold Cup tomorrow who had won the Brown Advisory back in 2023. No doubt she will be in top shape being from the Henderson stable.

CD winner last April on good ground and only 5lb higher now. Goes well on GS too and could be amongst the 5 places on offer in what looks like a wide-open race.