Spotlight: Won small-field Wincanton bumper on stable debut a year ago and ended last season with very creditable fourth in Grade 2 Aintree bumper (also on good) in April; had wind op during summer break; good prospect for novice hurdles.

Spotlight: Stoutly bred 5yo who delivered on earlier promise when winning Ffos Las bumper (good to soft) in April; may not be seen to best effect until tackling longer trips but can still make his presence felt on hurdling debut.

Spotlight: French-bred 4yo who came from off the pace to win 13-runner junior bumper at Uttoxeter (good) on debut in March; could have a good future over jumps.

Spotlight: Won Taunton bumper (soft) by over 7l on debut in April 2024 and was third in two subsequent slow-ground maiden hurdles last year (form of both races worked out well); has fitness to prove after 382-day absence but will be on the premises here if ready to roll.

Spotlight: Looked set to justify 2-5 favouritism before last-fence fall on point debut at Larkhill (good) in March; has a lot more on his plate on this rules debut but still looks interesting; tongue-tie fitted; market may guide.

Spotlight: Took backward step when well-held fifth at Taunton (2m, good) in March, his third hurdling start, and has not raced again since but his second of 14 at Wincanton (1m7f, soft) two runs ago suggests he can feature here.

Spotlight: £20,000 3yo; fourth foal; half-brother to fair hurdler Just A Dime; dam unraced half-sister to useful jumper Canelo; riding arrangements suggest The Blue Room is the stable's main hope here.

Spotlight: Showed clear promise in all three bumpers last season, most recently when fifth in quite valuable series final at Kelso (good to soft) in March; can make his mark over hurdles soon but others in this line-up appeal more.

Spotlight: Half-brother to useful Irish hurdler Deploy The Getaway; made low-key debut when never-dangerous sixth in Huntingdon bumper (good to soft) in March; not the most obvious answer here.

Spotlight: Not disgraced when last of three in heavy-ground Ffos Las bumper in February but will need to take a big step forward on this hurdling debut.

Spotlight: Out of unraced half-sister to Champion Hurdle winner Sublimity; shaped with promise before fading into fourth at Worcester (2m, good to soft) in June but contests a much stronger race here.

Spotlight: Came second in good-ground Irish point in May but was soundly beaten after making the running in course bumper on last month's rules debut; probably one for a bit further down the line.

Spotlight: Showed nothing more than minor promise in her two bumpers and faces a tall order on hurdling debut.

Spotlight: Struggled on hurdling debut in September and was in rear when unluckily coming to grief after third-last flight here last month.