13:02 Chepstow

The way CRUZ CONTROL kept finding to come out on top at Newcastle last month was quite encouraging and a 5lb rise doesn’t look enough to stop him following up. His hurdles form reads well and he has been progressive so far over fences. He is obviously open to further improvement and this testing ground shouldn’t bother him at all as he is a big horse and won in deep ground over timber.

High Game Royal made a promising start over fences finishing second at Warwick last month and with natural improvement should go well so looks the danger. At a bigger price Old Painless might be able to hit the frame.

14:25 Sandown

The hat-trick seeking IMPOSE TOI looks the way to go here for Nicky Henderson and Nico de Boinville. He won in a canter at Ludlow but was certainly entitled to and then followed up at Cheltenham last time, doing it with a bit up his sleeve. He has been raised 10lb but that looks deservedly so as even the horse that finished tenth Kitsilano has won next time out to boost the form so he could still be very well handicapped. Arqoob impressed winning well at this track when last seen and he might be the danger even accounting for a 7lb rise.