'Popped up over C&D this time last year but is getting on and lacks consistency now'

'Enjoyed a consistent winter but has gone off the boil; some way down the pecking order'

'Has been found another weak race but this trip looked to stretch him at Newcastle in March'

'The booking of Simon Walker will draw some in but stamina is far from assured'

'Opposed on balance of recent form'

'Wildly inconsistent mare who's been off since pulled up over hurdles late last year'

'Three wins last year came on slow turf over 1m4f and he's 0-9 on the AW; poor comeback'

'Wasn't best suited by the way the race panned out last time and goes on the shortlist'

'Has struggled badly under both codes since joining this yard'

'Fair in his younger days but isn't up to much now; switches to a first-time visor'

'Has undergone wind surgery; generally consistent and the handicapper's giving him a chance'