East India Dock
'Progressive at up to 2m on the Flat last year and one of the top juvenile hurdlers since'
'Progressive at up to 2m on the Flat last year and one of the top juvenile hurdlers since'
'Spectacular improver on AW, upped to 2m last time; well handicapped with 3lb penalty'
'Nearly won this in 2023; did so in it last year (good to firm) off 1lb lower than today'
'4 runs; 270 days off when making all in 18-runner Curragh handicap (1m4f, soft; favourite)'
'Won here (1m6f, heavy) last September; second at Kempton (upped to 2m, AW) six weeks ago'
'Second in this last year (good to firm) and is 2lb lower today but slow starts are a worry'
'No show from wide draw in this race last year but he returned to Chester for two 2m wins'
'4th and respectable 9th in last two editions of 2m2f Cesarewitch at Newmarket in October'
'1-6 in France, the win over 1m2f on heavy as 2yo; won hurdle debut before two modest runs'
'Fine record over the last two years; needs better still but respected on first run here'
'Upped to 2m at Southwell (AW) in February for latest Flat run and won it in clearcut style'
'Peak form gives him a shout but others are more persuasive; tongue tied first time'
'Always behind in major races in his only three turf starts, 11th in this (12-1) last year'
'Doing well for new yard; there's a good chance this trip will suit if he adapts to Chester'
'Effective in top, big-field handicaps but wide draw may play against him'
'Useful hurdler; never-nearer third at Chelmsford (1m6f, AW) was not backed up on Sunday'
Non-runner
'Left Aidan O'Brien for 30,000gns; he gallops on as if he could be an out-and-out stayer'
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