FRED WINTER H’CAP HURDLE 4.50: GRADE THREE — 2 MILES

The ability to see out the trip in deep ground will be paramount today and, given he has finished strongly under similar conditions on his last two starts, LISP could prove the answer to one of the toughest races of the week.

As a relative of Thomas Campbell and Coeur De Lion, this type of examination should be ideal for a powerful galloper who did everything wrong at haydock, when he pulled too hard in a small field, yet still ran a blinder behind Turning Gold.

The selection should enjoy more cover in this bigger field and looks a big player.

Both Nube Negra and Look My Way have tackled Triumph hurdle favourite Apple’s Shakira at this venue and look huge contenders given they have track experience and have had good preparations.

The former tanked through a minor contest at Doncaster and clearly boasts plenty of ability, while Look My Way was a stayer on the flat and any horse that can cope with soft ground at Ffos Las shouldn’t find today’s conditions beyond him.

French import The King Of May is another to consider as he too has finished behind Apple’s Shakira and impressed on his British debut at Musselburgh.