CORAL CUP HANDICAP HURDLE

2.50: 2 MILES, 5 FURLONGS

GOOD RISK AT ALL was made favourite for this race last year, but narrowly failed to make the final line-up, so could gain compensation 12 months later.

The recent rainfall will play to the selection’s strengths and the return to today’s trip is also a major plus, as he did not appear to get home over three miles at Haydock last time when finishing sixth. He ought to be on the premises.

RUN FOR OSCAR, the winner of the Cesarewitch Handicap at newmarket on the Flat in the autumn, is also a very talented hurdler as he proved when finishing third at both Haydock and Punchestown before the turn of the year.

LANGER DAN has been targeted at Cheltenham Festival handicaps for the last three years and Dan Skelton’s seven-year-old is another that is likely to be fully tuned-up for today’s test.