Spotlight: Point winner who scored over fences at Newcastle (about 3m, good to soft) in March and made all over C&D (good) last month; had Blazing Court, Path Of Stars and Judicial Review close behind that day but a 2lb nudge is no reason to dismiss him.

Spotlight: Winning pointer who regularly attracts support and he stepped up from his chase debut when second of seven over C&D (good; first-time tongue-tie and cheekpieces) in June; stopped quickly over hurdles back here just two days later, after which he had wind surgery; blinkers join his tongue-tie and this unexposed sort commands respect.

Spotlight: All three of his wins over fences have been gained here, including the last two editions of this race (soft and good ground); now 8lb lower after some lesser efforts but he went close off this mark here (about 3m1f; no headgear) last month and wasn't beaten far in cheekpieces behind Aill Dubh, Blazing Court and Path Of Stars over C&D two days later; headgear off again and he won't mind what the weather does; contender.

Spotlight: Made the breakthrough when winning over hurdles here (2m6f, good) in May and it was an encouraging chase debut when she was beaten less than 2l by a couple of these over C&D last month; would need to prove she can handle soft ground should the heavens have opened, but otherwise of interest.

Spotlight: Had shown precious little over the preceding 12 months until turning a page with 40-1 second to Aill Dubh over C&D (good) last month; 1lb nudge for that fast-finishing neck defeat looks very fair but significant rain would cast a long shadow (has been a multiple non-runner due to soft conditions).

Spotlight: Immediate impact for this yard when a convincing winner at Hexham (3m) in May and followed up off 8lb higher here (about 3m1f, also good) three weeks later; pulled up in two subsequent starts here over the summer, after which he had wind surgery; has some soft-ground form and won't mind if this turns into a test.

Spotlight: Novice handicap chase winner but he wasn't the most consistent for Christian Williams; makes a quick return having signed off for that yard with fair second at Stratford (about 3m3f, good to firm) last Thursday; would probably welcome rain turning this into a stamina test and a popular win for his new owner can't be ruled out.

Spotlight: Experienced pointer who was beaten over 40l in three fairly quick qualifying runs over the summer; tongue-tie and cheekpieces go on for this chase debut; the fly in the ointment and market support would bring him right into the equation.

Spotlight: 0-6 over fences and has yet to click for this yard; had little chance from out of the handicap last time, however, and this represents his easiest task for a while; watch for market support.

Spotlight: He has a solid 4-13 strike-rate over fences, but after a wide-margin win at Doncaster (2m3f, good) in February he suffered two heavy defeats in the spring; has mainly been kept away from soft ground so the forecast rain is a concern and the betting may help assess his readiness for this return.

Spotlight: His last two starts were better than his first two this year, but he still needs much more and is 5lb out of the handicap.