GIDLEIGH PARK is one of the more intriguing runners, having skipped the Cheltenham festival. The son of Walk In The Park stepped up markedly from a poor chase debut when beating a subsequent Cheltenham festival scorer at Windsor in January. He is thoroughly unexposed and deserves respect, in what appears to be a sub-standard renewal.

MURCIA is one of the Cheltenham festival runners who deserve each-way respect. The Willie Mullins-trained Doctor Dino filly has a considerable weight pull with Puturhandstogether, as she is in receipt of a 7lb fillies allowance here. She’s lightly raced and is one of the each-way angles in this tricky puzzle.

DJELO looks massively overpriced, considering he comes out top on official ratings. It’s probably wise to forget a seventh in the G1 Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham last month. He hasn’t shown his best on testing tracks - with his best form coming on flatter circuits, such as Huntingdon and Newbury. A course winner, he could show more returning here and has scope to improve over this distance, having not raced at three miles or beyond.

PETIT TONNERRE could have further improvement to come over fences this term. The Walkpark gelding scored for the first time since season at Doncaster, on good ground in January. That win came from a career-low mark of 125, with a subsequent rise to 130 still pretty lenient. A strong pace is the key to a strong performance, with that almost guaranteed in this ultra-competitive handicap chase.