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Lock Stock just got the wrong end of a tight finish at Wincanton but showed clear promiose. Huntingdon bumpers are usually competitive and this looks another that will take plenty of winning, but I wouldn't swap Lock Stock for any of the others.

Irish point-to-point winner Draco Malfoy ran well on his debut in a bumper at Uttoxeter, finishing 4th. That was promising and he now takes on the horse that won that race. Our boy is all about hurdling next season but has place chances here.

Vanderpoel jumped well and stayed on strongly when winning his Irish point in November. He has shown us plenty since coming here and we're optimistic he can be sharp enough to win over 2m on hurdles debut.

Moon Rocket was impressive when winning his first start over hurdles at Doncaster and on form he should follow up. That said, Silver Thorn will be no pushover.

Very smart in bumpers last season, Diva Luna was a disappointing long odds-on favourite for her seasonal return and hurdles debut over 2m at Lingfield. She will be a different proposition we hope over an extra half mile on this course. Very hopeful.

Beat The Edge is a horse that prefers to finish 2nd or 3rd rather than winning, his one success coming in a chase almost two years ago for his previous stable. He turns out again after Saturday's 2nd over the CD and this could be his day - at last. 

Very smart in bumpers last season, Diva Luna was a disappointing long odds-on favourite for her seasonal return and hurdles debut over 2m at Lingfield. She will be a different proposition we hope over an extra half mile on this course. Very hopeful.

By Soldier Of Fortune out of a Kayf Tara mare, Ghina Di Tacco is a nice mare with a good attitude. Hoping for a solid run on her first appearance under any Rules of Racing.

This is a three-horse race where we have an odds-on favourite to beat. Hurlerontheditch will need to have improved from Lingfield to beat him, but will try his best to do so.

Book Of Tales has been off for 15 months and is handicapped on his one winning hurdles run at Fontwell. Effectively, he's still a novice and meets these much more experienced opponents. It will be tough, but he has ability and is ready to run. Interesting.

Slow starts and mid-race surges have been the pattern for C'Mon Kenny the last twice, but with vastly different outcomes. If he can get away a little more alertly and make more stealthy headway, he could be very dangerous.

Beat The Edge ran an excellent debut race for the stable when a running-on 2nd at Sedgefield. He is 8lb lower over fences than hurdles and I give him a great chance to add to his single win for previous connections early last year.

Henry's Friend won three in a row last season and he showed he has continued to progress with a battling 5th in the Coral Gold Cup over this 3m2f last time. A repetition of that run would probably be good enough to resume the winning thread.

Green Team has been placed in five of his last six runs, including gaining an only place from five career AW outings. His consistency hasn't allowed any leniency from the handicapper, so we're probably going there with place more than win expectations.

Finn Russell collected three AW wins last winter and added one on turf at Carlisle in the summer. He had a break after an unsuccessful trip to Downpatrick but came back with a whimper at Lingfield. He has had time to recover and we hope he is geared up for another fruitful winter, possibly starting…

Green Team has been placed in five of his last six runs, including gaining an only place from five career AW outings. His consistency hasn't allowed any leniency from the handicapper, so we're probably going there with place more than win expectations.

Samuel Spade is probably our stronger candidate in this. He'll be ridden more positively and hopefully that will mean a better result. He should be in the three.

Leader In The Park was very disappointing last time out but I haven't lost faith, although we are slightly running out of options with him. He's a lovely horse and very well handicapped and I'm hoping more positive tactics will work.

A couple of seasons ago we thought a lot of Gege Ville. He won his bumper nicely then got a leg which has held him back. We hope he gets a nice run around and is sound in the morning then we can go on from there.