Spotlight: Won this race 12 months ago for Sean Doyle; made a fine start for Gordon Elliott when staying on for third in the Irish-dominated St James's Place at Cheltenham; in contrast, a tame effort and pulled up in the championship event at Punchestown; back near the top of his form when splitting Its On The Line and the smart Con's Roc at Down Royal; sets the standard.

Spotlight: Five-time track winner who showed good form in handicap company at Killarney last summer; winner of two of his three races since switched to point-to-pointing for the autumn campaign; beaten by The Goffer at Umma House; collateral form involving the winner favours Willitgoahead; definite chance all the same.

Spotlight: Thoroughly reliable performer on points, seven wins and five seconds from 13 starts; also a five-time winner under rules with smart form in this category; best of the Irish when third in last season's Aintree Foxhunters; beaten odds-on chance when third to Bartlemy Boy at Killarney in May; won readily at Turtulla nine weeks ago; rider doing well in points.

Spotlight: A good staying handicap chaser, though hard to win with (1-15), rated in the 140s at his peak; finished just in front of a below-par Its On The Line when third to Bartlemy Boy at Ballindenisk in November on his point-to-point debut.

Spotlight: Four wins and three seconds from ten starts in points; had Lifetime Ambition back in third when winning a hunter chase at Killarney last May; started the autumn campaign with second behind Cheltenham Festival winner Wonderwall at Dromahane. won at Ballindenisk, with Panda Boy third, out of the money last time; cheekpieces on now

Spotlight: Won soft-ground point 12 months ago; fair placed form in pair of hunter chases on good ground last March; contributed to the stable's outstanding Christmas form with a 10l win in the maiden hunter chase at Limerick; stablemate Willitgohead looks clearly superior.

Spotlight: Looked capable of becoming a major force in this category when beating top hunter chaser Its On The Line at Down Royal's Christmas fixture in 2024; uneven form since then, the clear highlight an 18l win at Fairyhouse last April; held by Willitgoahead on last month's Down Royal running; every chance when slipping and unseating three out at Turtulla last Sunday.

Spotlight: Won a novice hunter chase in fine style at Tipperary on good-to-yielding, supplementing point win at Ballyknock; looked beaten when unseating three out in the big novice hunter chase at Stratford in May; promising youngster, tough task in this company.

Spotlight: 2-10 in point-to-points; finished in front of a below-par Big Interest when second at Down Royal last March; good effort when second in a maiden hurdle at Roscommon last summer; fifth in both outings in this sphere this term, not far off Willitgoahead at Down Royal.

Spotlight: Plenty of point-to-point experience; three wins from nine starts for Donnchadh Doyle, looking progressive when scoring at Loughrea and Damma House at the start of the autumn campaign; will be better suited by this test than by the 2m trip of the Fairyhouse bumper in which he was a close third of six in November.

Spotlight: Winning hurdler; weak form over fences; failed to complete his last three races in points.

Spotlight: Finished in front of Bold Fury when second of four finishers at Down Royal last May; only one win from 16 starts in points, pulled up in two races in October, including Loughrea race won by Catalani.

Spotlight: Useful handicap chaser for Charles Byrnes at his best in 2022 and 2023; off for ten months before a recent point-to-point run, tough task in this company.