Spotlight: Still a maiden on the track; excellent effort on his chase debut when just unable to overhaul the much more experienced dour stayer Brandt in a 2m6f handicap chase at Galway; should be more to come from him over fences and looks a leading contender here.

Spotlight: In good form over the summer and gained reward for consistency when landing a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Killarney in July; made his chase debut off his hurdles mark when a creditable fourth in a 2m5f handicap at the same venue last month; should come forward for that and play a significant hand here.

Spotlight: Winner over 2m5f at Leopardstown last year and runner-up in handicap chases at Kilbeggan and Limerick in the spring; ran okay in a competitive handicap hurdle at Galway; new headgear tried today.

Spotlight: Rated 6lb lower over fences despite two chase wins; second in a staying handicap hurdle at Killarney in July his best effort this year; looks the stable second string here.

Spotlight: Chase and hurdles winner; landed a heavy-ground beginners' chase at Thurles in January; shaped okay when last seen over hurdles at Cork in April; each-way claims, although has tended to need the run after a break.

Spotlight: Sole win over fences came at Limerick in December 2024; ran well over hurdles at the same meeting last year; beaten out of sight over fences at Kilbeggan in May; others more likely.

Spotlight: Won three races last year, two of them over fences; put in a satisfactory display over hurdles at Wexford in May, on first outing after a break; kept on for fourth off her slightly higher chase mark at Roscommon last time; stays well.

Spotlight: Won twice for Willie Mullins; form over fences for current trainer is a little more patchy, but cannot be ignored with the stable in decent form.

Spotlight: Bolted up in a handicap chase at Tramore in April; good subsequent run in a handicap chase at Galway; poor run at Kilbeggan last time, but very much respected if he can be forgiven that.

Spotlight: Winner over fences; runner-up in a Wexford handicap chase in July; comes here on the back of a fall in a Sligo handicap hurdle and an unseat when hampered two out in a handicap hurdle here on Wednesday; stays well and far from impossible, but preparation has hardly been ideal.

Spotlight: Much better over fences with four career wins and returns to chasing after being soundly beaten in a pair of handicap hurdles at Down Royal and Perth; needs a market check.

Spotlight: Three wins over fences; ran well off his lower hurdles mark when second in a staying handicap hurdle at Sligo in June; onepaced back over fences at Wexford last month; others preferred.

Spotlight: Nine-time winner under rules for Gordon Elliott; returned from a spell point-to-pointing to limited effect this summer; others much more likely.

Spotlight: Five career wins, but totally out of form since returning from 17 months off; makes no appeal.