13:15 Ascot

Excello

This looked a pretty strong Graduation Chase at the five-day stage, but it has cut up in our favour. It gives us more of a chance anyway! Solo still looks the obvious one to beat and Straw Fan Jack is also rated much higher than us, so Excello has a bit to find to be competitive here. But he shaped well on his debut for us over hurdles here last month, and his best form in France came over fences. Hopefully, the switch back to chasing will see him in a much better light and I certainly think he has a chance, for all he needs to step up.

15:35 Ascot

Iberico Lord

We obviously have a very strong team in here and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if Impose Toi or Luccia won this race. It is obviously a hugely competitive handicap, as it should be for the money, but I am very happy to be on Iberico Lord. He obviously shaped very well in defeat at Sandown last season and he confirmed that promise and more when winning the Unibet Greatwood for me in good style. He has gone up 8lb for that win, and this is arguably a deeper race than Cheltenham, but I would like to think he will be very competitive.

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