Spotlight: Irish point winner in 2024; won on the first of two starts over hurdles last season; made winning chase debut at Carlisle in November; suffered a reverse at Cheltenham before making amends with two 3m Ascot wins, in a handicap and the Grade 2 Reynoldstown; good jumper with considerable potential for improvement,

Spotlight: Point winner in 2024; bumper winner at Punchestown last April (2m3f, yielding); clinically abnormal when pulled up on chasing debut; not beaten far in fourth behind C'Est Ta Chance at Gowran (2m4f, heavy) in January; game winner from Kiss Will over 2m7f at Punchestown; fairly tame effort behind C'Est Ta Chance at Thurles; could bounce back to produce a big run.

Spotlight: Hurdles form comprised 2m/3m wins (including Listed) either side of a comprehensive defeat in the Turners at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival; still a maiden after four runs over fences; decent placed form linked to Flicker Of Hope and Soldier In Milan; faded from the last when fifth (third best of yard's runners) in the Jack Richards at Cheltenham.

Spotlight: Shaped well on handicap chase debut at Navan when third to The Lovely Man (3m, soft to heavy); built on that when winning at Punchestown (2m7f, soft to heavy); took advantage of his lower hurdles mark on his next start; maintained progression in winning a valuable novice handicap at Navan; may remain competitive under a 9lb penalty.

Spotlight: Point and hurdles winner; ordinary form in opening chase runs; signs of promise in his third on handicap chase debut at Naas in January (2m4f, heavy); well backed in a Listed handicap at the same venue on his next start, landing the gamble despite some sloppy jumping; just run out of it in the 3m1f Leinster National last time; perhaps not sure to stay this far.

Spotlight: Won two small-field chases (including a Grade 2) at Navan last season and third in the Brown Advisory; faded from three out when sixth behind Haiti Couleurs in this race last year; ran in two small-field races at Navan in February; rider's claim takes some of the sting from his hefty burden; one of six for the stable.

Spotlight: Achieved a peak rating of 135 over hurdles; midfield when beaten 20l on chase debut at this venue; little impression when beaten almost 30l in fourth at Leopardstown; much improved when beating two shorter-priced stablemates at Gowran; confirmed the form of that race with Soldier In Milan when landing a Grade 3 event at Thurles.

Spotlight: Smart hurdler who has taken really well to chasing; won a 2m4f beginners' event at this venue (heavy) and relished step up to an extended 3m at Naas when outstaying odds-on favourite Kurasso Blue on soft in January; flopped in a Grade 3 won by Argento Boy at the same venue later that month.

Spotlight: Fifth in last year's Pertemps Final and ended the season with a creditable third in a handicap hurdle at the Punchestown festival; this season's chase win came in a match at Southwell and he had run only in small-field races over fences until a lively display to take third place in the 3m6f National Hunt Chase on his handicap debut.

Spotlight: Runner-up in the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle in 2024; 0-7 over fences but he returned to form when third in a big-field handicap at Leopardstown (extended 2m5f, soft) in February; failed to run to expectations in the Kim Muir (9-2 chance), but unwise to discount; trainer's sole runner.

Spotlight: Third in the Ultima at Cheltenham (3m1f, soft) in March 2023; in good form this season; ran respectably in the Welsh National (3m6f, good to soft) and Haydock Grand National Trial (3m4f, good to soft); had all but one of the Irish challengers behind when a fine third in the Kim Muir.

Spotlight: Disputing the lead when unseating at the last in the Ultima at Cheltenham, a fine effort against the background of his failure (pulled up) in the Thyestes at Gowran; if none the worse for his Cheltenham experience, has a clear chance on his second placing in the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown (3m, yielding).

Spotlight: Made amends for a fall on his chasing debut with wins in a beginners' event at Punchestown in December and Naas Grade 3 in January (extended 3m, heavy); struggled in the Brown Advisory (won by stablemate Kitzbuhel) on ground that was probably too lively; one of seven for the stable.

Spotlight: In top form this season, won a handicap hurdle off 108 at this venue in November; followed up by beating Will Do narrowly in the Porterstown Chase here in December (3m6f, yielding to soft); left in the lead at the final fence in the Thyestes before being overhauled by Now Is The Hour (3m1f, heavy); probably found 2m3f inadequate over hurdles on latest.

Spotlight: Four wins last season included 2m4f Grade 3 Tipperary novice; also finished third to Dinoblue at Cheltenham; reappeared with a fine third in the Galway Plate in July; pulled up in Kerry National, two veterinary excuses offered; managed a creditable third in the Thyestes despite a couple of sluggish jumps; Jack Kennedy aboard.

Spotlight: 2-3 over hurdles; saw off useful opposition at Punchestown (2m7f, heavy) in December in his second chase; runner-up to Flicker Of Hope at Naas (almost 3m1f, soft) in January; jumped badly and pulled up four out when 7-2 second favourite for the National Hunt Chase; cheekpieces on now.

Spotlight: Big improvement on third chase start when beating Slade Steel at Navan (3m, soft to heavy) in January; out of his depth in the Brown Advisory; 15lb higher than his hurdles mark, not attractively handicapped; tongue-tie.

Spotlight: French hurdle winner; useful form in defeat in four chase starts last season, was lying second when falling at the last in Limerick handicap chase on return at Christmas; got away with a 2lb rise for a very easy success in a Listed chase at Thurles.

Spotlight: Impressed with a 15l win over 2m5f at this venue in December on second chase start; two lesser runs followed in Grade 3 races; travelled well for a long way in the Kim Muir before weakening in the last half-furlong; that raises a doubt about his stamina.

Spotlight: Very useful hurdler at up to 3m (rated 132); yet to win over fences, but not disgraced in Grade 1 behind Final Demand at Limerick in December; third behind two smart types in Navan Grade 2 at Navan; kept ticking over with a hurdles run last month.

Spotlight: Best effort this season when second in the Munster National in October (3m, yielding to soft); has a bit to find with Monbeg Genius on running in the Kim Muir (finished seventh), but closely matched with The Enabler and Waterford Whispers on that showing.

Spotlight: 2-4 over hurdles; modest form in beginners' chases; much improved when a neck second over 3m at Down Royal on second handicap start, underlining the stamina shown when winning two points and a 3m hurdle; failed to build on that in the Grand National Trial at Punchestown; appreciated better ground when landing the 3m4f Ulster National; has picked up an 8lb penalty.

Spotlight: Lightly-raced 10yo whose initial chase win came in a 2m4f Newcastle handicap in 2023; more recently won a 3m1f Ayr handicap hurdle early last year; seasonal return over fences at Cork in November was encouraging; bounced back from a poor Haydock run when winning a Listed handicap chase over an extended 2m5f at Leopardstown.

Spotlight: Dual chase winner last term and ran a fine race in the Kim Muir over 3m2f at Cheltenham; pulled up in this last year, and struggled this season until showing definite signs of a return to form when third in the 3m1f Leinster National at Naas last month.

Spotlight: Came good over fences at last year's Punchestown festival in a 23-runner extended 3m7f handicap, winning by 15l; took a hefty 14lb rise for that; never dangerous on seasonal return at Leopardstown and pulled up in the Thyestes; needs to jump better than when fourth in the Leinster National.

Spotlight: All three wins at Thurles; improved to win a handicap there (extended 2m5f, yielding) in December; form has worked out well; back in his comfort zone after an ambitious run in the Brown Advisory.

Spotlight: Won the 2024 Grand National Trial at Haydock and placed in the last two editions of the Troytown at Navan; two most recent runs have been over hurdles; made no impact in the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham; 50-1 when unseated at the eighth in last year's race.

Spotlight: 1-18 over fences; out of form since second in the 2024 Galway Plate; 50-1 when pulled up in last year's edition of this race; trainer has stronger candidates.

Spotlight: Finished second in last year's Leinster National at Naas; completely out of form over hurdles on his last two starts, previously down the field in the Paddy Power at Leopardstown.

Spotlight: Peak form includes a clear second to subsequent Grand National winner Nick Rockett in Thyestes Chase at Gowran (3m1f, soft to heavy) for Gavin Cromwell last season; pulled up in the Troytown on stable debut and has continued to struggle; failed to take to the cross-country course at Cheltenham.