Chester

Alvin and Kolkata Knight, two of the most interesting contenders, have been lumbered with a wide draw and are reluctantly overlooked. Champonie is open to improvement but she will need to be much more professional at the start if she is to maintain an unbeaten record on this drop to 5f. Ambishio and Schrodinger's Cat (second choice) can feature but PROOF was strong at the finish when scoring at Southwell on his reappearance and can emulate his half-brother Spoof who won this race eight years ago.[Paul Smith]