Kelso

Burncourt Boy (second choice) has strong claims if judged on last month's Carlisle form but he needs to rebound from a lesser effort at Newbury and preference is for COUNTRY CODE, who delivered on the promise shown in Irish points when scoring on his hurdling debut. Imperfectlyperfect will find this much easier than the Cheltenham Grade 2 he contested last time, while former smart Flat stayer Tashkhan battled well to score at Hexham and adds further depth to an interesting race.[Chris Wilson]