Dysart Enos was one of the best bumper horses in the UK last season and can make a winning start over obstacles in the Rhinobet Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Huntingdon.
Trained by Fergal O'Brien, many were shocked when she turned over Queen's Gamble in a Listed event at Market Rasen in February.
That was perhaps being a little unkind to her, though, as she had scored cosily on her debut at Ludlow by over eight lengths without being asked a question.
At Aintree in April it became apparent the task facing Queen's Gamble was a considerable one as not only did Dysart Enos prove herself to be the best bumper mare in Britain, she beat horses trained by Willie Mullins, Henry de Bromhead and Gordon Elliott.
And she did not just win, she cruised to victory by an eased-down nine lengths, looking exceptional in the process. With a clear round she should have far too many guns for her rivals on her hurdling bow.
Olly Murphy's Liverpool Knight won a valuable prize at Market Rasen in September and off just 4lb higher should take the beating in the Rhinobet Michaelmas Handicap Hurdle.
Formerly a useful performer on the Flat for a few different trainers, the son of Golden Horn has won three of his last five starts over hurdles and appears to be on an upward curve.
With the Venetia Williams string hitting top gear earlier than normal this season, the 11-year-old Burrows Park is of interest in the Sharon Knapp Memorial Cup Handicap Hurdle at Lingfield.
Williams normally needs to wait for the ground to turn soft in the middle of winter before really hitting top gear, but the exceptionally wet weather of late has meant she is having far more runners than is usually the case at this stage of the campaign.
Burrows Park finished fourth on his seasonal reappearance at Plumpton but he will be more at home on this softer ground.
Also of real interest at Lingfield is Alan King's Klitschko in the John & Paddy Sheehan Memorial Handicap Hurdle.
Owned by JP McManus, the five-year-old took three attempts to get off the mark over timber last term, but that means he now races off a rating that could underestimate his true ability.
Returning with an initial handicap mark of 120, there is a real chance this lightly-raced hurdler could fly through the ranks this term.
The William Haggas-trained Mahato looks capable of defying a penalty in division one of the BetMGM Take Time Out During £SGWeek23! EBF Restricted Novice Stakes at Newcastle.
The Zoustar colt made a winning debut on soft ground at Windsor, beating Andrew Balding's pair of Ghaihaban and Pianoforte.
With Ghaihaban subsequently going close in a hot contest at Newmarket, the form does not look too shabby and Mahato can only improve for that first run, as juveniles from his yard tend to do.
Four of Masque Of Anarchy's seven career victories have come in amateur or apprentice rider events and he could bounce right back to form in the Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Apprentice Handicap, while it could be a profitable evening at Gosforth Park for leading owners Juddmonte.
The familiar colours are carried by Balding's Silvretta, who looks ready to get off the mark in the Set Deposit Limits At BetUK Novice Stakes having rattled the crossbar the last twice, and Harry and Roger Charlton's Primeval, who won her first two starts and although beaten at Kempton last time, should be suited by the return to six furlongs in the Use Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Handicap.
Reprised is rated the best bet at Wolverhampton in the Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes.
Karl Burke's Blue Point filly has shaped with promise in each of her two starts to date and can make it third time lucky in the capable hands of Billy Loughnane.
IRISH NEWS YANKEE
NAP: Dysart Enos (2.05 Huntingdon)
DOUBLE: Liverpool Knight (3.15 Huntingdon)
TREBLE: Burrows Park (3.05 Lingfield)
YANKEE: Klitschko (12.45 Lingfield)
