MADDY PLAYLE

1. Energumene 2. Shishkin 3. Captain Guinness

An incredibly high-quality field which could include some future superstars. The pace is likely to be strong with confirmed front-runner Allmankind engaged, but his jumping will come under pressure here and he could act as the sacrificial lamb for Energumene, who has also been ridden prominently but stays further. He is the selection ahead of Shishkin, who is also unbeaten over fences. The latter has hit flat spots in various parts of his races and it nearly caused his undoing in the Supreme last year.