BEN HUTTON

1. Envoi Allen 2. Chantry House 3. Allart

It is extremely hard to look beyond the unbeaten Envoi Allen, who bolted up in last season’s Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle and has been similarly impressive this term on his first three chase starts. There should still be more to come from last year’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle third Chantry House and he can be best of the rest, with Allart another interesting contender for Nicky Henderson.

‘He’s not flash but he gets the job done and remains unbeaten under rules’