SAM HARDY

1. Champagne Platinum 2. Unowhatimeanharry 3. Dallas Des Pictons

Champagne Platinum has threatened to win a decent race for well over a year now and he was the subject of a big gamble in last year’s Kim Muir before finishing seventh. The switch back to hurdles for his last two runs has seen him finish third and second. He looks potentially well handicapped with the likely strong pace and better ground bringing about the improvement needed. The 2016 Albert Bartlett winner Unowhatimeanharry could spring a surprise in what could be his final festival.