Punchestown, 16:50 - 'Horse In Focus' Kitzbuhel the one to beat
Kitzbuhel unseated his rider at Sandown on his penultimate start but his jumping has otherwise been a major asset and has helped him register a couple of Grade 1 wins this season.
Kitzbuhel jumped boldly at the head of affairs when winning the Kauto Star Novices' Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day and he did likewise when landing the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase at Cheltenham last month, also showing a fine attitude to dig deep and score by three-quarters of a length.
There was a lot to like about how Kitzbuhel went about his business at Cheltenham and that performance earned him the Horse In Focus Flag. He also heads Timeform's weight-adjusted ratings by 3 lb on the back of that Cheltenham effort, so he's very much the one to beat.
Back Kitzbuhel in the 16:50 at Punchestown
Yarmouth, 17:03 - 'Horse In Focus' No Gain can quickly make amends
No Gain was only sixth at Doncaster on Friday and strictly failed to build on the promise she had shown on her stable debut at Wolverhampton the previous month, but she again caught the eye of Timeform's reporter and earned the Horse In Focus Flag to mark her out as one likely to be of firm interest next time.
No Gain had been campaigned over longer trips for her former yard but marked herself out as a potentially well-handicapped sprinter when finishing fourth in a six-furlong handicap at Wolverhampton, shaping better than that result would suggest given she raced freely and ended up making her effort earlier than ideal out wide.
As it transpired, she didn't have the pace to cope with a further drop in trip to five furlongs at Doncaster, but she made encouraging late headway after becoming outpaced, leaving the impression that she's still one to be interested in back over six furlongs. Blinkers replace cheekpieces here in a bid to further sharpen her up and eke out some improvement.
Back No Gain in the 17:03 at Yarmouth
Punchestown, 18:05 - Top-rated Majborough worth another chance
Majborough was badly let down by his jumping when only seventh having been sent off the odds-on favourite in the Champion Chase that was ultimately won emphatically by his stablemate Il Etait Temps. However, Majborough has the ability to bounce back.
Majborough has the 'x' symbol attached to his Timeform rating, marking him out as a poor jumper, but he's also the highest-rated jumps horse in training based on the form he showed when a spectacular 19-length winner of the Dublin Chase at Leopardstown.
That performance showed what Majborough is capable of when putting it all together and he heads Timeform's weight-adjusted ratings by 3 lb based on that display. If he can get into a good rhythm out in front he could be difficult to peg back.
Back Majborough in the 18:05 at Punchestown