It may be tempting fate to suggest that Nicky Henderson’s Choccabloc looks beatable after he narrowly won his first start over hurdles as he was idling after hitting the front, but hopefully he will be well backed and we can get a better (reach way) price about Michael Bell’s Adjuvant.
This will be his first start at the winter game so we have to take his hurdling abilities on trust, but he was a very good handicapper on the Flat with four wins and five places, with a high rating of 97 and a current racing of 95. He looks to have the ideal combination of speed (he has won over seven furlongs) and stamina (his last success was over a mile and three quarters), and if he takes to the smaller obstacles he could well be a force in his new career.
Daily Sport Recommended Bet 1/2pt Each Way Adjuvant 2.55pm Ludlow 9/2 all bookmakers