Thorn Plant Hire Hunters Chase

Contested Grade 1s for Henry de Bromhead; reportedly not himself during the winter but got back on track in narrowly repelling 11-8f Asian Master over 2m4f at Cork last month; has a bit to prove over this far but his class is much respected.

Another in here with plenty of back-class; visored when disappointing at the Cheltenham Festival but that aid was missing when 15l behind Journey With Me at Cork, where 2m4f was on the sharp side; better expected here.

Narrow winner of this last year but has more on his plate this time and was behind a couple of these at Cork last month, after which he did win a point; others preferred.

50-1 when tailed off in Journey With Me's recent race at Cork; very opposable.

Third when odds-on for this race 12 months ago; he'll run better this time if he can repeat his close fourth behind some class acts at Punchestown (3m, yielding).