Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)

Wee Alki brings solid recent form to this — a winner three starts back and second in two of his last five — and has experience of today's trip and conditions, but that pulled-up effort last time and a 103-day absence make fitness the key question at 168 lb.

Consistent and eye-catching at the top of the ratings, Way Maker has finished second, second, and third in his last three starts, suggesting a bold show is imminent; winless in recent starts but carrying 167 lb on going he has encountered before, he looks the one to beat.

Broken Ice brings solid form claims after finishing third two starts back, and he has run over today's distance and going before; at 110 on our assessment, he rates a clear threat to the top-rated runner, though carrying 167 lb may prove the chief obstacle for a gelding yet to score in recent starts.

Maillot Blanc boasts solid recent form, winning two starts back and finishing second and third in the two runs before that, and he has experience of today's distance and going; the main concern is that pulled-up effort on his latest start, now 109 days ago.

Winless in his last five starts and ranked seventh of nine on our figures, Jetovango is hard to fancy, though 86 days off the track raises a fitness query; he has run over today's going before and a third last time out offers a crumb of comfort.