Limerick

Four races, zero wins, zero places — this is the most winless record in the field and the raw numbers offer little encouragement. Most recently unseated its rider at Leopardstown 79 days ago, which adds another layer of doubt heading into a chase for the first time. Has never raced on slightly soft ground and hasn't given supporters a single moment to celebrate so far.

Second in the market at 5.6, so the bookmakers rate this Henry De Bromhead-trained 6-year-old as one of the main dangers — yet it has still to win a race in four attempts. It has finished 2nd and 3rd along the way, so the ability is real, but its last run was a 10-length 5th at Clonmel. The market confidence is notable for a horse still searching for its first win.

The most experienced horse in the leading group with 10 races, and crucially the one with the best record at today's distance of 2m 6f — winning once from three attempts at this trip, which no rival can match. However, it was beaten 44 lengths at Cheltenham last time out and is returning after nearly seven months off, so it arrives here short on recent race practice. If the ground suits — it has won on similar conditions before — it's a genuine player at 8.5.

Previously raced at today's course, finishing 5th at Limerick 145 days ago, so it has at least been here before. Zero wins from four career races, though a runner-up finish shows it can get competitive — it just hasn't been able to win when the moment arrived. Has never raced on slightly soft ground, which adds uncertainty, and the recent form of 5th and 4th doesn't suggest it's about to turn the corner.