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No Drama This End was ninth in last year's bumper and he has to find form on Sortudo based on this bit of form. He has shown a progressive attitude this season, winning three on the bounce. Paul Nicholls has his horse lining up here and not the Albert Bartlett on Friday. Exciting prospect and could be giving Paul Nicholls and Harry Cobden their first winner of the festival.

Danny Mullins had a winner yesterday with Kargese, and he could be striking again with Sortudo. He was declared for the Supreme yesterday, but connections have kept him for this race. He ran in last year's Champion Bumper, finishing seventh. The form of that race looks good, and he could turn the form around against I'LL Sort That, who beat him by 2½ lengths. That was his first run since November, in January, and he can show improvement and produce a big run here.

Brown Advisory Novices' Chase and Willie Mullins must be determined to win the race with six runners lining up. Hopefully he can play second fiddle to Gordon Elliott's Romeo Coolio. I do like to keep an eye on Cheltenham Champion Bumper runners from the past three years. This one was second in 2024, which does give the form some strength. He won the Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown and beat Kargese, who won yesterday, which really franked the form. Gordon Elliott did have him entered for the Arkle on Tuesday but side-stepped that race for this, which could see him running a big race. He wears a hood for the first time. That can settle him, as he has been tiring when leading. After seeing the first few races here yesterday with prominent runners paying off, Romeo Coolio could be putting his name on this race.

Gordon Elliott has two in the field: Romeo Coolio and Western Fold. Western Fold raced here in the season before last and was pulled up in the Coral Cup. He has been in great form this season with four wins on the bounce and was third and second in Grade One races. He could be chasing home his stablemate Romeo Coolio for the forecast to pay off, with Danny Gilligan holding him together.

Bass Hunter is the only six-year-old in the field, and a horse is meant to fill their frame at six years of age, especially with thoroughbreds. Chris Gordon has a very useful National Hunt Flat runner on his hands. His son Freddie rides him and won his last two runs, both wins from the front. On the first day of the festival, in the first few races, whoever was to the fore stayed on, with not many coming from off the pace. Bass Hunter is by Authorized and he will not be worried if rain appears, as long as it is not a deluge. He can go to the front here today and take some pegging back.

Dan Skelton trains, and owner Mrs Lindy O'Hare went to €710,000 for this talented four-year-old, who has been racing in France, tackling National Hunt Flat races over twelve furlongs, winning two and finishing second in another, which was a Grade 2. She is a four-year-old and gets the allowances, carrying 10-4, which sees Harry Skelton practically down to his lowest by two pounds, with him able to do 10-2. She looks an exciting recruit who could produce a big run, fighting out the finish with Bass Hunter. The last four-year-old to win this race was Cue Card in 2010; before that, Dato Star in 1995 and Rhythm Section in 1993. Over the years, not many four-year-olds have won the race.

Birmingham at home inside St Andrew's Stadium could send Queens Park Rangers packing with a goal in each half for a winning result. That can keep their dreams alive for a play-off position.

Middlesbrough will see what happens with the results on Tuesday and may note Millwall's display while they are in third place. They can take the game to Charlton and win to stay clear in second place.

Even the bookies cannot make their minds up about who is favourite. Both clubs have done well to get into the middle of the league after a poor start to the season. They are evenly matched, and a draw could result tonight.