14:25 Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Race preview

A mistake two out from Ballyadam allowed Appreciate It to gallop clear when the former had to settle for second in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle last month and Henry De Bromhead's six-year-old makes plenty of appeal here moving up in distance, with this track and surface likely to suit. However, Kennel Gate winner MY DROGO enhanced his reputation with a bloodless victory in a Kelso Grade 2 last month and he looks set to get better the further he goes. He is now unbeaten in three and could cement his place as Britain's number one novice hurdler on his first try in Grade 1 company. Dreal Deal also arrives on a winning streak, with his success in the Moscow Flyer taking his unbeaten run to four. He is respected having skipped the Cheltenham Festival. Adrimel drops back in distance and is a Grade 2 winner over a similar trip, while others who could get involved include Coral Cup seventh Guard Your Dreams and Donald McCain's Minella Drama.