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'His prep run will put him completely spot on for the festival'

Paisley Park (Aidan Coleman) clears the last ahead of Sam Spinner in last year's Sun Racing Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham
Paisley Park: runs this weekend in the Cleeve HurdleCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

Emma Lavelle, trainer of Paisley Park
It's all about the Stayers' Hurdle for him. He's done plenty at home and Saturday [Cleeve Hurdle] will be an important step towards March. He's in great order and he's absolutely ready to run on Saturday. That'll put him completely spot on for the festival.

Harry Fry, trainer of If The Cap Fits
We're really looking forward to the race on Saturday. We'll see how he manages with the trip and the track. It'll be a good pointer and guide for where we are in terms of targets for the rest of the spring.

Nicky Henderson, trainer of Champ, L'Ami Serge, Top Notch and William Henry
Champ is there just in case we find that his fall at Cheltenham has completely undone him. He hasn't schooled since then and we are frozen up, but he'll probably school at the weekend. The Stayers' Hurdle entry is there in case he says 'Crikey, I'm not doing that again'. It's not the plan, it's the reserve plan, but he'd be very interesting indeed. L'Ami Serge could go anywhere, and we are not even sure where he'll go this weekend. He's in the Cleeve and he's also entered in the Sky Bet Chase, but we could wait for something like the Rendlesham. I'm quite keen to school him over fences this week to see what he's like. Top Notch is entered in everything, from the Grand National to the Queen Alexandra. William Henry will probably run on Saturday, but he's impossible to place as winning the Coral Hurdle put him at the top of the handicap and he's not quite a Grade 1 horse.

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