Sky's the limit for Envoi Allen - Gold Cup winner Andrew Thornton on his list
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The first horse on my list is the one I'd like to ride most: Altior. I know he lost his unbeaten run on Saturday but Nicky Henderson still has a range of options with him. He's so relaxed and whatever route they take through the season he's going to be a force to reckoned with.
I'm a massive fan of Lostintranslation and know how highly Robbie Power rates him. He's as natural a jumper as you're going to see. I wouldn't want to be sitting on anything else with the Gold Cup in mind.
It sounds as though Paisley Park is stronger again this season having developed, and we've seen in the staying hurdle division in the past that horses come back year after year to dominate. He could easily be the next Baracouda, Big Buck's or Inglis Drever.
I wasn't overly disappointed with Klassical Dream on his return. He looked a little ring rusty and I don't think we saw the best of him. He remains a leading hope for the Champion Hurdle.
Envoi Allen is the young pretender. The Champion Bumper form from last year is stacked with winners and he looked very good on his debut over hurdles. He's a gorgeous horse and the sky is very much the limit.
I love Honeysuckle and think she may have benefited from missing Cheltenham last year. She's got gears and I can see her mopping up plenty of races through the season, especially against her own sex.
Windsor Avenue was my horse to follow at the start of the season and, when Brian Ellison tells you he didn't sleep the night before his chase debut, it tells you everything. He looks a natural over fences and is going to be far better as a chaser.
I'm going to stick West Approach in because I think they've found the key to him. Usually Colin Tizzard likes his horses to be handy away but this horse likes to be ridden cold and he looked a different horse when winning at Cheltenham. There could be some nice staying chases in him.
Cyrname is too good to leave out. It was an unbelievable effort at Ascot on Saturday and he's such an exciting chaser, who should be suited by the demands of the King George.
Now McGinty could be one for the Welsh National. He's unexposed, put in a good run behind Santini on his comeback and might be a dark horse in staying chases. There's plenty of options and Stuart Edmunds places his horses well.
Andrew Thornton's Ten To Follow
Altior
Cyrname
Envoi Allen
Honeysuckle
Klassical Dream
Lostintranslation
Now McGinty
Paisley Park
West Approach
Windsor Avenue
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