Daryl Jacob, Dani Johnson and Cornelius Lysaght join our expert panel

What do you fancy in the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup?

Daryl Jacob Clondaw Castle, who was fourth in the Racing Post Arkle last season, is the one I like. He’s up in trip but he won a point-to-point previously. He was second at Ascot to Diego Du Charmil and that form has been franked, so he looks to have a really good chance.

Dani Johnson Benatar won a Grade 2 over this trip beating Finian’s Oscar a couple of years ago. He comes here on the back of a break and if he finds anything near that form he’s absolutely thrown in off a mark of 148. The market will be the best clue.

Cornelius Lysaght Yet another ultra-competitive staging of this race and although it’s not original I’m with Cepage. He was a decent second in the race in 2018 and was an equally meritorious runner-up at Aintree in November, looking like a horse poised to scoop a nice prize. When the mud’s flying and they’re on a roll I follow the Venetia Williams/Charlie Deutsch combo almost religiously.