Burdett Road may have been flattered to finish second in the Champion Hurdle in March but he is still one of the best in the division and can show that in the Copybet Hurdle at Kempton on Sunday.
Trained by James Owen, he really enjoyed his first season over timber as a juvenile, winning his first two outings before having the misfortune of bumping into Sir Gino.
Forced to miss the Triumph Hurdle that year, he went on to have quite a productive spell on the Flat, winning a Listed race at Newmarket and he even ran at Ascot on Champions Day when unsurprisingly he proved no match for Kyprios et al.
He showed he is in the top bracket of the UK 3200m hurdling division when defying a big weight in the Greatwood Hurdle in December, a race which always takes plenty of winning.
Not disgraced behind an on-song Constitution Hill in the Christmas Hurdle, he was then narrowly beaten by Golden Ace at Wincanton before Jeremy Scott's mare confirmed the places in the big one in March.
Both were undoubtedly lucky due to the falls of Constitution Hill and State Man but jumping is the name of the game and it is a strength of Burdett Road.
Joe Tizzard's Bourbali is rated just 1lb higher than when winning the Best Odds Guaranteed At CopyBet Handicap Chase last year and must have sound claims of collecting again.
He is at his best on good ground around Kempton and this 3600m trip seems to really suit him.
Raised 4lb for that win, he never really ran a bad race all season but was just in the grip of the assessor, who was slow to lower him.
This has likely been the plan for some time and he will take some catching on a track where bold tactics are rewarded.
Harry Derham is a young trainer who has quickly realised the three-year-old hurdle races at this time of year do not take much winning and, if you have a decent recruit, capitalise while you can.
He did it with a couple last season and this time One Horse Town is already on a hat-trick ahead of the Daily Profit Boost At CopyBet Juvenile Hurdle.
He has won with his head in his chest at both Hexham and Stratford and despite a double penalty, can make it three from three.
Archie Watson's Scarlet Moon probably reached his ceiling on the Flat with a rating of 82 and makes his hurdling debut at Sedgefield in the Spraycladuk Ne Ltd Juvenile Maiden Hurdle.
After three runs over 1600m, he showed what he could do when upped in trip, winning three on the spin.
That took his rating to 82 and he was well beaten at Doncaster off that mark but back down to 77 after one further run, he added another success.
He clearly stays and Watson does well with his small team of jumpers.
Bumpy Evans looks another talented chaser for Kerry Lee and can continue his progression in the Michael Watson Civils & Groundworks Durham National.
His only defeat in his last five races came on his penultimate outing at Uttoxeter when he fell when looking the winner.
He never came off the bridle in winning at Warwick on his most recent run and while he has been raised 9lb, it is difficult to know just how good he is at the minute. - Press Association
SELECTIONS:
KEMPTON: Race 1 - 14.46 Bohemian Breeze, Race 2 - 15.16 Obsessedwithyou, Race 3 - 15.46 One Horse Town, Race 4 - 16.16 Bourbali, Race 5 - 16.50 BURDETT ROAD (NAP), Race 6 - 17.25 Muskoka, Racwe 7 - 18.00 Him Malaya.
LEOPARDSTOWN: Race 1 - 14.55 Maestro Bernstein, Race 2 - 15.25 Sallaal, Race 3 - 15.55 Dark Viper, Race 4 - 16.26 Edward Hamilton, Race 5 - 17.00 Titanium, Race 6 - 17.35 War Rooms, Race 7 - 18.10 Skippinandajumpin.
LIMERICK: Race 1 - 15.07 Chosen Comrade, Race 2 - 15.37 Walks In June, Race 3 - 16.07 Fool Me Once, Race 4 - 16.40 Nephin Beg, Race 5 - 17.15 Boston Rover, Race 6 - 17.50 Conyers Hill, Race 7 - 18.22 Coole Cherry.
SEDGEFIELD: Race 1 - 15.00 Tree Top Tyson, Race 2 - 15.30 Couldbeaweapon, Race 3 - 16.00 Scarlet Moon, Race 4 - 16.33 Hostile Hotelier, Race 5 - 17.06 Bumpy Evans, Race 6 - 17.41 Park Annonciade, Race 7 - 18.15 Blue Topaz.
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