Talking Horses: Frodon and Bryony Frost pose threat in Coral Trophy

A three-mile chase around flat, right-handed Kempton suits some horses more than others and the field for Saturday’s £150,000 Coral Trophy includes the first, third and fourth from last year’s race and the winner in 2021. The weights, meanwhile, are headed by Frodon, the King George VI Chase winner over track and trip in 2020 and third home in the same race two months ago.

Frodon, who won his most recent start in a handicap, in the Badger Beer Chase at Wincanton in November, is just 3lb higher on Saturday and will go to post with a serious chance, not least if Bryony Frost can get him into a rhythm in front.

He could well be taken on in front, however, with both Annsamm and Bobhopeornohope likely to vie for the lead, and Our Power (3.00), an eight-length third behind Cap Du Nord 12 months ago, is more appealing at around 7-1.

Chepstow 12.47 Rambo T 1.22 Ioupy Collonges 1.57 Cousu Main 2.32 Triple Trade 3.07 Thanksforthehelp 3.45 Galop De Chasse 4.17 Dysania 4.52 Beat The Bat

Lingfield Park 12.55 Zhang Fei 1.30 Miss Nay Never 2.05 Tyrrhenian Sea 2.40 Diderot 3.15 Bear On The Loose 3.50 Soaring Eagle 4.25 Bashful Boy 5.00 Roundabout Silver

Newcastle 1.10 Mavis Pike 1.43 Endless Escape 2.18 Heroique De Maulde 2.53 Hashtag Boum 3.25 Young Bull (nap) 4.03 The King Of May 4.38 Chapel Green 5.15 Crack Du Ninian

Kempton 1.50 Rare Middleton 2.25 Datsalrightgino 3.00 Our Power (nb) 3.40 Rubaud 4.10 Don Hollow 4.45 Quick Draw 5.20 Dancing In Brazil

Chelmsford City 5.10 Magnusson 5.40 Invested 6.10 Trusty Rusty 6.40 Beauzon 7.10 Brasca 7.40 Sausalito 8.10 Eternal Hope

Sam Thomas’s lightly-raced eight-year-old was a cosy winner at Ascot on his seasonal debut in October and is up just 5lb for that success, a rise that should not be