LONGSHANKS is fancied to rule his rivals in the Peter Sutton On Course Bookmakers Novices' Handicap Chase at Ffos Las (2.27).
The eight-year-old shaped well on his first two starts over fences this season, suggesting he has the ability to win a race of this nature.
On the second occasion, he finished a 16-length third behind some talented rivals.
He was a fair distance behind but the winner L'Homme Presse is a genuine Cheltenham Festival contender and runner-up Gunsight Ridge has won a handicap off 130.
Longshanks is now rated 113 after he disappointed 40 days ago, beaten too early for it to be his true running.
Off that mark, if he runs to a similar level of his penultimate start, he is fully entitled to go close here.
One of his main rivals in the market, Pride Of Lecale, has to prove he can back up his recent win, his first piece of form for a long time.
While Yggdrasil has had a long enough break considering connections were keen to go over fences as early as November.
At Doncaster, in-form ROAD WARRIOR can take the route to victory in the Virgin Bet Free Bets For Winners Handicap Chase (2.45).
His six rivals have questions to answer in various areas, such as their current ability to win and stable form.
But the selection is thriving after scoring at Sedgefield on Boxing Day.
He has held his form off higher marks since at the same venue and 10lb claimer Peter Coleman knows his mount's strengths.
Cheekpieces should make all the difference for REWIRED in the Virgin Bet Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (1.35).
He ran well in them on the Flat and this relation to winning hurdlers is fancied to open his account under Sam Twiston-Davies.
Thursday tips
DONCASTER
1.00 GOOD BYE
1.35 REWIRED
2.10 AJAY'S WAYS
2.45 ROAD WARRIOR (NB)
3.20 GEOMETRICAL
3.50 LORD ROCO
4.20 MOONAMACAROONA
FFOS LAS
1.17 LUBEAT FORAS
1.52 DRASH ON RUBY
2.27 LONGSHANKS (NAP)
3.02 EUREKA CREEK
3.37 ALKOPOP
4.07 CHAMPAGNE RHYTHM
4.40 HAZZAAR
HUNTINGDON
1.25 FLAMENCO DE KERSER
2.00 ELEANOR BOB
2.35 BITASWEETSYMPHONY
3.10 WONDERWALL
3.45 WILDE ABOUT OSCAR
4.15 MANOTHEPEOPLE
4.45 KALELULA
NEWCASTLE
4.25 JOMONT
4.55 AFTER THE RAIN
5.30 VINDOBALA
6.00 JOSHUA R
6.30 RATHBONE
7.00 CLEAR ANGEL
7.30 MASHAM MOOR