BUCK The Legend has created a huge impression winning his last two races over fences and can make it three in a row in the BGC Noel Novices’ Chase at Ascot, writes TATTENHAM.

There had been the odd murmur recently that Nigel Twiston-Davies’ yard were out of form, but a winner at Newbury on Wednesday quashed that theory.

The six-year-old Buck The Legend jumped for fun last time out at Newbury and never came off the bridle in scoring by 13 lengths.

This Grade Two event is obviously tougher but he looks well treated at the weights and it may be hard to peg him back if he gets into a rhythm.

Nick Gifford thinks the world of Dee Ee Williams and he can take another step up the ladder in the Mitie Kennel Gate Novices’ Hurdle.

The Grade Two event looks the logical next step for the highly-regarded five-year-old, who is unbeaten over timber.

He also showed a fair amount of form in bumpers, so his ability has never been a secret.

The last of his wins at Ascot came in a hot race that included previous winners such as Shoreacres, Bergo and Bakbenscher.

As Gifford already has his sights set on the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle he is expected to take this en route to the Festival in March.

Gayanula made the most of a low mark to score with a bit up her sleeve last week and she can follow up in the southwell-racecourse.

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The filly had disappointed in two all-weather starts in November but dropped to a mark of just 55, she was fairly impressive in an apprentice handicap here last time.

She is unpenalised for that success in an apprentice handicap so running off the same rating, she looks sure to make her presence felt if her recent win has not taken too much out of her.

Sussex Dancer has shown enough on her first three outings to suggest she is capable of getting off the mark in the EBF Maiden Stakes.

Jamie Osborne’s juvenile finished a respectable third on her Kempton debut before having her limitations exposed in a Listed contest at Newbury.

She bounced back to form with another fine placed effort at Wolverhampton last month and, although she is no world-beater, she will not have to be to take an event of this nature.

Appropriate ran an eye-catching race on her debut and better is expected of her in the Shredicote Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton.

The daughter of Montjeu was held up in the early stages of her racecourse introduction and after being kept wide, she stayed on well in the straight to take fifth.

She looked a certain improver on that evidence and must be a major player in this company.

■ Mon Mome is set to take his chance in the Coral Welsh National, despite his tough battle at Cheltenham last week.

There will be a gap of two weeks between Chepstow’s feature event and the Boylepoker.com Chase, which the eight-year-old took by just half a length from Star De Mohaison last Friday.

‘‘He came out of the race well and the plan is to go for the Welsh National,’’ reported trainer Venetia Williams.