Tenor Nivernais looks a cracking proposition to finish in the first four in the day’s feature race, the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

He returned from 230 days off the track to run his rivals right into the ground at Ascot last month. He came home on his own after going to the front two out. As a result, he’s been hit by the handicapper with a 12lb rise.

That was to be expected as it was a very eye-catching performance. He loves soft ground and deserves to be one of the leading chances.

I think Cheltenham form is vital and he has run well around here before without managing to reach the frame.

Leoncavallo is five from five and has done nothing but impress us with the way he’s progressed this year.

He runs in the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial, which will tell us whether we have a Cheltenham Festival candidate on hour hands. He has a great attitude and loves his jumping and hopefully he will act around the course.

He couldn’t be more closely matched with Sceau Royal, who he beat by a nose in a Listed race at Wetherby last time as they meet on the same terms. Hopefully he can confirm that form and show himself a true Triumph contender.

Cold March won a nice Listed race at Ascot in October and incurred a 10lb hike for that effort, but ran another very good race back at the track three weeks later when third. Cheltenham should suit him and he certainly deserves to be at the head of the market for the Unicoin Group Handicap Chase.

Ennistown looked an unlucky loser when taken violently left in a nice handicap hurdle at Market Rasen last month.

Again, we will know a lot more about his capabilities after the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Trial. He’s taking on some nice types, particularly Unowhatimeanharry – but he should be in contention at the business-end.

Both Ennistown and Leoncavallo are trained by John Ferguson, and I have read some people saying his horses aren’t in form anymore.

The strike rate may have dropped a little but that’s to be expected given how the racing is far more competitive at this time of year. None of John’s last 10 runners have finished out of the frame and include three wins. It’s not too shabby!

As far as I am concerned, the horses are really pleasing us and picking up nice prize-money along the way.

One I will pick out from the last week is not one of John’s but a Venetia Williams-trained horse in the shape of Tara Flow.

She has only run twice for us, having been bought out of Pat Fahy’s yard by Kate and Andrew Brooks following her win in a Naas bumper.

She was a promising second on her first start for the yard at Uttoxeter. She was a little bit green that day and improved on that to win back at the same course on Tuesday.

She was mightily impressive as her 1-6 odds suggested she should have been and there is plenty more to come from her.

There is a lot to like about her and hopefully we can pick up some nice mares’ races with her.