LUTEUR DE MEE (2) was returning from a layoff last start when beaten 10 lengths into fourth in a steeplechase (3600m) at Fontainebleau. Leading contender with that run under the belt. LA DOUCE (5) returned from a spell last start with a solid third in a steeplechase (3800m) at Saint Brieuc with today's rider Gauvain Faivre-Picon steering. Improvement in store. LASTRONOMY (3) has been racing well. Scored two starts back in a hurdle (3800m) at Saint Brieuc then wasn't disgraced last time, beaten just 2.5 lengths into second in a hurdle (3500m) at Moulins. Sure to be thereabouts. LOYD D'ERABLE (1) returns from a 75-day spell. Concluded the last campaign finishing fifth in a steeplechase (3900m) at Pau, beaten 8 lengths. Already a winner over the obstacles. Sure to be primed and expected to be prominent.