Newsboy believes staying handicap hurdler Impose Toi can make the grade in the Coral Long Distance Hurdle (3.00) at Newbury and he also fancies Heltenham to take advantage of his drop down the weights in the 2.25

IMPOSE TOI is ready to step out of handicaps for the Grade 2 Coral Long Distance Hurdle (3.00) at Newbury today.

After showing progressive form at two and a half miles last season, Nicky Henderson’s seven-year-old put up another personal best when defying top weight in a three-mile handicap hurdle at Aintree 20 days ago.

There is more to come over staying trips, and Nico de Boinville’s mount gets the vote to deny Strong Leader back-to-back successes.

After signing off his rookie campaign over the smaller obstacles with a half-length second in Aintree’s Mersey Novices’ Hurdl

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