Trainer Paul Nicholls says his stable looks in good form as he prepares for the new National Hunt season on Wednesday.
The first jumps meeting in the United Kingdom will take place at Southwell, and Nicholls plans to send six runners to the Nottinghamshire track.
Jumps racing in the UK is back for the first time since March 17 and Nicholls has been hard at work as he tries to win his 12th Champion Trainer title.
Nicholls is expecting a competitive day of racing, and he claims his runners are in good shape after a break in the spring.
He told reporters: “It is nice to get jump racing going again and it looks like there will be some competitive races at Southwell, which is good for fans of jump racing.
“I should have a team of about 25 to run between now and October that all want better ground. Some of those will mix and match with racing on the Flat.
“By the start of October, Richard Johnson and Harry Skelton have usually ridden a bucket load of winners, but hopefully we can give Harry Cobden as many winners as we can and have a bit of fun over the next three months.”
