Silk added to Kingwell field
Lemon Silk was added to the reopened Bathwick Tyres Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton on Saturday.
Kahlil Burke decided to give his useful juvenile the option of the Grade Two heat, which has now attracted nine possible runners.
The two-mile event may witness the much-anticipated return of Supreme Novices’ Hurdle third Amaretto Rose.
Nicky Henderson’s mare has been off the track since last year’s Cheltenham Festival with a series of niggling problems but is now ready to return, with the Champion Hurdle still a possible at this stage.
Alan King’s Katchit is due to have his Cheltenham prep-run after a planned absence, before which he chased home Osana in the Boylesports.com International Hurdle in December.
Straw Bear has been handed an entry by Nick Gifford after his defeat to Afsoun at Sandown.
Blythe Knight, John Quinn’s dual-purpose performer, could get his season back on track following a lacklustre display in the “Fighting Fifth” at Newcastle.
Alph, Kalderon, Admiral Peary and Osako D’Airy complete the entries – although David Pipe’s Osana is a noteworthy absentee.
