Berlin Blue should represent excellent value in the £31,500 Grosvenor Casinos Long Distance Hurdle at Ascot today.

At the big meetings after Cheltenham, there is an easy tendency to support horses who have run well at the National Hunt Festival.

It's a policy that often leads to the poor house. Such animals have often had a hard race at Cheltenham on the back of a long season.

Paddy's Return - sixth in the Stayers' Hurdle - and Galant Moss, who was third in the Stakis Casinos Final, are likely to be vying for favouritism.

But the former has been rather disappointing lately and Galant Moss is yet to win in Britain.

Berlin Blue, on the other hand, comes here at the top of his form and will be ideally suited by today's three miles on fast ground.

Formerly a decent stayer on the Flat for Bill Watts, the six-year-old has clicked for Robert Stronge lately. He opened his account at Huntingdon in February and then produced a most impressive display on his latest start at Newbury.

Stepped up to an extended three miles, Berlin Blue beat Gullible Guy by two and a half lengths but had any amount in hand over the runner-up.

Silver Minx has had a nice long rest over the winter and he can land the Brunswick Handicap Hurdle.