Racing tips: Angus McNae's best bets on Easter Sunday

Absurde is a class act over hurdles and on the Flat, and can bounce back from a disappointing run in the County Hurdle where he raced too keenly close to the pace.

He was still pulling for his head going to three out before tiring up the hill. Harry Cobden is an interesting jockey booking and, provided he can get him to settle, he should be much too good for his rivals here.

Willie Mullins has won this race three times in the last five years and can land it again with He’s On Fire. This horse was a very impressive 20-length winner at Carlisle on his debut for the yard and, after that success there was talk of him running in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham.

A return to action here in this Graded event could preface a fruitful spring campaign and is the one to beat with Paul Townend taking over in the saddle.

This mare was an excellent second in the Mares Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham and arguably would have won had the pace of the race been stronger. Essentially she was poorly-placed in a slowly run contest and, by the time she gathered any momentum, the winner was away and gone.

She had won at Fairyhouse prior to Cheltenham and looked to be a very smart prospect before enduring that unlucky defeat at the Festival. She can make amends here.

Kappa Jy Pyke is an exciting prospect who was an impressive winner at Punchestown last time out where he quickened in fine style from a poor position. He was a very useful hurdler, but promises to be a better chaser and he comes into this a fresh horse having swerved the Cheltenham Festival.

He faces a strong field and this will be a tough test, but such is his latent potential he is definitely the one to be with here.