The Ladbrokes Arc kicks off on Tuesday night at the 'Stow and it looks a wide open renewal with the bookies going 12/1 the field.

One thing that leaps out when looking back at the history of this race is that all the winners over the last decade have been with trainers attached to the Chingford Road circuit. I don't have the stats on the entries for previous years but this time around the 'home' trained dogs make up less than half the field.

I'm going to hope that this particular trend continues and side with Mark Wallis' promising youngster Seanis Strike. This son of Australian superstar Go Wild Teddy was third in a hot race won by Derby favourite Ballymac Under when last seen just before Christmas. That was only his third UK start (he'd previously had three runs in Ireland) and he has bags of scope for improvement. He's not particularly well drawn in trap 5 for his heat but it looks a relatively weak affair and he can get his campaign off to a winning start.

Of the outsiders another Imperial Kennels inmate that warrants a mention is in form bitch Treacle Rose. She has plenty of decent form round Walthamstow and is at the top of her game after a seasonal rest, the 66/1 available looks a big price.

Bet - 7 points each way Seanis Strike at 12/1 (VC Bet, Hills)