Burton Port ( forgotten horse ? )

FFs sorry bit late at work very slow pc at work

Has got 10lb to find with Long Run who wasn't even good enough to win a sub par GC!

Not forgotten. I love the horse but he just turned out not to be good enough. This season was his big chance and as GCW says he got nowhere near some quite ordinary horses. With a very very promising bunch of second season chasers around I feel it's time to look forward not backwards.

I'm with the others. I backed at silly prices around xmas for last years CGC and then got seriously stuck in on course, as he is exactly the sort that I want onside in the race. But he wasn't good enough that day and, at first glance, this years will take a bit more winning.
Besides, the freak Kauto aside, when was the last time a horse won the race having been beaten in it before? Off the top of my head I think it was See More Biz and he had been carried out.

Surely he'll be aimed at the national given his owner and the fact he looks an out and out stayer

Not to mention managed to lose in what was one the weakest group ones of the year at Aintree. I would also say aimed at National, especially now higher weights have been given a chance.

Although wouldn't personally fancy him for it off that mark.

To echo the others I think the National is likely, though the Gold Cup is a very traditional prep race for the National. If Long Run goes for the National BP will have a lovely racing weight (though so will almost eveything else!) - I'd worry that he's not the biggest horse.

(PS - Henderson highlights the National for BP in Howdi's book)