The road to Prestbury Park moves north of the border on Sunday and I’m off to Musselburgh for the Scottish Cheltenham Trials Day.

Opening the card at Musselburgh is the £20,000 Sky Bet Supreme Scottish Trial Novices’ Hurdle (1pm) over two miles, which is the penultimate contest in the five-strong series of trials sponsored by Sky Bet, ahead of the Grade One Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, March 10.

Heading the market at 3/1 with us is El Namoose (John Ferguson), successful in three of his four starts in bumpers and a comfortable four-length winner on his hurdling debut at Huntingdon on November 11.

Malton handler Brian Ellison has two entries headed by The Grey Taylor, who is a 5/1 shot. The six-year-old was formerly trained by Steve Gollings and made a winning debut over hurdles in a two-mile contest at Wetherby on November 1.

The Grey Taylor was subsequently moved to Ellison and doubled up under a penalty over the same course and distance on November 26. He surrendered his unbeaten record at Wetherby on December 27, when beaten a short-head by smart Flat recruit A Boy Named Suzi.

Ellison is also planning to run Amaze (25/1), who will be having his first start over hurdles since finishing sixth in a Perth juvenile hurdle in September, 2011. The seven-year-old was last seen out when second in a 10-furlong handicap at Newcastle in June.

There are three entries from Nicky Henderson, including the 4/1 second favourite Cardinal Walter.

A smart middle-distance handicapper on the Flat, Cardinal Walter scored by seven lengths on his hurdling debut at Doncaster on December 12.

The master of Seven Barrows could also run Sweet Deal (7/1), who won on his first two starts over hurdles but struggled in handicap company last time out, and the J P McManus-owned Saint Charles (8/1), who got off the mark at Doncaster on January 9.

Some Plan (Tom George, 7/1) found the smart Seedling only a length and a half too strong at Cheltenham in December, while the two entries from Donald McCain – Roserrow (8/1) and Starchitect (10/1) – are both already dual winners this season.

Starchitect chased home the high-class Peace And Co in a Grade Two contest at Doncaster in December, while Roserrow was a course and distance winner last time out on November 6.

The one chance of the prize staying in Scotland could come from Stylish Chap (Lucinda Russell, 16/1), who scored over the course and distance last time out on January 5.

Completing the entries are Restraint Of Trade (Jennie Candlish, 25/1), formerly decent on the Flat for Godolphin and successful over hurdles at Bangor in December, and the Irish-trained Ashjar (Colin McBratney, 40/1) who won at Tramore back in May but has been largely disappointing since.