Ponte outing for classy Tazbar

Last season's smart novice hurdler Tazbar is set for his first run on the Flat in Monday's Phil Bull Trophy Conditions Stakes at Pontefract.

A winner of six of his 11 National Hunt starts, including two Grade Two events, Tazbar missed the Cheltenham Festival for Aintree, where he was a disappointing sixth, and he also suffered an unexpected defeat on his final outing at Perth.