Michael & Eileen Fletcher Golden Wedding Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 5m 1.1s

Colonial Dreams²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 131| D

5/6

Winner at Ascot and Market Rasen with an official rating of 131 showing a good turn of foot that suggests he will not be inconvenienced by a tactical affair. Stable have an excellent record here.

Form: 1/32F11-

Cereal Killer⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

6/1

Dual point-to-point winner who has been disappointing since joining his current stable. Both those victories were gained from the front but so far he has failed under various tactics over an array of trips.

Form: 1/17673-

Lygon Rock⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: H D Daly| OR: 122

6/4

The pick of the weights based on the handicapper's assessments but a lack of pace leaves him vulnerable to a speedier type should this be tactical.

Form: 6/42233-

Tucks Bergin^p1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: A Wintle

40/1

Winner at a modest level in point-to-points when beating sole other finisher. Pulled up on rules debut and cheekpieces on now.

Form: 231P2P-

Forecasts

Colonial Dreams (5/6), Lygon Rock (6/4), Cereal Killer (6/1), Tucks Bergin (40/1)

Lygon Rock may be the pick of the weights but COLONIAL DREAMS has the winning habit and a turn of foot that would be a powerful weapon if this turned tactical. Lygon Rock looks one paced but rates a bigger threat than Cereal Killer who has proved disappointing given how good he looked in point-to-points.