Border Change Foundation Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 5m 5.00s

Le Milos¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlie Price⁽⁷⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 125

11/10

Flattered by the way the race unfolded when winning a Sandown handicap hurdle on his second stable/GB start (pace collapsed). Faced a stiffer task when last seen (deeper race, different tactics; tried to make all); returns off break under a penalty.

Form: P55418-

Farlam King^t¹²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: D B Hurst⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 83| BF

33/1

Modest maiden over hurdles whose performed with credit of late in handicaps off lowly marks. Didn't quite get home over 2m7f when last seen, back in trip here but faces a stiff task at the weights, others make more appeal.

Form: 6402-24

Gennady⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁵⁾| T: K Dalgleish

4/1

Left hurdles debut behind when catching the eye over 2m here last week (given plenty to do, kept on well without being knocked around). Sure to progress given that experience upped in trip, betting in relation to stablemate will be interesting.

Form: 4-265

Glorious Lady¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish

9/4

Irish point-to-point winner who has progressed steadily under Rules returning from a break after winning a Musselburgh bumper to take a Bangor 2m1f novice hurdle. Produced a taking performance on that occasion, more expected even under a penalty.

Form: 161-1

Aurora Thunder¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

16/1

Only modest in bumpers she made a low-key start to life over obstacles when given plenty to do on her Ayr debut over 2m. Finishing well held on that occasion she didn't look devoid of ability; one for handicaps once she has a mark.

Form: 6342-5

Princess Avery¹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: James Corbett⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett

80/1

Hurdling newcomer who was placed in a good ground Irish point-to-point in April. Cost £4,000; closely related to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Definitelyanoscar; likely to need the outing and best watched for now.

Form: BP43-

Forecasts

Le Milos (11/10), Glorious Lady (9/4), Gennady (4/1), Aurora Thunder (16/1), Farlam King (33/1), Princess Avery (80/1)

Quite an interesting little contest with each of the three main players having something to offer with extra intrigue added to the plot as two of the three principals emanate from the same yard and ownership. Jockey bookings would suggest that ready Bangor scorer Glorious Lady would be the best of the two from the Dalgleish stable having shown plenty of promise on her hurdles debut but she does have a penalty to overcome and slight preference at the prices is for GENNADY. He steps up in trip with the very capable Danny McMenamin taking the ride after catching the eye here last time. Le Milos drops out of handicaps but has an absence and a penalty to overcome on his return to action.