32Red.com Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 6m 24.40s

Bourbon Borderline⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

15/2

Should appreciate this step up in trip on breeding (and the fact he has a point-to-point win under his belt) but three runs so far have seen him finish weakly a couple of times. Needs to leave that form behind today, but that's possible.

Form: F13-58

Saint Xavier^t1²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 135

8/15

Has some useful French form to his name and stays very well, ought to have learnt plenty from his British debut at Cheltenham behind the classy Redford Road when he pulled too hard and didn't get home; expect better here if he settles.

Form: 53146-7

Delight Of Dubai⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Aspell| T: Noel Williams

9/4

Point-to-point winner that made an immediate impression on her hurdles debut at Lingfield, showing a very willing attitude to score by 1½l; needs to tidy her jumping up a bit but longer trip should help and and more rain probably a plus too.

Form: P521-1

Forecasts

Saint Xavier (8/15), Delight Of Dubai (9/4), Bourbon Borderline (15/2)

This looks at the mercy of SAINT XAVIER, who ran well to a point when seventh behind Redford Road in a Grade 2 hurdle at Cheltenham on his debut on these shores, only really weakening out of it late on, and a repeat of that form shuld see him home in front here before he tackles bigger targets this spring. Delight Of Dubai already has a win to her name, which is obviously no bad thing, but she'll find it harder giving a penalty away here.