Border Minstrel Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 6m 38.4s

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Selected odds by:

Piri Massini²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 130| D

4/7

Sprang a 20/1 shot on Rules debut at Fakenham in January then struggled when pitched into Grade 2 company at Haydock second start. Slightly disappointing latest at Uttoxeter but experienced rider now takes over and should go very close indeed.

Form: P1/153

Behindthelines^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 120| BF

13/8

Placed all three starts under Rules and beaten just a neck in heavy ground over 2m4f at Hexham last month extra half mile may help and has every chance in a race lacking depth.

Form: P-2322

Colrockin³⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss Tracy Waggott

100/1

Tailed off in a bumper two years ago and showed nothing in two point-to-points last year. Debut for new yard and looks to have a massive task on his hands.

Form: 8/5-U

Younoyounoyouno¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine

28/1

Dam won races on the Flat at up to 1m4f. Cost £10,000 and looks a work in progress. Improvement on two starts to date not ruled out stepping up in trip but third may be best he can hope for.

Form: 74

Non-Runners

Auldthunder¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 11

T: T Reed J: Joe Colliver

Forecasts

Piri Massini (4/7), Behindthelines (13/8), Auldthunder (25/1), Younoyounoyouno (28/1), Colrockin (100/1)

BEHINDTHELINES and Piri Massini stand head and shoulders above the rest on form with marginal preference for the former who appears to be going the right way and could well improve a touch for this step up in trip. Piri Massini is a fair sort and should make a bold attempt to concede 6lb to the selection in what may develop into a tactical affair. The unexposed Younoyounoyouno may win races in time but will have to significantly raise his game to trouble the anticipated main protagonists here.