Followed up a victory over an extended 2m at Bangor (good-to-soft) in August with a good fourth in a novice hurdle at Kelso (2m, good) last time out. Interesting once more.
Ran well to finish third off a mark of 83 in a 1m3f handicap at Kempton on final start for Clive Cox in July. Hood tried for the first time on hurdles and stable debut.
Dual Flat winner in 2018 including over 1m4f at Ripon (good). Struggled at Warwick (2m, good-to-soft) on hurdles debut in December and finished well beaten at Windsor last month on first start since wind surgery.
Seven race maiden has finished well beaten in both hurdles starts so far including when 31L sixth over 2m at Plumpton (good-to-soft) in March on her most recent start.
Forecasts
Golden Taipan (11/8), Get Back Get Back (11/8), Carry On (7/2), Bromance (14/1), Roundhead (16/1), Laqab (50/1), Golconda Prince (100/1), Maytheorsebewithu (100/1)
GOLDEN TAIPAN is taken to make a winning return from a break in this novice hurdle event. The selection won and placed in the spring and he can see off fellow hurdles winner Carry On who finished fourth on his most recent start. Third place can go to Get Back Get Back who showed decent form on the Flat and represents a good yard on hurdling debut.