32Red.com Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 6m 24.4s

1^st

Saint Xavier

811-2

8/15f

T: P F NichollsJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)

Made all and kept bit wide, soon clear, steadied approaching 5th, good jump to go clear again 3 out, not fluent final 2, unchallenged op 1/2 tchd 4/7

2^nd

Delight Of Dubai

611-1

9/4

T: Noel WilliamsJ: L P Aspell

Raced keenly, tracked clear winner, closer approaching 5th, hit 7th, outpaced 3 out, hit 2 out, never any chance op 5/2 tchd 11/4

Also Ran

Bourbon Borderline

611-2

15/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Keen, held up 3rd, mistake 4 out, ridden and tailing off when mistake jinked right and unseated rider 2 out op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.20EX:£1.80Trifecta:£1.80SF:£2.10

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.