Tony Dobbin is the leading rider at Kelso in the last five years and he should be among the winners at the Borders course today.

Rising Generation has three wins from his last four starts and he's sure to give a good account in the Dixon Heaney Handicap Hurdle over two miles.

Nicky Richards' seven-year-old has left his "disappointing" tag firmly behind him and he showed the right attitude to beat Totally Scottish and subsequent winner Magic Combination at Carlisle.

Although the latter is now better off at the weights, he's not the easiest of horses to win with and the tight contours of this track are going to favour the prominent racer Rising Generation rather than Keith Reveley's hold-up performer.

Dobbin and Richards can also be on the mark with Monte Rosa in division two of the Lion Roars Inside Me Scotdisc Novices Hurdle over the same distance.

Although yet to race over obstacles, the mare shaped with a good deal of promise when dividing Golden Odyssey and Lady Zephyr on her debut in a Market Rasen bumper on her debut in March.

She's sure to have been well schooled for this first run over obstacles and is taken to beat Tandava.

Dobbin can also be on the mark in division one of the same event with Le Biassais, who won in bumper company last term.

Len Lungo's five-year-old wasn't at his best on quicker ground on his only subsequent run. But the yard are getting back among the winners and, in a race lacking strength, he's taken to win at the first attempt over hurdles.

Russian Sky is a reliable sort who opened his account at Sedgefield last time and is fancied to follow up in the Scott Coppola Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle over two miles and six furlongs.

On that occasion he showed the right attitude to out-battle course specialist Mighty Fine and that form was boosted back at Sedgefield yesterday when the runner-up won over fences.

At Newbury Tony McCoy can get among the winners with Big King in the three-mile novices handicap chase and with Charlie Egerton's progressive Valance in the Lame Fox Handicap Hurdle over two miles and three furlongs.

At Lingfield Ali Bruce is an interesting runner in division one of the Bet Direct On 0800 329393 Handicap over a mile.

The combination of trainer Gary Moore and owner Nigel Shields is one to keep a very close eye on.

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