12.35 4m. 90yds. 8 Declared. Bruce Farms Scottish Borders National Handicap Chase (Class 3 ) of £50,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €26,405.00 2nd - €12,150.00 3rd - €6,075.00 4th - €3,040.00 5th - €1,515.00
Formscan - Houston Texas has a lot going for him given his proven stamina, but conceding 11lb to an improving chaser such as GENTLEMAN DE MAI puts him at a disadvantage given the likely testing conditions. The latter, whose yard won the 2019 renewal of this race, arrives on the back of gutsy win over 2m7f here last month and is taken to relish the return to a marathon trip. Destiny Is All and Bali Body are a couple of others to consider.