Indien Royal set to reign

INDIEN ROYAL stands out as the bet of the day in the Systimax SCS Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle at Warwick today.

He has yet to break his duck for Paul Nicholls and a run of three successive runner-up finishes could set the alarm bells ringing.

But that should not be the case with this ex-French four-year-old. He made a satisfactory debut for the Ditcheat handler behind Kadara at Kempton before coming up against two smart performers in Mughas and Red Wine.