Highland Lodge in top trim for Leamington

EMMA Lavelle is confident Highland Lodge can maintain his unbeaten record in the Neptune Investment Management Leamington Novices’ Hurdle at Warwick today.

The Andover handler saddled Labelthou (2007) and Court In Motion (2011) to win the Grade Two prize in recent years and has another major contender in this Exeter and Haydock winner.

Lavelle had been debating whether to saddle Highland Lodge or the equally exciting Gullinbursti earlier this week, but a late setback for the latter made for an easy decision.