Aland Islands can maintain unbeaten record

Aland Islands should be followed at Catterick today as he puts his unbeaten record on the line in the Watt Fences Novices’ Hurdle.

A five-length bumper winner last spring, Tim Vaughan’s gelding made the perfect start to his career over obstacles when striking at Hexham in November.

The form is nothing to write home about, but the six-year-old did it well enough and should be good enough to defy a penalty in a fairly ordinary heat.