BORDERS trainer Stuart Coltherd has his eye on winning the feature race at Musselburgh today with his 11-year-old Selkirk raider Aye Well, writes Gordon Brown.

The veteran faces seven rivals in the £12,000 Kilmany Handicap Chase, staged over a few yards short of two miles.

Coltherd said: “He’s been showing up very well at home and we’ve just been waiting for a bit of better ground as he doesn’t like it too deep. Our horses have been a bit quiet but some recent runners have shown improved form.

“We’ve given Aye Well a wee break since he disappointed at Wetherby on heavy ground in November but it’s a big factor having James Reveley back on board. He knows the horse inside out and they won three times together last season.”

Top weight is Jack Steel ridden by Richie McLernon for the Lucinda Russell/JP McManus combination.

He has gone up 12lb for his chase debut success at Ayr in October.

Also in the line-up is PeterNiven-trained Blades Lad who scrambled home by a neck over the same course and distance in late November.

Herefordshire trainer Michael Scudamore saddles just his second runner at the East Lothian track in the shape of recent Leicester third Benenden in the Alex Donaldson Handsome Handicap Chase.