Hilitany has back-to-back hopes to hit Windsor target

HILITANY can make it back-to-back wins at Windsor in the Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes.

- By ASHLEY IVESON, PA

George Boughey's juvenile looked a winner in waiting when filling the runner-up spot on his Ffos Las debut in early July and duly delivered over this course and distance last month.

Hilitany stretched almost four lengths clear of the chasing pack that day and the form received a healthy boost last week when the runner-up Art Lover opened his account with the minimum of fuss.

Boughey's charge has to carry the mandatory penalty in his followup bid, but with big-race entries in the Mill Reef and Middle Park Stakes looming large, he is expected to be up to the task.

Livonian sets a decent standard in the Ivor Laws Memorial Race Novice Stakes.

The E130,000 yearling purchase did not make it to the track at two and was gelded before he did eventually make his debut at Southwell last month.