We only loaned cash to the layers last weekend - I fancy us to get it back on the same horse in the nightcap at Navan
Don't give up on Naturally Nimble. That is the main message from me this week. In this very column I told you I thought he was one of the best bets of last weekend at Naas.
That didn't exactly go according to plan but I fully expect him to right that wrong when he makes a quick reappearance in Saturday's concluding 1m2f maiden (5.25) at Navan.
He's already rated 81 but I actually think that mark underestimates his ability. He was last of four at Naas, but that doesn't even begin to tell the whole story as he simply had nowhere to go up the entire home straight. He was hemmed in on the rail and never got any daylight. It was a tactical affair and he got caught out.
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- Wayne Lordan is on board for my best bet of the weekend at Leopardstown on Sunday
- I couldn't entertain backing City Of Troy - but there are some other cracking bets at Newmarket
- Expect The Real Whacker to bounce out and boss things from the front - he's a corking bet at 5-2 on Saturday
- Three horses are catching my eye on Sunday - including my wager of the weekend at Tramore
- This guy is a class above these and anything bigger than evens is a gift – he's my good thing this weekend