Friday, March 13, 2009

Weekend NAP - March 14th, 2008

Naas 2.10 - Jaffonnien

Season to date: +1.25

Jaffonnien may have failed to complete last time but was travelling best of all when tipping up over course-and-distance in maiden hurdle fought out by Smoking Aces and Puyol. I'd be keen on either of those if they were in here and Jaffonien probably would have beaten both so he has to be interesting getting 6lbs from the previous winners in the line-up.
In the weekend's big handicaps, Western Gale and Mustangsallyrally have chances. Western Gale is returning from a break in the Johnstown Handicap Hurdle at Naas but goes well fresh and just wasn't getting home over fences earlier in the season; the drop to 19f will suit. On the book, Mustangsallyrally has it all to do to reverse form with Knock On The Head on their Gowran running but the step up to 3 miles is much more in his favour and he may have hit the front too soon last time.

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