Friday saw my pick Kadinnka finish 3rd. The 6/5 favourite was prominent early sitting 2nd 1 1/2 furlongs out. She dropped to 4th under pressure a furlong out keeping on at the same pace moving up to 3rd in the closing stages. The race was won by the 25/1 shot Singsong Lady who beat Silk Danask by 3/4 of a length.
We begin the weekend with 8 races at Navan on Saturday where the main event is the 1.40 when 17 begin the Navan Handicap Hurdle. Damlisque won this race by 7 1/2 lengths last year and after finishing 3rd at Leopardstown was a respectable 8th on this course 49 days ago and looks like the way to go here. Bread And Butter has been knocking on the door recently finishing a creditable 2nd at Punchestown at the end of December and can definitely make his presence felt again. Trainer Gordon Elliott has 3 runners and the pick looks to be Mars Harper who was a good 2nd at Leopardstown 24 days ago after an enterprising ride and looks competitive on form. 2 others in the field standout,Shady Operator has 2 wins from 5 runs this season his last was a cross country at Punchestown 69 days ago. He makes his handicap hurdle debut here so deserves consideration as does Palace Rock. A course winner who was a creditable 4th at Leopardstown when last seen just over 3 weeks ago and despite going up in trip cannot be ignored. The sentimental winner would be dual Grand National victor Tiger Roll. After being pulled up in the Many Clouds Chase at Aintree 49 days ago he switches to hurdles here. Good days have been rare for him lately but hopefully he has one in this race.
Big race prediction: 4: Damalisque.
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