It was a good day for both my picks at Naas,in the 12.40 Stattler won. The 11/10 favourite sat 4th early and made headway to move into 2nd 2 out. He led inside the final furlong and despite coming under pressure close to home he stayed on well to beat Farouk D'alene by 1 1/4 lengths. In the other Grade 3 Whisky Sour came 3rd. The 3/1 shot tracked the leader in 2nd dropping to 3rd at the 4th. He was in 4th 2 out moving up to 3rd before the last. He kept on at the same pace inside the final furlong allowing Darasso to win by 3 1/4 lengths.
The final day of January sees 7 races at Punchestown where the highlight is the 3.20 when 6 line-up for the Bar One Racing Rated Novice Hurdle. Stumptown is a promising horse who after winning at Limerick in October found a big field at Leopardstown too competitive last month. His debut win is still fresh in the memory and with improvement expected back in calmer territory he is worth another chance. Captain Conby is a course and distance winner and looked to be going close when falling 2 out in a handicap here in December. He has more to offer and should go well. The other who deserves consideration is Bold Getaway who picked up his first victory in his third start at Limerick 34 days ago. He stayed on well to win by 3 1/2 lengths, he should progress further for a top stable and can't be overlooked. Of the rest look out for Bois De Clamart who's latest win was at Gowran Park in November and he was a creditable 3rd in a handicap hurdle at Cork 23 days ago so he could surprise the shortlisted runners.
Big race prediction: 3: Stumptown.
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