1:43 Naas Tips

Saint Baco won a 25-horse maiden hurdle at Navan, and this French import could be one of Willie Mullins' better hurdlers. He is Paul Townend's choice to ride in this field.

Twice a bumper winner who made a winning start to hurdling when winning at Cork in November. With improvement likely, should be there or thereabouts.

Classical Creek represents Gordon Elliott's stable. He has three wins to his name. On 17 November, he ran his first and so far only hurdle race at Navan, which he won by a clear margin, beating his nearest rival by 8L. The stable has won this race five times since 2017.

The W.Mullins & G.Elliott yards dominate this race in recent years but I'm gonna have a stab on smaller yard to give them a run for their money today . The tip is 3 from 3 this season , is ground versatile as well as trip winning from 16-20.5f including a Group 3 over 16f 53 days ago & may well have been laid out for this race .

Fruit De Mer looks like a horse who is underrated in this competitive Grade 1 hurdle. He only won a maiden last time out, but did it very nicely. It will be a good pointer to his chances if the horse he beat last time, Newbrook Diamond, runs well in the first race of the day. He is by Pour Moi, who is not a well-known National Hunt sire, but he won a Derby, and many Derby winners have proved to be strong influences for stamina. The dam side is very strong, and he is related to many winners. Deep Run figures in the pedigree.

Won a decent handicap hurdle on prior run over today's C/D and was noted travelling very well in a class 2 handicap hurdle @ Carlisle Lto, before getting outrun close to home coming 2/6 beaten 3.25 lengths. Looks to have the scope to come on again in this better race, good jockey retains ride and shrewd trainer best here with his hurdlers last 5 seasons @ 20 percent with a Lsp of 19.00 pts, making current 25/1 solid Ew value in the race.

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This horse is a bumper winner and ran well in Grade 3. Hopefully it's a good chance today for Hogan and very well trained by Denis Hogan. Best of luck, guys.

Small each-way tip, others do have better chances of winning this but this selection didn't run too badly in a Grade 2 Novice last time so may compete well in this Grade 1 Novice. Lightly raced for his age, open to improvement at some point in time. Trainer in very good form over the last few weeks.