Nap of the Day - Wednesday 22nd October 2014

[trapper74]

:ok 1955 Kempton 0.5pt e/w Cape Summit 10/1 Ladbrokes

[Smarty72]

Re: Nap of the Day - Wednesday 22nd October 2014 Wednesday 22nd October - 14.25 Fontwell - Class 4 Beginners race - 2m 4f Small 4 runner field tomorrow at Fontwell in what looks like a match race between 2 decent hurdlers. Deputy Dan - 6yo Trained by Oliver Sherwood. 2 wins and 3 seconds from 5 hurdle races with a Grade 2 Novice Hurdle win at Warwick in January and a very good 2nd in the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham festival. OR of 145 over hurdles. Will probably be stepped up in distance after tomorrow (barring disaster) and should be effective at 3 miles plus. Looks to be effective on all types of ground Virak - 5yo trained by Paul Nicholls. Had one go at Chasing last November when 3rd of 4 at Warwick when a mistake 3 out ended any chance. Returned to hurdling after this and followed up with 2 wins at Taunton. Looks as if he will be more effective at around the 2m to 2m 4f mark. OR of 147 for hurdles and 139 for chases. The other 2 look to be totally outclassed based on previous hurdles form. Race tactics are going to decide this race as the 2 horses under focus have slightly different profiles. At 2m Virak would probably win in a match race looking to have a better finishing speed (won bumper at Newton Abbott when quickening smartly) while at 3m Deputy Dan would have the edge with stamina (Good result to finish 2nd in 3m Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham festival). But this race is at 2m 4f and I just favour Deputy Dan to land the race. Think Deputy Dan and jockey Leighton Aspell will try to lead from start to finish and make it a stamina test rather than allow a slowly run race which would suit Virak to finish strongly. 1pt Win - Deputy Dan - 4\6 Boylesport