Nap of the Day: Third time lucky for Three In A Row?

Jumps action holds sway on Sunday afternoon through a trio of jumps meetings either side of the Irish Sea, with the action coming from Naas, Fontwell and Hereford. There’s Graded/Listed action at Naas and a particularly interesting finale in which J P McManus has a host of nice prospects for the Listed Novice Handicap Chase.

The Nap of the Day comes in that contest and it’s a horse that is bidding to get his first chase win on the board having hit the crossbar on his last two outings.

17:00 Naas

*odds correct at time of publishing

There are several nice prospects in the final race of seven coming up at Naas on Sunday, several of them owned by J P McManus and while Mark Walsh presumably had the pick and has opted for Goraibhmaithagat, there could be a bit of value in one of his ownermates.

THREE IN A ROW is the one that makes most appeal. This son of Flemensfirth is 0-9 over fences but there have been clear signs that he should soon be ready to get his head in front in his last couple of outings, beaten a short head in a competitive handicap chase at Punchestown before finding one too good over this course and distance last month.

This eight-year-old is well suited to testing ground over the intermediate trip, as highlighted by his sole hurdle win when successful at this venue, and he had a bit too much to do when making up a lot of ground from rear last time out.

A 1lb rise could be lenient for that effort and he is the type that gives the impression he will really benefit from headgear, so first-time cheekpieces could be a source of improvement.

With more experience over the larger obstacles than most of his rivals, Three In A Row looks like a major player in this contest, particularly from an each-way perspective with Betfred offering four places on the race.

Nap Of The Day from Betfred Insights.