Nap of the Day: Saint Jeannais to answer Twiston-Davies’ prayers

Another major November weekend of jumps action is set to unfold with Ascot, Haydock and Punchestown set for starring roles. Before that, there are six Friday meetings across Britain and Ireland, with jumps cards from Ascot, Chepstow, Fairyhouse and Catterick alongside evening all-weather meetings at Dundalk and Southwell on a busy day with 44 scheduled races.

Friday's Nap created a very favourable impression when winning on his debut at Worcester and can confirm that promise shown there by doubling his tally at the first time of asking at Ascot.

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It could be a family affair in the closer at Ascot on Friday afternoon as the Twiston-Davies stable have the promising SAINT JEANNAIS targeting successive bumper wins.

Joint trainers Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies saw the five-year-old gelding scoring in good fashion at Worcester (2m, good) last month in a Conditional & Amateur Jockeys contest under Toby McCain-Mitchell, cruising away to win by more than seven lengths.

That was a very promising start to his career and the form has already been highlighted by the runner-up Legendary Luke scoring at Ffos Las on Wednesday afternoon in a maiden hurdle.

Sam Twiston-Davies is booked to take over in the saddle here for his father and brother combo, with a rise into Class 3 company set to ask a bit more of Saint Jeannais now carrying a 4lb penalty.

Point-to-point winners Double The Dance (Gary & Jamie Moore) and Hitintheheadlines (Dan Skelton) are respected on their Rules debuts, as is The Walk for the bang in-form Joe Tizzard team, but this looks to be a very promising recruit for the Twiston-Davies team.

He's owned by the Paddy Brennan Racing Syndicate and could become a flagbearer for them this season.

He travelled really strongly in his race at Worcester and his dam is a half-sister to French 7f winner Eurosky, so he should be well capable in this environment.

Connections clearly think plenty of this contender. He was entered in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham's November Meeting, but was pulled late on after the monsoon-like conditions turned the ground very testing and against him.

The forecast 'good to soft-good in places' underfoot here shouldn't present any such alarms and this promising sort can take the next step up the ladder for his Naunton yard.

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