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15:35 Warwick
CEDAR ROW (best price 11/4) shaped with a conspicuous amount of promise in an above-average novices’ hurdle over today’s track last time out and with that performance strongly suggesting he’s very much going in the right direction, Jonjo O’Neill’s gelding might be worth chancing on handicap debut.
Heading into that race 16 days ago following two pretty uninspiring efforts, it was easy to see why he was chalked up 150-1 against the likes of Pikar, Henri The Second and Pachacuti, but to his great credit, he managed to more than hold his own.
Held up towards the rear, the son of Westerner made some inroads to latch on to the coat tails of the main pack turning for home and, in keeping on steadily all the way down the straight, he ended up finishing a respectable distance behind horses rated in the 130’s.
Not knocked about to do so, hopefully he will have learnt plenty from the experience of running in a well-run affair and even though today’s conditions look set to be a good deal more testing on his return visit, he’s still worth a roll of the dice to confirm his promise.
Cedar Row - 1pt @ 11/4 16:52 Naas
ESPANITO BELLO (best price 9/2) could never recover from badly losing his position at vital stage in the Thyestes Chase at Gowran last time out, but with today’s assignment nowhere as demanding in terms of quality opposition, Barry Connell’s gelding can initiate a tremendous well in prospect for connections.
Seemingly laid out for the valuable contest at the Co Kenny venue, the well-supported gelding never really gave his supporters too much hope of collecting the main prize, but he did keep on quite nicely in the latter stages to finish a respectable fifth.
Lightly-raced in recent times, it’s worth noting some of his better efforts in the past have taken place over today’s venue and with plenty of life left in him based on his performance 45 days ago, another positive display looks forthcoming.