Horse Racing Tips: Star duo to combine at Navan

The Naps table has been dominated this season by The Morning Star's racing expert Farringdon, who had a sensational lead up to Christmas and romped to a commanding lead in the table. He has sat atop the leaderboard for months now and is still over 20 points clear of his nearest rival in terms of profitability. His selection every day is always worth consideration.

The selection of the competition leader today comes from across the Irish Sea at Navan, with his fancy Brampton Belle currently available at 4/1 to back against Joseph O'Brien's favourite for the contest Lunar Display (11/8). Henry De Bromhead's charge, who will be ridden by Rachael Blackmore, was well held in a Grade 2 at Limerick on her latest run over Christmas, finishing in fifth behind the impressive looking novice Eric Bloodaxe. 

Now back in amongst her own sex, Brampton Belle is in a much weaker looking contest and should be seen in a better light. If she can return to the form she showed in winning her Tramore maiden hurdle then she will undoubtedly go close and the fact she is receiving 7lb from top weight, and danger, Lunar Display on her favoured soft ground could be crucial.

There is just one tipster today who has the bragging rights over his contemporaries as he comes into this Tuesday's racing on the back of three consecutive winners. Looking for a four-timer today, Lee Sobot of the Yorkshire Evening Post is venturing to Southwell and likes the look of 2/1 favourite Batocchi for Rebecca Menzies and Cam Hardie in the 18:30 race. The chance of this one is obvious to see for all, as he is already a three time winner at this track so has shown a liking for the surface and set up of the course. In fact, his last three starts have been at Southwell and he has won them all, so much like the tipster selecting him he is chasing a four timer.

The style of his most recent win was very taking and the handicapper has only given him a four pound rise in the weights. To many eyes, including clearly those of Lee Sobot, that is rather lenient and if Batocchi continues to show the same level of form and progress as he has been in recent months then that small weights hike should not be enough to stop him continuing his successful Southwell stint.