Horse Racing Tips: Gary Moore Favourite Proving Popular
                
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Four tracks host racing today, with the action kicking off at 12:40 at Down Royal and the final race being the 20:30 at Southwell. Here we take a look at some of the most popular Naps, analyse the leaderboard and give our best stat of the day!
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Today's Most Popular Naps
Yesterday was a bit of a corker in the Naps table, with the three most popular picks all sailing home to mean profit aplenty for an army of the experts involved in the competition. Another day brings another opportunity for winners and a whopping SIX experts are in agreement that Gary Moore's red-hot favourite ISSAR D'AIRY in the 15:45 at Newbury is the day's best bet. Of the sextet, Lee Sobot of the Yorkshire Evening Post is the most profitable contestant this season in seventh place, and he has surely been drawn to the horse because of his smart win over C&D a month ago.
That run came on chase debut and off the back of an eight month break, so the expectation is Issar d'Airy will improve again here at Newbury. Niall Houlihan takes the ride and the youngster in this field at six looks the undisputed one to beat. Better ground than he raced on last time should be a bonus, too. A couple of other horses have been picked by three experts respectively as their Nap, with the first being IMPERIAL ALEX in the 14:45 at Leicester. Last time out he came clear with the eventual winner to finish a wide margin second on heavy ground, and although he is still winless over fences today certainly looks like the perfect opportunity and the fitting of first time cheekpieces should be noted heavily.
Finally, in the race before Issar d'Airy takes his chance we will see the other popular Nap of the day and that is BETWEEN WATERS for James Bowen and Nicky Henderson in the 15:10 at Newbury. This Mares' handicap hurdle looks competitive enough, but Between Waters has been improving of late and stepping into handicap company for the first time she could easily have a fair few pounds in hand.
Follow The Leaders
There was no change yesterday in the order of the top three in the Naps table, with no success for the leading trio or any of the chasing pack at big enough odds to usurp them. Today followers of Spotlight's best bet will have to wait for the penultimate race of the day o back the best bet, THE BELL CONDUCTOR in the 20:00 at Southwell. The horse looks a big price, albeit not on the showing from his last run when last in a handicap 42 days ago here. He has since moved yards and Spotlight must hope the change and the rest has sparked this three times C&D winner back to life.
Former leader The Punt has opted to go early and back a runner in the first at Newbury today, with NAJAVO INDY getting the nod. Tom Symonds' charge won a bumper here and ran with plenty of promise to finish second on heavy ground at Exeter prior to Christmas. He looks sure to still have bundles of improvement to come and looks the most likely winner here over two miles. Finally, The Irish Sun in third place have got a pick at Down Royal and they fancy ST DENIS'S WELL to score in the 15:30 race over two and a half miles. He bolted in at Navan just three days ago and is sent here clearly in fine fettle, so even with a seven pound penalty to contend with Jack Kennedy's mount should take a lot of pegging back here.
- Spotlight - The Bell Conductor - 20:00 Southwell - P&L: £15.71
 - The Punt - Najavo Indy - 12:50 Newbury - P&L: £13.87
 - The Irish Sun - St Denis's Well - 15:30 Down Royal - P&L: £11.07
 
How About Stat?
JACK KENNEDY is a man to fear when heading to Down Royal, with the top jockey boasting a stunning 44% strike-rate at the track. He has registered 25 wins from 57 runs and looks to have an outstanding chance of plundering at least a couple more prizes there today, with five rides and three being aboard favourites!
Hot Trainers
| trainer | strike rate | 
|---|---|
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                    Jack Channon
        
    
             Wins:         4
    
     Runs:         5
    
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        80% | 
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                    Iain Jardine
        
    
             Wins:         2
    
     Runs:         4
    
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        50% | 
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                    Grant Tuer
        
    
             Wins:         2
    
     Runs:         5
    
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        40% | 
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                    Emma Lavelle
        
    
             Wins:         4
    
     Runs:         10
    
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        40% | 
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                    Alice Haynes
        
    
             Wins:         3
    
     Runs:         8
    
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        38% | 
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                    Ruth Carr
        
    
             Wins:         3
    
     Runs:         8
    
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        38% | 
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                    David Loughnane
        
    
             Wins:         2
    
     Runs:         6
    
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        33% | 
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                    Harry Derham
        
    
             Wins:         8
    
     Runs:         26
    
              | 
        
        
        31% | 
| 
    
                    Roger Varian
        
    
             Wins:         2
    
     Runs:         7
    
              | 
        
        
        29% | 
| 
    
                    Kevin Ryan
        
    
             Wins:         2
    
     Runs:         7
    
              | 
        
        
        29% | 
| 
    
                    Mark Loughnane
        
    
             Wins:         4
    
     Runs:         14
    
              | 
        
        
        29% | 
| 
    
                    Olly Murphy
        
    
             Wins:         11
    
     Runs:         40
    
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        28% | 
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                    Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
        
    
             Wins:         3
    
     Runs:         12
    
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        25% | 
Hot Jockeys
| jockey | strike rate | 
|---|---|
| 
    
                    Nicola Currie
        
    
             Wins:         3
    
     Runs:         7
    
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        43% | 
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                    Paul O'Brien
        
    
             Wins:         7
    
     Runs:         17
    
              | 
        
        
        41% | 
| 
    
                    Harry Cobden
        
    
             Wins:         8
    
     Runs:         21
    
              | 
        
        
        38% | 
| 
    
                    Micheal Nolan
        
    
             Wins:         3
    
     Runs:         11
    
              | 
        
        
        27% | 
| 
    
                    Sean D Bowen
        
    
             Wins:         3
    
     Runs:         12
    
              | 
        
        
        25% | 
| 
    
                    Jack Mitchell
        
    
             Wins:         3
    
     Runs:         12
    
              | 
        
        
        25% | 
| 
    
                    Daniel Muscutt
        
    
             Wins:         5
    
     Runs:         21
    
              | 
        
        
        24% | 
| 
    
                    George Wood
        
    
             Wins:         8
    
     Runs:         33
    
              | 
        
        
        24% | 
| 
    
                    Rossa Ryan
        
    
             Wins:         6
    
     Runs:         25
    
              | 
        
        
        24% | 
| 
    
                    Billy Loughnane
        
    
             Wins:         7
    
     Runs:         33
    
              | 
        
        
        21% | 
| 
    
                    James Bowen
        
    
             Wins:         6
    
     Runs:         29
    
              | 
        
        
        21% | 
| 
    
                    Sean Bowen
        
    
             Wins:         10
    
     Runs:         50
    
              | 
        
        
        20% | 
Top Course Jockeys
| jockey | strike rate | 
|---|---|
| Micheal Nolan | 40% | 
| Harry Skelton | 25% | 
| Sean Bowen | 24% | 
| David Bass | 23% | 
| Paul O'Brien | 22% | 
| James Bowen | 21% | 
Top Course Trainers
| trainer | strike rate | 
|---|---|
| Harry Derham | 41% | 
| William Haggas | 28% | 
| Harry Fry | 27% | 
| Roger Varian | 26% | 
| Andrew Balding | 24% | 
| James Fanshawe | 24% | 
| Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 24% | 
| David Killahena & Graeme McPherson | 23% | 
| Dan Skelton | 22% | 
| Olly Murphy | 22% | 
| Stuart Edmunds | 21% | 
| Peter & Michael Bowen | 21% | 
| Adrian Paul Keatley | 20% | 
Longest Travellers
| runner | odds | 
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             15/2  | 
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             12/1  | 
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             50/1  | 
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             9/1  | 
                    
Top Trainer/Jockey Combo's
| course | combo % | 
|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 54% | 
| Market Rasen | 38% | 
| Southwell | 37% | 
| Market Rasen | 33% | 
| Newcastle | 27% | 
| Market Rasen | 27% | 
| Market Rasen | 25% | 
| Southwell | 24% | 
| Newcastle | 23% | 
| Newcastle | 23% | 
| Southwell | 23% | 
| Newcastle | 23% | 
| Southwell | 22% | 
| Southwell | 21% | 
First Run After Wind Op
| runner | odds | 
|---|---|
| 
            
    
             Trainer: 
                    Donald McCain
        
    
     Race: 
                    Market Rasen 15:05
        
    
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             9/2  | 
                    
Course & Distance Winners
First Time Blinkers
| runner | odds | 
|---|---|
| 
            
    
             Trainer: 
                    Danni O'Neill
        
    
     Race: 
                    Market Rasen 16:05
        
    
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             65/1  | 
                    
First Time Hood
| runner | odds | 
|---|---|
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             Trainer: 
                    Emma Lavelle
        
    
     Race: 
                    Market Rasen 14:35
        
    
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             15/2  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    James Owen
        
    
     Race: 
                    Newcastle 14:52
        
    
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             14/1  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    Joe Ponting
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 17:30
        
    
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             23/1  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    Craig Lidster
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 18:00
        
    
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             23/1  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    Alice Haynes
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 20:00
        
    
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             17/2  | 
                    
First Time Tongue Strap
| runner | odds | 
|---|---|
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             Trainer: 
                    William Knight
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 16:30
        
    
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             32/1  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    Ivan Furtado
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 17:30
        
    
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             10/1  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    Roy Bowring
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 19:00
        
    
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             9/2  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    Jack Channon
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 19:00
        
    
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             15/2  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    Richard Spencer
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 20:00
        
    
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             11/1  | 
                    
First Time Visor
| runner | odds | 
|---|---|
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             Trainer: 
                    Richard Fahey
        
    
     Race: 
                    Newcastle 14:22
        
    
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             9/1  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    William Knight
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 16:30
        
    
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             32/1  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    Ivan Furtado
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 17:30
        
    
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             10/1  | 
                    
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             Trainer: 
                    Jim & Suzi Best
        
    
     Race: 
                    Southwell 18:30
        
    
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             7/2  | 
                    
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