Horse Racing Tips: Our seven best bets from Navan on Sunday

The Racing Post experts give to nod to The Flying Spur at 22/1 in the 12:50.

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Navan Horse Racing Tips

12:20 – Takao
12:50 – The Flying Spur
13:20 – Affordable Fury
13:50 – Lady Rita
14:20 – Frontal Assault (NAP)
14:50 – Gallant John Joe
15:20 – Miss Agusta

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.

12:20 – Takao

An element of guesswork involved here with 14 of the 22 guaranteed runners (reserves excluded) making their hurdling debuts. TEKAO, already priced between 14-1 and 20-1 for the Triumph Hurdle, gets the nod after beating a smart sort on his sole start in France, as he makes his first start for top connections. New Year Honours holds an experience edge over that rival and shouldn’t be far away, while Comfort Zone and Nemean are others worth watching on their introductions to this sphere.

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12:50 – The Flying Spur

Some very nice prospects in here including the well bred Kudasheva, and Grangeclare West who was impressive when landing a bumper last year. Gordon Elliott has a strong hand with his trio of runners, notably Firm Footings who shaped like he would appreciate this trip when winning at Galway last month. The value may be with THE FLYING SPUR who showed more last time and is another who ought to appreciate more of a stamina test. 

13:20 – Affordable Fury

Point winner who landed a bumper on seasonal return at Galway last month before following up over hurdles at that venue when stepped up in trip; AFFORDABLE FURY his unbeaten record on the line and this is tougher stepping up in class but more progress likely.

13:50 – Lady Rita

It’s difficult to oppose Jungle Prose given the current form she’s in, but LADY RITA’s mark of 116 is an appealing one and she can strike if fit enough on her return from a 227-day break. Rebellious Gale shouldn’t be far away on the basis of his latest Down Royal second, while Lord Erskine has every chance of playing a part if this isn’t coming too soon after his fine Punchestown fifth last weekend.

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14:20 – Frontal Assault (NAP)

Gordon Elliott has won five of the last eight runnings of this race and can strike again with the attractive FRONTAL ASSAULT (NAP), who should be ideally suited by this sort of test and is just 3lb higher than when runner-up in last season’s Irish Grand National. Run Wild Fred, the Elliott-trained winner of the race 12 months ago, had also finished second in the Fairyhouse highlight a season earlier. Velvet Elvis is a live player if leaving behind his disappointing run in the Munster National, and his stablemate Regina Dracones could outrun her price if bringing her best. Death Duty has each-way claims.

14:50 – Gallant John Joe

Fil Dor and Saint Roi are both talented prospects making their chase debuts. However, GALLANT JOHN JOE might be able to put his experience over fences to good use here and he should come on for his low-key return. 

15:20 – Miss Agusta

Gordon Elliott has a strong hand in this with his two runners. MISS AGUSTA could be the one to side with. She looked like a nice prospect when runner-up on debut and that race has worked out well. Stablemate Mollys Mango won in good style three weeks ago with some of these in behind and Grade 2 winner, Lily Du Berlais, is respected despite have to concede weight to all. 

Navan Horse Racing Tips

12:20 – Takao
12:50 – The Flying Spur
13:20 – Affordable Fury
13:50 – Lady Rita
14:20 – Frontal Assault (NAP)
14:50 – Gallant John Joe
15:20 – Miss Agusta

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.

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