David Ord has Saturday's best bets with the Nap in action at Doncaster.
Saturday selections
NAGA - 18:15 Doncaster (NAP)
She ended last season with victories at Chelmsford and Newmarket and NAGA is fancied to make a winning return.
The daughter of Dubawi was still rough around the edges when beating Silent City by a length-and-a-quarter but the penny dropped late and she showed a good attitude. The step back up to ten furlongs should suit and it’s interesting that powerful connections are keeping her in training at four.
TREASURE ISLANDS - 15:00 Ripon
He’s the most unexposed horse in this field and TREASURE ISLANDS is fancied to open his account.
Things went wrong for him on handicap debut at Pontefract, slowly away and forced to challenge wide and a line can be drawn through that run. He’s down two pounds to 68 and hinted in his three qualifying runs that he’s up to winning races, especially as his stamina is drawn out. He steps up to two miles on Saturday.
COMMADING OFFICER - 15:45 Haydock
This is an interesting handicap but COMMANDING OFFICER has good track form and the scope to develop into a better three-year-old.
He signed off for 2025 by edging out Devil’s Peak upped to a mile here for the first time and an opening mark of 80 looks a fair one. Cheekpieces go on to aid concentration and Charlie Appleby has his team ticking over nicely right now.
GREAT SUCCESS - 17:05 Leicester
He went backwards from an encouraging debut at Pontefract but gelded over the winter, GREAT SUCCESS is an interesting handicap debutant.
Certainly an opening mark of 68 is workable on the close-up third behind Mr Seagull and he is the subject of a positive word from Richard Fahey in his column this week. If he has back anywhere near that level, he’s handicapped to have a say in this.
GNOMON - 17:15 Sandown
There’s a chance the handicapper has let GNOMON in lightly from an opening perch 120 ahead of the finale at Sandown.
A useful sort on the Flat for Ralph Beckett, he made use of a good opening when beating subsequent winner The Egyptian Ginge at Ascot last time. That was his first run beyond two miles, he’s open to more improvement at the new trip and remains low mileage over timber.
MY CHAMPION - 20:00 Southwell
It didn’t happen for MY CHAMPION at Wolverhampton, never able to get into the race from the rear of the field, but he can bounce back quickly by landing this.
A visor replaces the cheekpieces he wore there and he remains unexposed over this mile trip. He has the potential to improve again from a mark only three pounds above his last winning one.
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2025-26 winners (Naps competition Oct 19 - Apr 25)
- The Kemble Brewery 6/4
- The Dog Thief 2/1
- Naval Tribute 9/4 (NAP)
- Service Minimum 13/8
- The Egyptian Ginge 10/3
- Barlovento 5/2
- Enter Sandman 9/2
- Sea Invasion 9/4
- Granny Hawkins 7/2 (NAP)
- Murashah 9/4
- Alsakib 11/4
- Justcallmepete 13/2
- Our Guide 8/11
- Riskintheground 4/1 (NAP)
- Evening Saigon 6/4
- Fort Augustus 12/1
- Peaky Blinder 5/4
- Ferret Jeeter 4/5
- Secret Des Dieux 5/2
- Ballynaheer 5/1
- Overabottleofred 9/4
- Storm Point 4/1 (NAP)
- Simplify 13/2
- Tyson 8/11
- Service Minimum 8/15 (NAP)
- Jack Hyde 7/4
- Power Fizz 2/1 (NAP)
- Daylatedollarshort 9/4
- Codetalker 6/1
- Alther Warden 2/1
- Joyeaux Machin 7/2
- Rath Gaul Hill 100/30
- Magnetude evens (NAP)
- Boultydoolin 8/11 (NAP)
- Hello Sweety 6/5
- Cuban Court 10/11
- Yorkshire Glory 6/5
- Madara 3/1 (NAP)
- Champion Again Ole 7/4
- Let It Rain 5/2 (NAP)
- Kap Vert 6/5
- Elements Of Fire 4/1
- Scorpio Rising 9/2 (NAP)
- Falco Des Pins 9/5
- Platin Moon 11/4
- Bergamo Gold 17/2
- Nikovo 15/8
- Saffron Dandy 25/1
- Blue Carpet 5/1
- I Am Me 2/1
- Delgany Deadline 3/1 (NAP)
- Kool Kid 9/4
- La Luna Artista 15/2 (NAP)
- Bank On Frank 2/1 (NAP)
- Forglen 5/2
- Pretending 10/1 (NAP)
- Flowstate 100/30
- Milcree 85/40 (NAP)
- Borgi 8/1 (NAP)
- Kel Du Large 3/1
- Wicksey 11/8
- Alondra 8/1
- Himself 5/4
- Maria Da Silva 7/4
- Ballin Boy 9/2
- Harbour Vision 6/1
- La Higuera 5/2 (NAP)
- Lord Capulet 6/4
- Made U Blush 11/2 (NAP)
- Eupator 11/8
- Kazar Forez 5/6
- Newton Tornado 9/2
- Ladronne 6/4
- Bel Ombre 85/40
- Morrophore 6/5
- Lewisham Grove 9/4
- Maximising 15/2
- Big Zouk 11/8 (NAP)
- Silver Thorn 3/1
- Merrimack 13/8 (NAP)
- My Champion 11/4
- Fasol 4/1
- Nebras 7/2
- Mapledurham 5/2
- Soldierofthestorm 9/4
- Lake Como 11/10
- Ballymackie 5/6 (NAP)
- Kruger Park 3/1
- Indeevar Blue 9/2
- Kitzbuhel 13/8
- Gazette Bourgeoise 7/2
- Supreme Malinas 7/2
- Heart Over Head 4/1
- Saint Cyr De Pail 7/2
- Westcombe 7/4
- Intervention 7/2
- One Big Bang 8/11
- Zryan 4/1
- David's Well 6/4 (NAP)
- Atreides 5/4
- Salver 6/4 (NAP)
- Castanea Breeze 3/1
- Ribble Vibe 6/4
- Medieval Gold 6/5
- Fierce Warrior 11/10
- Mambonumberfive 5/2 (NAP)
- Bibendum 85/40
- Seasmoke 10/3
- Teardrops 2/1
- Secret Vino 11/2
- Blenkinsop 7/4 (NAP)
- Roaring Conquest 6/4
- Molto Bene 7/4
- Nocte Volatus 11/4
- Sparkling Duke 9/2
- Chuggy 11/10
- Germanic 3/1
- Special John evens
- Fat Harry 5/4 (NAP)
- Formel Park 3/1 (NAP)
- Sixmilebridge 6/4 (NAP)
- On The Go 2/1 (NAP)
- Ikarak 13/8
- Clearpoint 3/1
- Bahadur 2/1 (NAP)
- L'Empire Vert 3/1 (NAP)
- Without Compromise 2/1
- Solarize 3/1
- Hartington 7/1
- Bloodsweatandtyres 9/2
- Pep Talking 13/2
- Tigers Moon 8/11
- Sea Poetry 2/1
- Fine Interview 7/2
- American Flight 7/1 (NAP)
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