A great weekend of racing kicks off at Naas on Saturday where a number of Triumph Hurdle entries take their chance in the opening maiden hurdle and one of them, Statim, should come out on top. He was an unlucky loser at Gowran Park on his hurdling debut and can now make amends at the expence of Smuggler's Song.
Heezapistol, a promising third to Jurado Express at Cork gets the vote in the Opera Hat Beginners Chase, a race which sees the fencing debuts of smart hurdlers Kadoun and Glens Music.
A Jackpot Pool rollover of €5,329 is an added bonus for all and Marigold looks a banker bet in the opening leg, the Kildare Maiden Hurdle.
Shady Lad steps back up to three miles in the Kill Handicap and could prove difficult to beat while Write It Down is taken to defy top-weight in the handicap hurdle.
The novice handicap chase has the makings of a good race and perhaps Murolook, well backed at morning prices when a first fence casualty at Punchestown last weekend, could be the answer.
Five previous winners line up for the bumper and here course winner Willie John Daly is the choice to beat Gowran Park victor Windswept Leader.
