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JACOBS’ Five-time Naps Table champ Moorestyle’s best bets…

SUNDAY SERVICE BRED for stamina, LAVERTEEN can cause a minor surprise in the Grade Three Kerry Group Stayers Novice Hurdle (1.10) at Cork today and land the nap.

I expect we will get around 11-2 about this young stamina-laden hurdler up against the winning machine Robin De Carlow trained by the maestro Willie Mullins.

However, whereas my best bet has shown quality form on a heavy surface, the likely odds-on favourite has been kept to good ground and that could bring them closer together.

On a fabulous card at the Munster track, GREAT FIELD should not be troubled to enhance his already superb record in the feature Hilly Way Chase at 1.45.

Unbeaten in five starts over the larger obstacles, he looks set to run his rivals ragged with Doctor Phoenix his main rival.

Ruby Walsh opts to go to Punchestown for just the three rides and should drive home with a double success courtesy of MIN in the Grade One John Durkin Memorial Chase at 2.00 and GETABIRD in the Beginners Chase at 2.30.

The former has most to fear from Ryanair hero Balko Des Flos, while Getabird should make a winning debut over fences before running in graded events.

CHARBEL pushed King George bound Politologue all the way at Ascot last time out and if he runs to that level of form, the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon (2.25) should be his against nine rivals.

NOW McGINTY is taken to overturn Bags Groove in a cracking novice chase at 12.50, while any further rain will suit ARTHUR’S REUBEN in the 3.30.

ANTE-POST

THE weights are out for the Coral Welsh National (December 27) and I suspect Gordon Elliot is aiming MONBEG NOTORIOUS at this prestigious marathon.

He is regarded a graded horse at home so a handicap mark of 151 should be within his grasp and I have invested at 20-1.

Saturday’s Caspiar Caviar Gold Cup may well be won by the defending champion GUITAR PETE as long as we get enough rain at the Gloucestershire track.