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ISSAR D’AIRY can continue his progressive form and win the Download The BetVictor App Handicap Chase (3.45) at Newbury over two miles and half a furlong.
The six-year-old was a completely different horse last year after being tailed off and pulled up in a two-mile, three-furlong Lingfield novices’ handicap hurdle in November 2022.
He returned to the Surrey course two months later and fairly bolted up when well backed, and repeated the feat (after again being pulled up at Fontwell) at Huntingdon over an extra furlong.
Gary Moore has now introduced the gelding to fences, and after a 233-day gap he catered to an effortless course and distance success over the Christmas period and is strongly fancied to score again
On the all-weather, a 5lb penalty may not be enough to stop COUNSEL following up his most recent success in the Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap over seven furlongs at Southwell.
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The six-year-old was having his first run for Michael Appleby when, after a seven-month break, he romped home by two and three-quarter lengths at Lingfield over the same trip.
That was eight days ago and the son of Frankel should be spot on for another strong showing.
Gary Moore trains Newsboy's Nap, Issar D'Airy (Getty Images Europe)Tuesday's selections
NEWBURY
12.50 FASOL
1.25 INTO THE PARK
2.00 KABUKI
2.35 NOT AT PRESENT
3.10 BETWEEN WATERS
3.45 ISSAR D'AIRY (NAP)
4.20 JURANCON
LEICESTER
1.00 ONLY FOOLS
1.35 NATTY NIGHT
2.10 MT FUGI PARK
2.45 IMPERIAL ALEX
3.20 EVERYTHING'SONTICK
3.55 BRANSON MISSOURI
SOUTHWELL
4.30 BRINGBACKMEMORIES
5.00 ROCKLYN
5.30 THORNTONLEDALE MAX
6.00 COUNSEL (NB)
6.30 ICE COOL HARRY
7.00 ROCK OPERA
7.30 WREN OFFICER
8.00 REIGNING PROFIT
8.30 SMOKEY MALONE
DOUBLE: ISSAR D'AIRY and COUNSEL