ONLY three weeks remain in the Dalepak Naps Winter Challenge and leaders Manor Mayhem and King’s Head Utd stretched the field a touch further last week. Both selected the 6/1 winner Noble Legend at Haydock Park – the locally trained Caroline Bailey runner benefiting from a fine ride from Andrew Thornton to score his sixth success in the last 12 months. It means the Harpole and Duston team of Sheila White and Katie Hughes still have a £6.10 advantage over the Spratton pub where ex-Cobbler Steve Phillips is ‘mine host’. There is then a gap of £14.02 back to Growly Bears in third. Saturday’s focus will chiefly be on the Grand National although no doubt the meeting at Chepstow will also enter the consciousness of our tipsters.
A REMINDER that the winter presentation/race night will take place at the Northampton WMC on Thursday April 25, when the doors will be open at 7pm. This gives tipsters the chance to re-register for the summer competition, which will start on Saturday May 4.
NAPS TABLE WEEK 22 of 25
*Denotes non runner switched to race favourite
Manor Mayhem NOBLE LEGEND (6/1) +43.50
King’s Head Utd NOBLE LEGEND (6/1) +37.40
Growly Bears Pepite Rose +23.38
Nag Nappers DECIMUS +22.13
Bugbrooke Badgers Softsong +21.50
Miracle Workers Handy Andy +18.25
Dave’s Doublers Ohio Gold +17.70
Sticky Wicket OSCAR MAGIC (7/2) +16.50
Mr Grumpy OSCAR MAGIC (7/2) +15.26
Go Getters Handy Andy +14.88
Trinity Old Boys DECIMUS (85/40) +14.38
Loco Saints Pepite Rose +12.88
Wright Nag Lost Legend +11.63
PWB Racing Tornado In Milan +11.00
TP Racing Pigeon Island +10.80
Barley Hill Punters NOBLE LEGEND (6/1) +10.57
Nu Vu Windows MONSIEUR CADOU (10/1) +10.50
Got Potential Leader Of The Gang +10.00
Spinaclean The Big Freeze +10.00
Tailor’s Dummies Cloudy Too +9.50
Ajay Club Best Boy Barney +9.40
Warkton Fields Tony Star +9.26
CJ’s Pickles NOBLE LEGEND (6/1) +9.25
Simple Minds Cloudy Bob +8.91
T&S Racing Coverholder +8.63
Sons of Black Sam Pepite Rose +8.25
Manor Inn Brackley MONSIEUR CADOU (10/1) +8.00
Max King Fontaine +7.88
Midland Band Pool Reginaldinho +7.88
Snowy’s Daughter Pepite Rose +7.39
Golfing Gourmets MONSIEUR CADOU (10/1) +7.35
Riches’ Floretunes Shoegazer +7.00
3 Ms OSCAR MAGIC (7/2) +6.73
Duston Con Club CEDRE BLEU (10/1) +6.50
Queen’s Park Snooker Reginaldinho +6.50
Evertonians Landscape +5.75
T&J Club Pepite Rose +5.38
Shonkies Lad Romeo Americo +4.50
Abington LTC Fairweather Friend +4.00
S&D Racing Shoegazer +4.00
Cock At Roade OSCAR MAGIC (7/2) +3.79
Yeoman Boys VIRAK (1/2) +3.65
Aye Boy UPSILON BLEU (evens) +3.54
Admiral Rodney Bathwick Brave +3.38
M & B Racing Call Me Sir +3.25
Crown And Anchor Little Chip +2.83
OXO Shoegazer +2.75
B C Magpie Flaming Charmer +2.25
Health Matters Pigeon Island +2.00
NCT Racing Rouge Et Blanc +1.83
Postman Pat Flew The Nest +1.83
Diamond Girl Ballyben +1.66
The Nap Hand Partnership Inoogoo +1.00
K9 Walkers Christopher Wren +0.50
Aardvark Racing CEDRE BLEU (10/1) +0.13
Cassandra Christopher Wren -0.25
Happy Dave Pepite Rose -0.25
Racegoers Quaddick Lake -0.40
Mug Punters Heavenstown -0.50
The Wolf Whistler CEDRE BLEU (10/1) -0.50
Bajan Racing King Fontaine -1.00
Gayton Bill Coverholder -1.00
The Uppers Quaddick Lake -1.12
Brinley’s Banker Hi George -1.47
Rosebery Ramblers CEDRE BLEU (10/1) -1.50
Plough Inn Everdon Yorkist -1.59
Blue Diamond Trouble In Paris -1.60
Moulton Mules Coverholder -1.75
Goody Goody Cloudy Too -1.91
Overstone Caravaners Brunswick Gold -1.95
Not Too Sad Mubrook -2.00
Phoenix Golf Inoogoo -2.00
Sons Of The Desert Pigeon Island -3.00
Greens Norton Racers Spiekeroog -3.25
Mayfield Park Best Boy Barney -3.25
Zulu Warriors Green King -3.25
Roade Walkers NOBLE LEGEND (6/1) -3.50
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid Moscow Presents -3.79
KAB Cloudy Bob -4.00
The Wife Can Do Better Quaddick Lake -4.00
West Haddon Bowls King Fontaine -4.00
Cobblers Youth On Gossamer Wings -4.24
Towcester S&SC Capellanus -4.25
Margil Social NOBLE LEGEND (6/1) -4.50
Nick Brown Racing Willie Hall -4.50
Delboy’s Trotters Coverholder -4.67
Charlie’s Angels Pepite Rose -5.12
Blisworth Garden Services OSCAR MAGIC (7/2) -5.17
Beatnik Beatles Flying Doctor -5.20
Weekley Saints Pepite Rose -5.33
Abfran Racing Chestertern -5.36
Towcester Racecourse Farm Pixie -5.50
Alcon Samingarry -5.75
Long Buckby Skittles Patsy Finnegan -6.12
Culworth Red Lion Frontier Spirit -6.25
White Hart Hackleton OSCAR MAGIC (7/2) -6.37
ACKO Shoegazer -6.50
Bulltree Boys NOBLE LEGEND (6/1) -6.75
The 3 Js Boris The Blade -6.75
Brixworth Wanderers Rowdy Rocher -6.89
Cogenhoe Star Shoegazer -7.00
Red Van Man NOBLE LEGEND (6/1) -7.37
Chelsea Pensioners OSCAR MAGIC (7/2) -7.50
Old Hamish Gulf Punch -7.78
Marron Racers Smadynium -8.00
Nene Valley Racing Hannah Jacques -8.45
White Horse Silverstone Spanish Arch -9.00
NIBS Leader Of The Gang* -9.36
Juddies Giants Notcantdoit -9.49
Roade FC Best Boy Barney -9.50
Earls Barton WMC Softsong -10.04
West Haddon FC Quaddick Lake -10.17
Royal Oak Walgrave Hi George -10.67
Barnstaple Nomads Castlelawn -10.99
Ashington Flyer Christopher Wren -11.00
Cripps Social Club Tony Star -11.00
Kingsley Park Airgun Patsy Finnegan -11.00
SPA Coverholder -11.17
Transco OB Little Chip -11.25
Marmalaid Racing Handy Andy -11.37
Maori Racing Coverholder -11.50
The Boys Cloudy Too -11.62
Lonesome Dove Hannah Jacques -11.75
Exiled Geordies Patsy Finnegan -12.00
Role On Circus Of Dreams -12.00
Tomnjack Circus Of Dreams -12.00
Fat Boy Christopher Wren -12.12
M & N Racing Scimon Templer -12.50
Trafford Bridge Fan Club Leader Of The Gang -13.25
Black Symphony Roman Flight -13.43
Sywell Flyers The Big Freeze -13.43
OK Coral Pigeon Island -13.50
The Likely Lads Landscape -13.58
Gusto’s Boys Abnaki -14.00
Lady G Kane River -14.00
Trueform Aurora Farmer Matt -14.00
Rothwell Cobbler HUMBIE (5/2) -14.75
Jaycee Club Brody Bleu -15.00
The Yarmouth Vagabonds Mubrook -15.00
Wooldale FC NOBLE LEGEND (6/1) -15.00
Harborough Hamtunes Ledbury Star -15.25
Old Sun Heyford Frontier Dancer -15.25
Whistle Blowers Tony Star -15.46
Dawn’s Boys Ballyben -16.00
Rosey Poets Hurraboru -16.00
Girls On Top Leader Of The Gang -16.47
Rifle Drum Leader Of The Gang -16.50
We Like Guinness Landscape -16.92
Nurses Know Better The Big Freeze -17.00
Second Glance Lifetime -17.00
Steeleye Ann Cloudy Too -17.00
The Viking Triptico -17.00
Dalepak Social Pigeon Island -17.50
Kingfisher AC Reginaldinho -18.25
St Mary’s FC Liberty Court -18.25
Betony Belle Fannythewundahorse -18.75
Cobblers Le Magnifique Big Society -18.75
Queen’s Park WMC Shoegazer -18.75
Holdenby Heroes Little Chip -19.00
Magster Pepite Rose -19.12
Pennies From Brisbane Circus Of Dreams -19.12
Northants Anglers Frontier Dancer -20.09
Baltimore Bullet Inoogoo -22.00
Clever Trevor Flew The Nest -22.00
Ex Equestrian Handy Andy -22.00
Forza Milan Shadows Lengthen -22.00
Heathens RFC Christopher Wren -22.00
Kingsley FC Pepite Rose -22.00
Monday Ballroom Sir Benfro -22.00
On The Edge Inoogoo -22.00
Only Foals And Horses Pigeon Island -22.00
Steady Aim Inoogoo -22.00
The Byrne Syndicate Christopher Wren -22.00
The N Club Inoogoo -22.00