Everything came together nicely for Jaramillo yesterday. Having been well backed, he hacked up at Sedgefield, bagging us an 11/1 winner. I hope plenty of you managed to get the 11/1. It is worth mentioning that a 10p rule 4 would have resulted in a return of £109 for a £10 bet (instead of £120). This has been factored into the running P/L at the bottom of today’s write-up.
| Fontwell - 14:30 |
Honneur D'ajonc |
11/2 |
On Tuesday, we’re off to Fontwell, where Honneur D'ajonc appeals ahead of the contest at 14:30, a handicap hurdle of the Class 4 variety, over an extended two-mile-one-furlong trip.
The seven-year-old hasn’t won for a while, but his performances haven’t been without promise since joining trainer James Owen, who has been in fine form of late.
Has dropped markedly in the weights
We’re now looking at a runner that must be described as well handicapped, make no mistake about that. The five-year-old sits 18 lbs below his last winning mark over timber.
It’s true that his recent efforts would suggest that he wants further than this but I wouldn’t be surprised if this step back in trip suited. After all, he has some promising efforts over this sort of distance in the form book, such as when winning a very competitive novice race at Wincanton, while he was second as a novice over an extended two miles at Taunton, finishing behind a horse that is now easily rated above this contest.
The booking of claimer Alex Chadwick is a decent one. Chadwick rode this horse to finish second on debut for James Owen, while he’s one win from one ride in the last fortnight, being used sparingly in order to protect his valuable claim.
It’s also worth noting that James Owen has rather cleverly used the services of his apprentice, winning with 23.81% of the horses ridden by the claimer. The pair also have a win/place strike rate of 42.85%.
Given what this horse has achieved in the past over hurdles, it’s fair to say that he’s clearly well handicapped, while Chadwick’s claim really does leave him looking well weighted against these.
For my money, he ticks enough boxes to be closer to the head of the market than he currently is, making early odds of 11/2 worth taking.
Based on a £10 level-stakes example, the Nap of the Day running profit is -£31 (since switching to being published here rather than on the ‘Nap of the Day' page).
In December 2020 we sadly 
