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Ante-post bets on both sides of the Irish Sea

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With tomorrow’s cards at Ascot and Haydock both victims of the cold snap, and Lingfield’s Sunday meeting under threat, it makes sense to look ahead with some ante-post bets, for once on both sides of the Irish Sea.

I like to back horses in the Randox Grand National a long way ahead of the race in order to get the best odds

It’s not often that I gamble on races in Ireland but I like the look of JETARA at double figure odds in the Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival on 3 February. This race at Leopardstown is highly likely to be dominated by geldings from the Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott yards but it is an improving six-year-old mare trained by Jessica Harrington who could surprise her rivals.

Jetara showed plenty of promise early last season but was then disappointing at both the Cheltenham Festival and Fairyhouse in the spring.

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