2025 Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle Tips

The Yellow Clay has been clocking up the wins this season and it’s easy to see the horse enjoying another victory at Naas in early January. The six-year-old began the latest campaign with a nine-length success at Down Royal in early November before following this up with another win at Navan before scoring at the same track in early December.

Willie Mullins is likely to have several lively contenders and perhaps the pick will be Jasmin De Vaux, with the horse claiming a notable victory by four and a half lengths. Perhaps the 1/3 shot was always going to oblige, although there was a fine performance at the Cheltenham Festival when scoring a victory in the Champion Bumper.

Shuffle The Deck is trained by Ted Walsh, with the four-year-old also among the leading contenders in the betting market. The horse was able to fend off seventeen other rivals at Naas in mid-December and this came after finishing third out of fourteen at Punchestown in November, with Romeo Coolio another possible contender.

Gordon Elliott has seen his charge finish in the first two in both outings this season, with the runner claiming a facile victory at Down Royal in early November before failing to win as the 1/2 favourite in a recent outing at Fairyhouse. Salvator Mundi is the other one for the shortlist, with the Mullins horse winning in the last outing.

2024 Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle Tips

It’s typical to see Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins-trained runners heading the betting market for the Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle. Firefox is regarded as the strongest competitor and the six-year-old racked up a couple of victories already this season. Indeed, he has now achieved four straight wins and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see number five here.

The latest win came in early December when the horse enjoyed a two and a half length win over Ballyburn in a Maiden Hurdle race, with Ile Atlantique next in the betting and this horse was able to triumph last time out when winning at Gowran Park by a sizeable margin to announce his credentials.

Chapeau De Soleil was able to score in a previous outing and this is another Willie Mullins-trained horse who has serious credentials, with plenty to like about the way in which the horse obliged at Clonmel Racecourse by nine lengths over two miles and three furlongs. Croke Park also comes in as a previous winner of two races this season.

Gordon Elliott saw his charge beat nine other runners at Clonmel before obliging at Navan in November and there is also the unbeaten Mystical Power who enjoyed back to back wins in the JP McManus green and gold colours, with the five-year-old bidding for a consecutive hat-trick when it comes to a return to the track.