On Friday, 17 December, the horse racing NAP of the Day for SportsLens experts is City Chief. He runs in the extended 2m 5f maiden hurdle at Ascot today. Nicky Henderson’s runner looks a top value punt and Bet of the Day at odds of 9/4.
A four-year-old Soldier Of Fortune gelding, City Chief cosily won an Irish Point-to-Point at Tralee in May. Joe and Marie Donnelly purchased him for the tidy sum of £210,000 off the back of that effort and sent him to Seven Barrows handler Henderson. The same connections have enjoyed major successes with Shishkin.