Exeter Slog In The Mud Could Suit Nail 'M

This week has been a slow week on the racing front and the quality of the fare on offer hasn't been the best. Thankfully things are looking up tomorrow and there are some decent sorts in action at Sandown and Exeter. The horse that has caught my eye is Nail 'M, a 7yo son of Milan who showed last season that he is well suited by a slog. He goes in the 30.5F Marathon Chase at 1.40 at Exeter and the return to the forecast soft ground should suit this fella well.

He won back in March of 2014 over 26.5F at Sedgefield in a class 4 handicap chase off a mark of 110 and ran well on ground that was plenty quick enough over course and distance the following April of 2014 off 114. He was absent for over a year after that effort and made a pleasing return to action last month over 23.5f on heavy ground at Chepstow off 109.

He will surely strip much fitter after that encouraging effort and Nail 'M remains unexposed on bad ground over marathon trips. It wasn't stamina that beat him when he tried this trip previously here as he stayed on pleasingly into 4th place on good ground.

It is no surprise to see connections returning here again and they will be delighted that this time the ground is in his favour. It should slow the opposition down enough to allow him to get involved, and if he can minimise the jumping errors he must have a real chance of getting involved at the business end. At his current odds of 14/1 he looks worthy of a small interest each way back up in trip on ground he loves.

STEVOS' SELECTION: 1.40 EXETER-NAIL 'M @ 14/1 E/W