Bet of the day

Jembatt
Leopardstown (3.10)
Trainer: Eddie LynamJockey: Fran Berry

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Saturday September 04 2010

Twice a winner earlier this season, Jembatt appeals as a sporting wager to upstage more fancied rivals in a race which the Lynam yard won in recent years with Endless Power and King Of Tory.

First-time blinkers may help the horse reverse previous form here with top weight Finicius.

Irish Independent

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