Naas the target for Warrior Bog Warrior bids to get back on track when he lines up for the BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Novice Chase at Naas on Saturday. The eight-year-old blotted his copybook when falling at the fourth fence in the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Boxing Day. He was sent off odds-on favourite for that Grade One contest on the strength of winning his two race races over fences. Bog Warrior has also been declared for the Dr. P.J. Moriarty Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday, but that is purely a precaution with trainer Tony Martin naming Naas as the first preference. "He runs tomorrow. That's the first choice and Leopardstown is second choice," said Martin. "Everything's OK after his fall at Leopardstown. We're ready to go again, hopefully. "We're happy with him at the moment so we'll carry on. The weather's all right so we're happy to let him go tomorrow and see where we go from there. We won't worry about Cheltenham or anywhere." Bog Warrior holds entries in the three championship races for novice chases at Cheltenham - the Arkle Trophy, RSA and Jewson. He has just the four rivals at Naas, but one of those is the Willie Mullins-trained Blackstairmountain, who took full advantage of his demise to score at Leopardstown. Edward O'Grady's Slieveardagh, Noel Meade's Donnas Palm, John Patrick Ryan's Glenstar and Luke Comer's King's Bastion make up the quintet.
