16:40 Naas

Sunday 26 March 2017

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:10

Tote Irish Lincolnshire

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 1m 47.42s

(16)

Onenightidreamed^p³⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 107

12/1

Winner of a Group 3 contest at The Curragh over 7f 11 months ago. Sole start since then came when a well beaten fourth having been sent off favourite for a listed event over 1m at Navan later that month. Finished seventh in this off 3lb lower mark at The Curragh in 2016.

Form: 11/714-8

(3)

Brendan Brackan¹⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 105

16/1

Winner of a Listed contest over an extended 1m at Cork when last seen in action back in October. Last three wins have all been gained at that track and races off a mark 4lb higher than when beaten 6L in a valuable handicap at Galway in July.

Form: 47831-1

(1)

Sea Wolf¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 100

5/1

Winner of the Irish Cambridgeshire at The Curragh over 1m back in August. Held off his revised mark when finishing 11th at Ascot subsequently and may prefer better ground than he is likely to encounter here.

Form: 21010-3

(15)

Marshall Jennings²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 97

16/1

Finished runner-up in each of his last two outings including when beaten a short-head in a Listed event at Killarney in August. Races off a mark 10lb higher than when runner-up in a handicap at Galway the time before but has won over C&D in the past.

Form: 43422-0

(7)

Sikandarabad^v¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld| OR: 97

4/1

Beaten ½L by today's rival Sea Wolf when finishing runner-up in the Irish Cambridgeshire at The Curragh in August. Wore a visor on that occasion but switched to blinkers when finishing a well held sixth at Leopardstown over 7f subsequently. Interesting with the visor returning here.

Form: 2/126-9

(5)

Spring Offensive²³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 94

9/1

Winner at Pontefract and Ripon last term with the latest of those successes coming off a 6lb lower mark than he races off here. Beaten 1L off a 3lb lower mark at Haydock when last seen in action in August and has won on soft ground in the past.

Form: 16423-5

(18)

Red Avenger¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: D English| OR: 92

33/1

Has been running well at Dundalk this winter and registered a treble on his first three outings for this yard at that track. Returned to form when finishing runner-up over 1m there earlier this month (Texas Rock behind) but unproven on today's predicted going.

Form: 888011

(14)

Stenographer¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 91

12/1

Winner on debut over 6f at The Curragh 12 months ago but disappointed in the main since then. Finished third of four at Limerick when last seen in action in October though yard's horses are running well (2/3) at present.

Form: 12803-0

(9)

Tithonus^p,t¹⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Gary Halpin⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 89

16/1

Six times a winner in his career so far. Two most recent successes have come over 5f but did win over 7f off a 26lb lower mark in July last year. Bit to prove returning to 1m (beaten on all three starts over this trip) and poorly drawn also.

Form: 112-040

(8)

Aussie Valentine^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: P D Deegan| OR: 87

7/1

Finished runner-up off a 5lb higher mark in this in 2016. Disappointed in the main subsequently but well handicapped on old form and latest win back in April 2015 came off a mark 6lb higher than he races off here while the draw could also have been kinder.

Form: 006-423

(12)

Canary Row^v¹⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P J Prendergast| OR: 87

9/1

Finished behind Sea Wolf at The Curragh in August but was a winner over 7f at Listowel subsequently. Two starts since then resulted in two fourth place finishes and chances despite a poor draw.

Form: 144-788

(6)

Specific Gravity^b¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: L F Roche| T: A McGuinness| OR: 86

33/1

Winner over 1m4f at Dundalk earlier this month. Drops significantly in trip here and beaten off much lower marks when last contesting races over this distance at that same track last November.

Form: 216107

(11)

Gentil J^t¹⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H Rogers| OR: 85

10/1

Winner of her final two starts of 2016 including over an extended 1m at Cork in October. Races off a 7lb higher mark here but likely to appreciated predicted conditions and interesting to see how she fares upped in class from a poor draw here.

Form: 76211-0

(13)

Mr Right^h²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: M C Hussey| T: J F Levins| OR: 85

22/1

Winner off a 2lb lower mark at Leopardstown over 1m in June 2016 and beaten a short-head subsequently when a beaten odds-on favourite. Well held in two subsequent runs including behind Sea Wolf but interesting to see how this course winner fares here.

Form: 1200-01

(2)

Tribal Path^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: S Foley| T: D English| OR: 84

20/1

proved a revelation last year winning six times including on heavy ground at Bellewstown over 1m in July. Not beaten far in a couple of valuable events subsequently and likely to improve for his fourth placed finish at Dundalk earlier this month.

Form: 70-4429

(4)

Brokopondo³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 80

25/1

Winner off a 4lb lower mark at Dundalk over 1m4f a month ago. Has been racing over much further than the 1m trip here recently and this drop back in trip doesn't appear to be the most obvious move following that victory.

Form: 431664

(17)

Lean And Keen^p1¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: C P Hoban| T: S Byrne| OR: 78

50/1

Impressive winner over an extended 1m1f on heavy ground at Ballinrobe off an 8lb higher mark in July 2015. Well beaten since however including in a conditions event over hurdles at Listowel when last seen in action in September. Wears cheekpieces for the first time here.

Form: 80/067-0

Non-Runners

(10)

Texas Rock¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: M C Grassick J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Sikandarabad (4/1), Sea Wolf (5/1), Aussie Valentine (7/1), Spring Offensive (9/1), Canary Row (9/1), Gentil J (10/1), Texas Rock (10/1), Onenightidreamed (12/1), Stenographer (12/1), Brendan Brackan (16/1), Marshall Jennings (16/1), Tithonus (16/1), Tribal Path (20/1), Mr Right (22/1), Brokopondo (25/1), Specific Gravity (33/1), Red Avenger (33/1), Lean And Keen (50/1)

SIKANDARABAD finished runner-up in a similar contest at The Curragh in August last year and can gain compensation for that defeat here. The selection is the most unexposed horse in this contest and can register a second career success in this contest. Of the remainder Onenightidreamed has a decent apprentice jockey in the saddle and ran well in this last year while Spring Offensive is an interesting raider from overseas and Sea Wolf, who'd probably prefer better ground should also run his race having claimed a similar contest at The Curragh in August.