18:30 Naas

Wednesday 19 September 2018

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naasracecourse.com Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:34 | Winning time: 1m 42.51s

(14)

Colfer Me¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 10-0| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79

11/4

Handicap debut winner over 7f on good ground at Down Royal earlier this month. Represents a top yard and strong claims despite a 10lb rise in the weights.

Form: 6501

(8)

Calorific⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75

10/1

Fair form when fourth over 1m at Cork (good) last month. Disappointed in two subsequent starts however. Worth a check in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 4465

(18)

Vhagar³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 74| BF

25/1

Placed over 6f at Leopardstown (good-to-firm) in July. Struggled in two starts since including in a valuable sales race at the weekend.

Form: 94350

(9)

Pleasurable¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 72

8/1

Signs of ability in three starts to date most recently when eighth over 1m at The Curragh (good-to-yielding) three weeks ago. Interesting on handicap debut.

Form: 788

(12)

Riding The Storm⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 70

25/1

Finished 4L last of five on handicap debut at The Curragh (good-to-firm) two months ago. Absent since and struggled on only previous start at this distance.

Form: 5405

(6)

Finding Nero²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 69

14/1

Improved for step up to 1m when finishing 7L fifth at Killarney (good) a month ago. Worth a check in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 005

(5)

Gold Jasmine²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: K J Condon| OR: 68

12/1

Placed twice prior to winning a maiden claiming contest over an extended 7f at Tipperary (good-to-yielding) three weeks ago. Making her handicap and stable debut in this event.

Form: 9221

(3)

Rathmoylan Cove^p1¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 67

6/1

Registered her first placed effort when second in a 7f contest at Down Royal (good) on handicap debut recently. Wears cheekpieces for the first time stepping up in distance.

Form: 6872

(11)

Gold Memory^b1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 65

12/1

Signs of ability in three outings so far but more needed on handicap bow having finished eight of 11 over an extended 7f at Tipperary (good-to-yielding) last time.

Form: 678

(4)

Cuban Surfer⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 64| BF

7/1

Placed on debut at Cork in May but failed to build on that in four subsequent starts most recently over an extended 6f on handicap debut at The Curragh (good-to-firm) last month.

Form: 30546

(10)

Harvest Bow¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 62

10/1

Placed over 7f on yielding ground at Galway early last month. Held in two subsequent outings however and is making her handicap debut stepping up in trip.

Form: 8276

(2)

Hidden Spark^b1,t¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 62

14/1

Run well in defeat in four starts to date most recently on handicap debut at Down Royal (7f, good) earlier this month. Blinkers added to the tongue tie she wore that day.

Form: 5565

(13)

Elusive Fantasy³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Leigh Roche| T: A Oliver| OR: 60

20/1

Struggled in three starts so far but represents a yard in good form at present (3/7) and market support would be interesting switched to handicaps.

Form: 667

(17)

Nikeandnemesis¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 54

16/1

Beaten 6L when making her handicap debut over an extended 5f on good ground here a fortnight ago. Stamina to prove from out of the handicap.

Form: 6079

(19)

The Next Abbey²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 53

50/1

Beaten a minimum of 15L in three starts so far. Likely to appreciate the step up in trip but probably best watched on handicap debut from out of the weights.

Form: 000

(15)

Lady Alessandria⁹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: B W Duke| OR: 51

50/1

Failed to figure in three starts in maiden races and probably best watched upped in distance from out of the weights on handicap debut.

Form: 088

(7)

An Bhfuil Tu Reidh⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: Killian Leonard⁽³⁾| T: K Purcell| OR: 48

50/1

Well beaten at big prices in four maiden starts including over 7f at Galway (yielding) early last month. Others make more appeal on handicap debut from out of the weights.

Form: 0099

Non-Runners

(16)

Always Running⁵¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

(1)

Clifftop⁴⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: H Rogers J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Colfer Me (11/4), Rathmoylan Cove (6/1), Cuban Surfer (7/1), Pleasurable (8/1), Calorific (10/1), Harvest Bow (10/1), Gold Jasmine (12/1), Gold Memory (12/1), Finding Nero (14/1), Hidden Spark (14/1), Nikeandnemesis (16/1), Always Running (16/1), Elusive Fantasy (20/1), Clifftop (20/1), Vhagar (25/1), Riding The Storm (25/1), The Next Abbey (50/1), Lady Alessandria (50/1), An Bhfuil Tu Reidh (50/1)

COLFER ME was a handicap debut winner last time out and he is taken to defy top weight to take this highly competitive nursery contest. The selection has to defy a 10lb rise in the weights but looks capable of doing so and he can see off Rathmoylan Cove who finished runner-up in that Down Royal event. Third place can go to Elusive Fantasy who can step up on previous efforts for a yard in good form at present.