13:30 Naas
Sunday 24 February 2019
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Naas Rugby Club Maiden Hurdle
- 5YO plus  |  2m  |  23 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 13:30Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 45.7s
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Hitting the bar in bumpers finishing runner-up on no less than four occasions in a 12 month period. Finished second once again on return to hurdles when 1L behind Advantage Point over C&D earlier this month. Should be among the leading players.
Dual bumper winner made a promising enough hurdle start when sixth of 21 at Punchestown and has subsequently run well in defeat when sixth of 15 at Tramore last month. Place claims and worth a check in the market.
Gelding by Oscar out of a Teenoso mare. Cost €50,000 as a three-year-old and in the same ownership as Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Lord Windermere. Best watched on debut unless market suggests otherwise.
Won an Irish point-to-point easily in 2016, but rules form so far has been poor. Well held on a couple of starts since December and looking no nearer a breakthrough success here.
Fifth of 10 beaten 27L behind Buster Valentine on sole point-to-point start when last seen in April. First-time tongue tie fitted for rules debut.
Little encouragement in a couple of career starts to date including on hurdling debut at Cork in December. Worth a check in the market given the yard have a 38% win and place strike rate at this meeting in the last four season.
Five race maiden hurdler out of an Accordion mare who has been running well in defeat in a number of starts since November. Yet to finish out of the places in five starts on similar ground and should go well with a clear round.
Second of six on last appearance in a point-to-point in May but will have disappointed connections in a couple of dismal maiden hurdle efforts since the turn of the year. Easy to look elsewhere.
Won a minor bumper at Cork on debut but well beaten in two subsequent bumper starts and suffered a 23L reversal on hurdling debut at Kilbeggan when last seen in May on his final start for the Willie Mullins yard. Impossible to make a case for.
Roderic O'connor colt, cost €16,500 as a foal. Well beaten and no impression in three starts on the Flat over trips between 1m1½f and 1m2½f. Hard to make a case for him on maiden hurdle debut as a first-time gelding.
Placed in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown and ran to a similar level when dropped in trip to win a Fairyhouse bumper last month. Weakened three out on return to Punchestown and hurdling earlier this month and more needed here.
72-rated triple Flat winner ran a sound enough race on hurdles debut at Punchestown when ninth of 21 behind the well thought of Vision D'Honneur before well beaten three out over C&D earlier this month. Hasn't shown enough to be of interest here.
Gelding by Perugino out of a Roselier mare. Half-brother to genuine hurdler/chaser De Benno. Well held on a poor debut at Clonmel earlier this month and possibly best followed when sent handicapping.
Court Cave gelding out of an Exit To Nowhere mare. Poor form in a couple of point-to-point starts towards the fall of the year and finished 25L behind Andy Dufresne on debut in a Down Royal bumper last month. Others appear to have more scope.
Dual French AW Flat winner bought by connections for 150,000 gns in October 2017. Second behind Fakir D'oudairies at Cork last month and expected to go well holding three Grade 1 entries at the festival.
Tailed off in a bumper at Leopardstown on St Stephens day and has been equally disappointing in a couple of dour maiden hurdle starts this year. Has shown little to be considered here.
Rated 74 on the flat for Ed Walker in 2017. Is showing hints of ability in three maiden hurdle spins since debut in December but has been generally beaten a long way. Worthy of a market check.
Poor form in a series of dismal efforts on the level in three career bumpers starts last year. Well beaten 46L on maiden hurdle debut at Navan earlier this month and other readily preferred.
Flat winner finished eighth of 18 in a Clonmel maiden hurdle last month on final start for Joseph O'Brien. Will need to raise overall profile to play a role here.
Failed to improve on her fifth of nine beaten 33L behind Honeysuckle in November when one paced and never a factor dropping in trip at Fairyhouse when last seen in December. Plenty to prove in this contest.
Daughter of Walk In The Park out of a Cyborg mare. possibly best watched on racecourse debut but yard are back in good form this season and any market move should be monitored.
Court Cave mare who was towards rear and never a factor on disappointing debut in a Navan maiden hurdle last month before a slight improvement at Punchestown earlier this month. Others preferred.
By Oscar out of a Gildoran mare. Sister to decent hurdler and genuine chaser Dressedtothenines. Could hit the frame on debut for leading owner.
Forecasts
Fast Buck (6/5), All For Joy (7/4), Momus (5/1), Castle Oliver (14/1), Batcio (16/1), Poseidon (16/1), Megalomaniac (25/1), Spruced Up (66/1), King Alex (66/1), Dashing Major (66/1), Each Way (66/1), Squadron Commander (66/1), Circling Moon (100/1), Lord Schnapps (100/1), Best Not Argue (100/1), Empirion (100/1), My Peggy (100/1), Sophie's Best (100/1), Table The Motion (100/1), Golden Drumlee (100/1), Alfred Elmore (100/1), Shanes Hill Glen (100/1), De Perugino (100/1)
The Willie Mullins yard have a solid record at this meeting in the last four years boasting a 36% win and place strike rate and their FAST BUCK can land the opener here following finishing second on debut bumping in to subsequent Cheltenham winner Fakir D'oudairies at Cork last month. Momus and All For Joy have been running well in defeat of late and look capable of hitting the frame.
- Fast Buck
- Momus
- All For Joy
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €8,316.002nd: €2,579.003rd: €1,229.004th: €554.005th: €216.00
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