12:50 Naas

Sunday 3 November 2019

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Christmas Party Raceday At Naas Handicap

Off time: 12:53 | Winning time: 1m 3.83s

(18)

Silver Service^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 85| D

8/1

Prevailed in a big runner field which included 28 horses at the Curragh (6f) three runs ago. She has fared well on her two starts since, including latest at Leopardstown (7f) where she was third of 13. Gone up 1lb and is down in trip. Big player.

Form: 447123

(1)

Mokhalad^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Vanessa Maye⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D English| OR: 82| C

7/1

Experienced gelding who has won three times this year. He was fourth of 16 last time over the extended 5f trip at Navan. Has won at this course over 6f. Is now down 1lb in the weights. Has each-way claims.

Form: 150084

(11)

Fridtjof Nansen^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: K P Cotter| OR: 78

8/1

Scored for the first time at the Curragh (6½f) back in August in a 29 runner contest. Has run consistently well since then without further success, including latest when he was 1¼L away in fifth place of 12 at the Curragh (6f). One to think about.

Form: 414295

(13)

Shawaf^t1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: D English| OR: 77

66/1

Lightly-raced gelding who has had just the four appearances to date without success. He was 11th of 13 last time at Dundalk (6f) on his Irish debut. Needs to produce much more this time to be competitive.

Form: 45-50

(4)

Ambitious Approach³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 76

14/1

Has been unable to hit the frame in four attempts in maiden company. He was fifth of 15 on his latest start at Cork over the extended 1m. Is set for his handicap debut here over this shorter trip. Keep an eye out for any market confidence.

Form: 7445

(12)

Aspen Belle^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Killian Leonard| T: P Martin| OR: 76| CD

20/1

A C&D winner here who has been running consistently well over the last few months until she finished 12th of 13 at Navan (5f) on her latest start. Needs to bounce back from that disappointing performance recently.

Form: 522740

(10)

Miacomet¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁵⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 76| D

9/1

Has been successful twice in her last four starts, with her latest victory coming two runs ago at the Curragh (6f) where she prevailed by a short-head. She was sixth of 16 at Navan (5½) last time. Worth respecting.

Form: 021316

(16)

Ducky Mallon^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Kinsella| OR: 75

16/1

Started his campaign with success at Fairyhouse (7f) earlier this year but has not added to that since. He was seventh of 13 on his latest appearance at Leopardstown (7f). Down in trip now where others appeal more.

Form: 282067

(7)

Strong Johnson¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 73| D

12/1

Broke his maiden two starts ago at Navan (5f) in what was his fourth career outing. Finished third of nine over that same C&D in his follow up attempt. Remains open to improvement. Shortlist material.

Form: 00213

(5)

Arcanears¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 71

8/1

Prevailed on the second outing of his career at the Curragh (6f). Has not added to his tally since but he has come close on a number of occasions. He was fifth of 15 last time out at the Curragh (6f). Needs to improve on recent form.

Form: 280095

(3)

Maarek²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 8-13| J: M A Gallagher| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 70| CD

20/1

A C&D winner who landed the L'Abbaye in 2013. His Group 1 form disappeared a long time ago. He could only finish 19th of 28 on his latest attempt at the Curragh (6f). Difficult to fancy on what he has shown this year.

Form: 400070

(2)

Takeachancejimmy⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 70

12/1

Won a big runner field at Navan (5½f) back in June and has produced some good form over the summer. He was fourth of 16 at Galway (7f) on his last start. Drops down in trip here. Capable of hitting the frame.

Form: 228354

(9)

Tide Of Time¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: O J Orr| T: E Lynam| OR: 70| BF| D

13/2

Landed his third win at Down Royal (5f) earlier this year. Was fancied to do well last time when he went off as the 5/2 favourite at Navan (5f) but he could only finish fourth of nine. Remains off the same mark. Not one to ignore.

Form: 013204

(17)

Mk Drama^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: P W Flynn| OR: 68

20/1

Is still a maiden after six races. Was only ¼L away on her penultimate start at Limerick (7f) when she was third of 16. Finished seventh of 10 last time after going off at 3/1. Others appeal more here.

Form: 0-53937

(15)

Powersville¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 65| CD

33/1

Landed her second victory of the year over this C&D back in July. Her form since then has taken a big dip though, including latest when she was 10th of 15 at the Curragh (6f). Down 2lb but is difficult to fancy on recent evidence.

Form: 210000

(20)

Face Off¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 62| BF| D

8/1

Her sole success came over this distance at Navan (5f) earlier this year. She was very close to doubling her tally over that same C&D on her latest outing as she was second of 17 there, beaten by a neck. Has gone up just 2lb. Strong claims.

Form: 306532

(8)

Castrogiovanni^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: James J Doyle| T: K P Egan| OR: 54

33/1

Has not prevailed since he broke his maiden at Fairyhouse (6f) in October 2017. His recent efforts offer little encouragement as he has been well held, with his latest run coming at at Navan (5½f) where he was 12th of 16. Others are preferred.

Form: 00-6000

(6)

Doonard Prince^b¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-4| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 53| C| D

20/1

Experienced operator who ended his long losing sequence on his penultimate start when he prevailed at Navan (5f). Was unable to follow it up over that same C&D last time as he was 11th of 17. More is needed from this mark.

Form: 000010

Non-Runners

(14)

Empire State¹²⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: D O'Brien

(19)

Aloysius Lilius¹¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: G O'Leary J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Tide Of Time (13/2), Mokhalad (7/1), Empire State (7/1), Arcanears (8/1), Silver Service (8/1), Fridtjof Nansen (8/1), Face Off (8/1), Aloysius Lilius (8/1), Miacomet (9/1), Strong Johnson (12/1), Takeachancejimmy (12/1), Ambitious Approach (14/1), Ducky Mallon (16/1), Doonard Prince (20/1), Maarek (20/1), Mk Drama (20/1), Aspen Belle (20/1), Powersville (33/1), Castrogiovanni (33/1), Shawaf (66/1)

ALOYSIUS LILIUS finished second over this trip last time at Navan and she can gain compensation for that near miss with victory here off just this 1lb higher mark. She has run well over this C&D before so expect another big run. Silver Service is the highest rated horse in the race and is in good form at the moment so she is likely to put up a bold bid from top weight, while Empire State needs to bounce back from his latest effort over this C&D but he has shown enough to suggest he is much better than that so take the colt to hit the frame.