16:00 Naas

Monday 8 June 2020

All14:5515:3016:0016:3017:0517:3518:0518:35

Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Handicap (50-75) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 11.11s

(10)

Nordic Passage^t⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 75

14/1

Running on the AW at Dundalk over the winter, winning over 1m in January. Second of 19 over 7f on sole start on turf when with trainer John Gosden in 2018. Not discounted.

Form: 095-180

(8)

Twentysixthstreet²⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Andrew Hughes| OR: 75| D

40/1

Regular visitor to Hamilton Park last term. Sprung a 33/1 surprise when beating Amazing Grazing by ¾L at the venue last September off a 9lb higher mark. Shortlisted.

Form: 159127-

(13)

Scorching Heat^t⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| D

11/2

Landed a notable 6f handicap at Goodwood in 2017 for Andrew Balding. Well held when last seen in a 6f handicap over C&D in March. Needs to step up on that form to play a role here.

Form: 70000-9

(17)

Eastern Racer^b¹²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: T P Madden| T: S Byrne| OR: 73| D

33/1

Seen on the AW at Dundalk over the winter without success. Winner of seven of his 40 turf starts but still races off 8lb higher than last winning mark. May need a few to falter.

Form: 880-565

(1)

Gee Rex²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: S M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 72

15/8

Remains a maiden after 15 starts. Well held in four starts last term between August and November. Could be worth a check in the market on stable debut.

Form: 960830-

(4)

Lincoln^p1¹⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 71| D

22/1

Struggling veteran of 59 starts on turf and now races 14lb lower than last winning mark. First time cheekpieces unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 48230-0

(16)

Sunset Nova²⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 69| D

10/1

Off the mark for connections at the 11th time of asking when landing a Navan 5½f maiden on good to firm ground last July. Generally well held since and has quickly come back down to below last winning mark. Others preferred.

Form: 154000-

(12)

Poet's Pride⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: D Marnane| OR: 68

17/2

Running well in a series of starts on the AW at Dundalk over the winter, the gelding remains without a win in 10 starts on turf. Not easily dismissed.

Form: 0-60413

(3)

Rattling Jewel²³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M Hassett| OR: 68| D

33/1

Winner over this trip on a couple of occasions and has hit the frame from five starts over C&D. Badly out of form in three starts when last seen in October and needs others to underperform in this contest.

Form: 001500-

(15)

Time Stands Still²³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 68

50/1

Winner of two of her 19 Flat starts on turf but is yet to hit the frame from three starts over C&D. Hard to fancy now racing 12lb lower than last winning mark.

Form: 053900-

(2)

Bay Of Skaill^h¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 67

18/1

Miserly return of just the one win from 22 career starts. Last of 14 when last seen in January on the AW at Dundalk. Plenty to prove but a big run would not surprise.

Form: 7/0260-0

(14)

Too Hard To Hold²³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: J Davison| OR: 71

28/1

Won a Class 6 nursery at Musselburgh for trainer Mark Johnston in August but things haven't really worked out for the Camacho colt since then. Hard to make a case for on stable debut.

Form: 135348-

(7)

Lapilli⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D English| OR: 61| D

28/1

Solid and consistent on the AW at Dundalk and deservedly won for the second time there when landing a 5K, 14-runner contest off a 3lb lower mark in January. Last won on turf four years ago.

Form: 462-510

(9)

Musalsal²⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: R O'Brien| OR: 58| BF

17/2

Disappointing form for trainer Dermot Weld, failing to hit the frame in five starts. Hard to entertain the geldings chances on stable debut for Co Limerick yard.

Form: 98/700-

(11)

Doonard Prince^b²¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 8-11| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 56| CD

50/1

Gallant veteran, winner of three of his 14 starts over C&D. Tough ask on first run since November racing 11lb higher than last winning mark.

Form: 000105-

(5)

Eleuthera^t⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: J F Levins| OR: 56| D

16/1

Mixed bag of effort on his last three starts here over 5f/6f/7f since the turn of the year. Winner of three of his 12 starts on turf. Worthy of consideration now back on last winning mark.

Form: 5-93949

(6)

Zathura¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 52

25/1

11-race maiden on turf. Finding the company too hot in a number of starts for the daughter of Bungle Inthejungle since August. Hard to make a case for on stable debut for Co Galway outfit.

Form: 00000-0

Forecasts

Gee Rex (15/8), Scorching Heat (11/2), Poet's Pride (17/2), Musalsal (17/2), Sunset Nova (10/1), Nordic Passage (14/1), Eleuthera (16/1), Bay Of Skaill (18/1), Lincoln (22/1), Zathura (25/1), Too Hard To Hold (28/1), Lapilli (28/1), Eastern Racer (33/1), Rattling Jewel (33/1), Twentysixthstreet (40/1), Doonard Prince (50/1), Time Stands Still (50/1)

Solid and consistent on the AW at Dundalk LAPILLI can get a decent tow into the race from a central draw under jockey Gavin Ryan. The seven-year-old can go well at a price with the Joseph O'Brien-trained Gee Rex the biggest potential danger. The gelded son of Requinto will be having his first start for the yard who have a 31% win and place strike rate in the last four years with season and career debutantes in June. Poet's Pride, a winner at Dundalk in February and Rattling Jewel on stable debut can compete for remaining prize money.