17:05 Naas

Monday 3 August 2020

All14:0514:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:0517:35

Nursery Of Champions Maiden

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 2m 14.51s

(10)

Bell Manannan¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: J C McConnell

200/1

Well beaten 29L eighth in a 1m5f maiden at Ballinrobe (good) on debut last month. Others hold more obvious claims dropping back in distance.

Form: 8

(4)

Red Leader⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

200/1

Struggled when 26L 13th of 15 in a maiden over 6f on good-to-yielding going when debuting here in June. Not certain to appreciate this step up in trip.

Form: 0

(3)

Sure Cert¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: T Foley

150/1

Fair 14½L seventh in a maiden over this C&D on good going when debuting last month. Improvement needed if she is to break her maiden on this occasion.

Form: 7

(2)

Amhran Na Bhfiann³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 110

8/15

Stepped up markedly on what he'd shown previously when 6L third in the Derby at Epsom (1m4f, good) just under a month ago. Hails from a top yard and looks likely to prove hard to beat dropping markedly in grade.

Form: 0-43

(6)

Ashtarak²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

20/1

Good fourth in a yielding ground maiden over 1m at Gowran Park in June and was in the process of running well when slipping up at Roscommon (1m2f, heavy) subsequently. One for the shortlist in this event.

Form: 0-4S

(5)

Calcite

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Coakley| T: J M Oxx

125/1

Unraced Fastnet Rock colt and a full-brother to the useful Jaega. Market support would be notable on his first racecourse appearance.

Form:

(18)

Complete Fiction¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: D Murphy

200/1

Beaten 13½L when finishing third in a 1m maiden at Leopardstown (good) last month. Step up in trip looks likely to suit and he is an interesting runner in this contest.

Form: 83

(14)

Gauntlet

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: E J McNamara| T: A P O'Brien

25/1

Unraced Galileo colt and a half-brother to a number of useful winners including the top class Danedream. Worth a check in the market for a top yard on debut.

Form:

(19)

King Arthurs Sword^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 82

20/1

Improved on previous efforts when finishing third in a C&D maiden on good ground last month. Tongue tie worn for the first time that day is retained.

Form: 0-03

(13)

Laurouni

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

33/1

Unraced Siyouni colt out of a mare who won over 1m4f in France. Hails from a good yard and interesting to see how he performs on debut.

Form:

(1)

Man River^p1,t1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison

200/1

Decent sixth on debut at Gowran Park (good) over an extended 1m1f in June but failed to back up that up when 26L last of nine at Killarney (1m3f, yielding) subsequently. Cheekpieces and tongue tie both tried for the first time.

Form: 69

(8)

Pin Your Hopes⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver

50/1

Gelded since finishing a well beaten 11½L eighth in a nine runner maiden over 1m at Leopardstown (good) in June. Probably best watched in this race.

Form: 8

(16)

Time And Money

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen⁽³⁾| T: A Oliver

125/1

Unraced Epaulette gelding and a half-brother to winner Collision Course. Others hold more obvious claims on his first racecourse appearance.

Form:

(15)

Yulong Magicreef²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 81| BF

11/1

Shown ability on all three starts to date including when 8L fourth over 1m at The Curragh (yielding) last month. Has run well over this trip in the past and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 634

(11)

Zawara³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld

9/4

Ran well when finishing runner-up in an 18 runner maiden over 1m at Naas (yielding-to-soft) on debut just under a month ago. Step up in distance looks likely to suit.

Form: 2

(7)

Donate²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: G B Caldwell

100/1

Well beaten on both starts so far including when 16L ninth over 1m at The Curragh (yielding) last month. Others hold more obvious claims. First reserve.

Form: 99

Non-Runners

(9)

Bocas Del Toro¹⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: J J Murphy J: Robbie Colgan

(12)

Mente Hermosa³⁴⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 2

(17)

Dumhach Thra²²

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: Ms M Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Amhran Na Bhfiann (8/15), Zawara (9/4), Yulong Magicreef (11/1), Ashtarak (20/1), King Arthurs Sword (20/1), Mente Hermosa (20/1), Gauntlet (25/1), Laurouni (33/1), Pin Your Hopes (50/1), Bocas Del Toro (50/1), Dumhach Thra (66/1), Donate (100/1), Time And Money (125/1), Calcite (125/1), Sure Cert (150/1), Man River (200/1), Complete Fiction (200/1), Bell Manannan (200/1), Red Leader (200/1)

ZAWARA shaped with promise when runner-up when debuting over shorter here last month and she is taken to go one better by getting the better of her rivals in this competitive looking maiden. The selection can get the better of Derby third Amhran Na Bhfiann who recorded a career best that day but was beaten in a maiden on his penultimate start. Third place can go to Ashtarak, who was running well prior to slipping on his most recent start while Yulong Maglcreef has shown good form here in the past and is another to consider.