15:40 Naas

Sunday 1 November 2020

All12:3013:0013:3014:0014:3515:0515:40

Naas Maiden

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 32.99s

(17)

Maysonlight²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

80/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fourth of 13 in maiden at Thurles (8f, soft, 80/1) 24 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip. Improvement needed.

Form: 94

(4)

Pro Bono²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: T P Madden| T: P J Hayes

300/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Fourth of 9 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, soft, 18/1) 20 days ago. Difficult to make a case for.

Form:

(10)

Zero Ten²²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E Mullins| OR: 147

11/8

Useful jumps winner, making GB/IRE Flat debut. Won 9-runner Gr 3 chase (3/1) at Thurles (18f, soft) by 14 lengths from Dunvegan, kept up to work. Off 7 months.

Form:

(3)

Beyond Happy¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

10/1

Twice-raced colt. Second of 12 in maiden at Gowran (8f, heavy, 9/1) 11 days ago. Back up in trip. One to consider.

Form: 82

(1)

Big Island^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 78

16/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good fourth of 15 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, soft) 15 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 6744

(9)

Lord Park^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 79| BF

6/1

Fairly useful colt. Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. Good third of 15 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, soft, 9/4) 15 days ago. Stable in good form. One to keep on right side.

Form: 324233

(13)

Peckham Springs¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Lee| T: P Stafford| OR: 73

50/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Eleventh of 15 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, soft, 50/1) 15 days ago, not much room. Booking of Lee a plus.

Form: 8050

(2)

Timourid^v1⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 86

12/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 4/1 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft), unable to sustain effort. Off 93 days. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 4-0336

(12)

Turbulence

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy

80/1

€21,000 foal, Night of Thunder colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 2-y-o 7f winner Crius and 1m-1¼m winner Dariane. Dam 2-y-o 1m winner. One to note in the market.

Form:

(11)

Josephina^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mullins

125/1

Twice-raced mare on Flat. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Seventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f, 100/1) 9 days ago, left poorly placed. Difficult ask.

Form: 57

(7)

Awkwafina^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: J Davison| OR: 66

80/1

Lightly-raced filly. 28/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 14 days ago. Looks up against it in this event.

Form: 63505

(15)

Azila^v¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 79

18/1

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. 14/1, good fourth of 14 in maiden at Cork (10f, soft) 19 days ago. Stable having good spell. Visor back on.

Form: 23-8944

(5)

Close The Door

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: T Foley

80/1

Born To Sea filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful winner up to 7f Miracle of Medinah and 12.5f/13f winner Smart Lass. Dam 7f/1m winner. Best watched on debut.

Form:

(8)

Menagerie¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85

7/2

Lightly-raced filly. 4/1, very good second of 14 in maiden at Cork (10f, soft) 19 days ago. Sets the standard and the one to beat.

Form: 3342

(14)

Persian Queen³⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

10/1

Promising type. 12/1, third of 23 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, heavy) on debut. Off 13 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving G. M. Lyons. Likely to improve.

Form: 3-

(16)

Smile At Me

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

16/1

Galileo filly. Sister to 3 winners, including useful 9.4f-1½m winner Curly and 1m winner Oh Happy Days and closely related to winner abroad by Montjeu. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

(6)

Mijul Angel

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: B A Murphy J: Reserve 1

(19)

Wonder Fullbright⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

(18)

Marooners Rock²⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Zero Ten (11/8), Menagerie (7/2), Lord Park (6/1), Persian Queen (10/1), Beyond Happy (10/1), Timourid (12/1), Smile At Me (16/1), Big Island (16/1), Azila (18/1), Marooners Rock (33/1), Peckham Springs (50/1), Mijul Angel (50/1), Awkwafina (80/1), Turbulence (80/1), Maysonlight (80/1), Close The Door (80/1), Josephina (125/1), Wonder Fullbright (200/1), Pro Bono (300/1)

MENAGERIE has performed creditably in all four starts to date and looks to have been found a good opportunity to get off the mark. She handles the ground and further improvement can't be ruled out. Smile At Me is an interesting debutante from the same yard and is worth considering. Beyond Happy could improve to play a part too.