12:00 Naas

Saturday 21 November 2020

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Dimond Walsh Hospitality At Naas Racecourse Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:02 | Winning time: 4m 7.7s

Battle Of Actium³⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Twice-raced maiden. 7/2, ran to a similar level as on debut when third of 5 in bumper at Navan (16f, soft). Off 10 months. Respected making hurdling debut.

Form: 242/153-

Captain Court²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: R O'Sullivan

200/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Dam (h77) maiden hurdler. Pulled up in point on debut, Mar 15.

Form: P-

Captain Kangaroo²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/2

10/1, created a very good impression when won 12-runner bumper at Clonmel (18.4f, soft) on NH debut, staying on well. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Yard in good form.

Form: 1-

Envious Editor²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

4/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Creditable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft, 5/2) 23 days ago, travelling as well as any but finding little.

Form: 0/49P-33

Gabynako¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| BF

4/6

Promising sort. Shaped best when second of 14 in novice hurdle (11/10) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 18 days ago, edged out on line. The one to beat.

Form: 23-22

Good Time Jonny²⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: A J Martin| D

18/1

Winner in bumper at Musselburgh in January. Unable to land a blow in Champion bumper at Cheltenham and make hurdles debut after 8 months off.

Form: 2319-

Mine Me Will He^t1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 100/1) 8 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 000

Mount Callan²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fared little better than on debut when seventh of 11 in bumper (50/1) at Wexford (16f, soft) 26 days ago, not looking entirely straightforward. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 67

Mr Bercow^t1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M J Bolger| T: J T R Dreaper

200/1

Point winner who was given a considerate introduction when eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft, 40/1) on NH debut 23 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 13-8

Nevsky^h⁶⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: D Buckley

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 22 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving C. P. Donoghue.

Form: 90/

Westy Fox⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, failed to progress from hurdling debut when tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 8 days ago.

Form: P/F1-00

Daughter Of Oscar^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: N P Madden| T: C P Donoghue

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, again showed little when thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 00

Fire Love⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan

50/1

No Risk At All mare. Dam, 11f-13f winner in France, half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 21f) Tabac Brun. Won point on debut, Oct 4. Engaged 12.15 Gowran Friday.

Form: 1

Free Thought²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 11/1, possibly found the race coming too soon when sixth of 11 in bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy) 27 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 76

Jasper Bear³¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: J F Robinson

125/1

Showed a bit first time up when seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.5f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut, weakening between last 2. Off 10 months.

Form: 1P243/7-

Miss Arccol⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

80/1

Showed a bit when seventh of 13 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 8 days ago, none too fluent and not knocked about. Should improve.

Form: 7

My Friend Aoife²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: R O'Sullivan

100/1

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. 25/1, showed nothing after 25 months off when sixth of 7 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy) 20 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 7415/6

Non-Runners

Hes A Hardy Bloke²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Gabynako (4/6), Captain Kangaroo (5/2), Envious Editor (4/1), Battle Of Actium (8/1), Hes A Hardy Bloke (8/1), Good Time Jonny (18/1), Fire Love (50/1), Free Thought (80/1), Miss Arccol (80/1), My Friend Aoife (100/1), Jasper Bear (125/1), Captain Court (200/1), Mr Bercow (200/1), Westy Fox (200/1), Mount Callan (250/1), Mine Me Will He (250/1), Nevsky (250/1), Daughter Of Oscar (250/1)

Only a handful of these make any serious appeal, with the promising GABYNAKO a confident selection having filled the runner-up spot on both outings so far. Captain Kangaroo is feared most having created a very good impression first time up in a Clonmel bumper back in March. Fellow hurdling debutants Battle of Actium and Good Time Jonny complete the shortlist.