16:35 Naas

Saturday 13 February 2021

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Tipper Road (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 4m 3.2s

Back Yourself

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh

11/1

Maxios gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including fairly useful hurdler Barnacle Bill. Dam 9f winner. Notable newcomer who should be equipped for this sort of test.

Form:

Blacktrenchwarrior

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

28/1

Dandy Man gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including fair hurdler Beaumont's Party. Dam unraced.

Form:

Captain Conby³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Second of 9 in bumper (10/1) at this course (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 31 days ago.

Form: 2

Enki Flacke

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: C A McBratney

16/1

Buck's Boum gelding. Half-brother to French 12.5f winner Enki Girl. Dam French 10.5f-15f winner.

Form:

Eyewitness³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

13/2

Once-raced maiden. Third of 9 in bumper at this course (15.8f, heavy, 5/1) on NH debut 31 days ago. Open to improvement, so warrants respect with the benefit of experience over most.

Form: 3

Frankie Faulkner

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: C W J Farrell

40/1

Malinas gelding. Half-brother to fair 3m chase winner Book of Gold. Dam unraced.

Form:

Hashtag Watt^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

7/2

Alianthus gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful chaser Echo Watt. Dam maiden on Flat. Wears hood.

Form:

Highlander Casseul

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M McGuane⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Coogan

150/1

€11,500 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Alsa Mix. Dam unraced.

Form:

Hunters Yarn

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: P M J Doyle

9/4

Fame And Glory gelding. Brother to 2 winners, including useful hurdler Do Your Job, stays 21f. Worth a market check.

Form:

Wild Hunt

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: D Hogan

6/1

£7,000 3-y-o, Dubawi gelding. Brother to very smart 1m-1¼m winner Wild Illusion and half-brother to 2 winners. Dam 8.6f-2m winner. Trainer going well. Market could prove significant.

Form:

Agape

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche

8/1

Epaulette filly. Half-sister to several winners on Flat, including useful 1½m winner Twin Soul. Dam 1¼m winner.

Form:

Maries Memories

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: R O'Sullivan

40/1

War Command filly. Dam 6f winner. Doesn't look a guaranteed stayer but jockey booking catches the eye.

Form:

Miranda Priestly

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

66/1

Snow Sky filly. Half-sister to fair 21f hurdle winner Trump Lady. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (barely stays 4¼m) Regal Encore.

Form:

Forecasts

Hunters Yarn (9/4), Hashtag Watt (7/2), Wild Hunt (6/1), Eyewitness (13/2), Agape (8/1), Back Yourself (11/1), Captain Conby (14/1), Enki Flacke (16/1), Blacktrenchwarrior (28/1), Frankie Faulkner (40/1), Maries Memories (40/1), Miranda Priestly (66/1), Highlander Casseul (150/1)

WILD HUNT boasts an excellent Flat pedigree and represents a trainer who has had previous success with Godolphin cast-offs, so a chance is taken on him to make a winning start under Patrick Mullins. Eyewitness and Captain Conby achieved a similar level of form when placed on their debuts, but the bar isn't set very high.