15:30 Naas

Monday 26 April 2021

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Starlite Drive In Cinema At Naas Racecourse Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 45.28s

(22)

Cracking Name¹⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 65| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 14/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy). Off 6 months. Enters calculations.

Form: 831880-

(4)

Muraahin^p1,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Donagh O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 65

4/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Dundalk (8f) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 2-57627

(9)

Lucky Number²⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 64| D

25/1

Tenth of 12 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (20.2f, heavy, 50/1). Off 8 months. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run.

Form: 128/090-

(21)

Blankiedoodie^h,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63| D

14/1

18/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 15 days ago, not clear run. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 26139-0

(16)

Blue Raven^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: P Stafford| OR: 61

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 150/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 16 days ago. Down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 5600-8

(7)

Nailed Down³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Melanie Horsman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 61

28/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy, 22/1) 30 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 70064-0

(19)

Upstate New York^t⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D English| OR: 60

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (8f) 66 days ago.

Form: 8-95980

(13)

Gulf Of Aidan³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ms S Verling⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Sweeney| OR: 58

28/1

Below form ninth of 18 in handicap (150/1) at Navan (8f, heavy) 30 days ago.

Form: 90080-9

(18)

Here's Hoping¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 57

15/2

28/1, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 67888-8

(1)

Solar System⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: L Breen| OR: 54

16/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Dundalk in November. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 17/2). Off 96 days. Down in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 00/716-0

(8)

Overtake^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 49

11/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 16/1) 16 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling.

Form: 534-849

(12)

Accessory⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 48

11/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Dundalk (7f) 84 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 72440-0

(11)

Scorpion Black^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: N G McCullagh| T: R Roberts| OR: 48| D

18/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving D. K. Weld when fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft, 11/1) 18 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 78598-0

(20)

Hidden Spark¹⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 47

11/2

25/1, below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f). Off 157 days. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Mrs D. A. Love. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 344807-

(15)

Knock Flyer^t¹⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Barry| OR: 47

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Dundalk (10.7f), never nearer. Off 145 days. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 684684-

(10)

Our Patron Saint¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: C D Maxwell| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 46

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (150/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 16 days ago, finding nothing. Back down in trip.

Form: 00/60

(23)

Little Camacho¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: G M Ryan| T: A McCann| OR: 45

12/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fifth of 18 in handicap (22/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago, never nearer. Others more persuasive.

Form: 03000-5

(5)

Monsieur Piquer^b,t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: Christian Delcros| OR: 45

12/1

Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 28/1) 8 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 84-0088

(6)

Dunum¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: Patrick Turley| OR: 58

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in maiden (300/1) at Dundalk (7f) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 00-0

(14)

Breagagh^e/s1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 54

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (5f, heavy) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Eyeshields on for 1st time.

Form: 800-08

Non-Runners

(3)

Nam¹⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 1

(2)

Rudi's Princess²⁰⁶

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 2

(17)

Haayem⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: J McAuley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Haayem (10/3), Muraahin (4/1), Hidden Spark (11/2), Here's Hoping (15/2), Accessory (11/1), Overtake (11/1), Little Camacho (12/1), Monsieur Piquer (12/1), Knock Flyer (14/1), Blankiedoodie (14/1), Solar System (16/1), Cracking Name (18/1), Scorpion Black (18/1), Lucky Number (25/1), Blue Raven (28/1), Gulf Of Aidan (28/1), Nailed Down (28/1), Dunum (50/1), Upstate New York (50/1), Breagagh (50/1), Rudi's Princess (100/1), Nam (100/1), Our Patron Saint (125/1)

HIDDEN SPARK's strike rate is hard compelling and she went off the boil towards the end of last year. However, she posted several creditable efforts in defeat during the summer, including when third of 17 over this C&D in June, and resumes on an attractive mark. C&D winner Cracking Name will be a threat if able to bounce back, while Solar System and Overtake both make each-way appeal.