17:00 Naas

Saturday 8 May 2021

All13:0013:3514:0514:4014:5015:1515:5016:2517:00

Lily & Wild Take-Away Picnic In Aid Of Breast Cancer Ireland Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 1m 16.41s

(5)

Fastar⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: S Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 89| CD

9/4

C&D winner. 10/1, good second of 17 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 41 days ago. Ought to be a factor again.

Form: 641/10-2

(11)

Mia Mento^h1²⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85| D

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 19 in handicap at Ascot (6f, good, 20/1), missing break. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Peter Chapple-Hyam. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 7/42453-

(1)

Tide Of Time⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 85| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Latest win at Navan in October. 18/1, below form eighth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 41 days ago.

Form: 04138-8

(10)

Only Spoofing¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 83

50/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft, 25/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 5910-06

(2)

Blairmayne²⁰⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 81| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Tenth of 15 in handicap (15/2) at the Curragh (6f, soft). Off 6 months. Can make presence felt.

Form: 358230-

(6)

Punk Poet²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 81

25/1

Winner at Dundalk in November. 25/1, nineteenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 44319-0

(20)

Tommy Taylor^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 81| D

10/1

Unreliable sort. Two wins from 44 Flat runs. Ninth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 57773-9

(4)

Verhoyen^b²³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 81| D

12/1

33/1, creditable fifth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 2/70785-

(17)

Half Nutz^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: S Lavery| OR: 77| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 12 days ago, finding nothing. Booking of Lordan a plus. Hood back on.

Form: 0730-00

(8)

Arcanears¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 76| D

7/1

Latest win at Dundalk in October. Creditable third of 14 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 621-863

(19)

Tar Heel³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84| D

33/1

Last of 15 in handicap (28/1) at Cork (5f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 22095-0

(9)

Arnhem²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: N Lupini| OR: 74| D

12/1

5/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (6f), keeping on well. Off 7 months. Not taken lightly.

Form: 580331-

(16)

Castletownshend⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Chloe Byrne⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 72

22/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 25/1) 41 days ago.

Form: 13977-0

(14)

Double Kodiac¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: L Breen| OR: 72| D

16/1

33/1, sixth of 15 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 6/3000-6

(7)

Mokhalad^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 72| CD

33/1

3-time C&D winner. Last of 14 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago, possibly amiss.

Form: 6000-70

(21)

Kodigreen⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K J Manning| T: J G Murphy| OR: 69

33/1

Sixteenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 66/1) 5 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 059/60-0

(12)

Chestnut Express^p,t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 59| CD

66/1

C&D winner. 80/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy) 41 days ago.

Form: 070/0-00

(15)

Brightburn¹⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 56

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, eleventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (5f). Off 173 days. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000-

Non-Runners

(3)

Rough Diamond⁴¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: E Lynam J: M A Enright

(18)

Not Now Zeb¹²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: T Mullins J: Ben Coen

(13)

Midnight Fire¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: E P Harty J: M A Gallagher

Forecasts

Fastar (9/4), Arcanears (7/1), Midnight Fire (8/1), Tide Of Time (10/1), Tommy Taylor (10/1), Half Nutz (11/1), Blairmayne (12/1), Verhoyen (12/1), Arnhem (12/1), Mia Mento (12/1), Rough Diamond (14/1), Double Kodiac (16/1), Not Now Zeb (20/1), Castletownshend (22/1), Punk Poet (25/1), Kodigreen (33/1), Tar Heel (33/1), Mokhalad (33/1), Only Spoofing (50/1), Brightburn (66/1), Chestnut Express (66/1)

FASTAR hasn't stood much racing in recent times, but he returned with a career-best effort when just touched over this C&D in March and with this an easier band of handicap, he seems sure to go well. Arcanears and the reappearing Arnhem are just a couple of potential threats.