14:40 Naas

Sunday 16 May 2021

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Royal Ascot Trials At Naas Handicap

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 1m 44.36s

(15)

Roca Roma²⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 95| D

4/1

3/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy). Off 8 months but yard going well and she should have more to offer this year.

Form: 2/1501-

(2)

Band of Outlaws⁶⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 88| BF| C| D

11/1

Course winner. 9/2, creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good). Off 21 months. Useful on the Flat and in good hands.

Form: 830274/

(18)

Casanova⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: G M Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 88| D

33/1

20/1, last of 20 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 6/30000

(16)

Protagonist⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 87

9/1

12/1, eighteenth of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) 56 days ago. Very likely he needed that.

Form: 18765-0

(14)

Pepperoni Pete^p,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 84| D

12/1

Latest win at Navan in March. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (11/2) at Limerick (8f, good) 22 days ago.

Form: 46-6183

(8)

Punk Poet⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 81| D

12/1

Winner at Dundalk in November. 25/1, good fifth of 21 in handicap at this course (5.9f, soft) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 4319-05

(7)

Acquiescent²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 80

80/1

28/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm) 23 days ago, finding little. Others more persuasive.

Form: 26313-0

(6)

Starting Monday⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: G Scott| OR: 78| D

7/2

Reappearance win at the Curragh in March. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (8/1) at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Back down in trip, which will suit, so has to be taken seriously.

Form: 3451-15

(12)

Ice Cold In Alex^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon| OR: 77

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm, 11/2) 23 days ago.

Form: 3648-30

(13)

Thefaithfulindian^t⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 76| D

16/1

Below form 15½ lengths fifth of 18 to Pepperoni Pete in handicap at Navan (8f, heavy, 12/1) 50 days ago, faring best of those held up. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 14231-5

(17)

Colfer Me^b²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: T P Madden| T: S Byrne| OR: 75| D

100/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. First run since leaving K. J. Condon when twentieth of 21 in handicap (80/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to firm) 29 days ago.

Form: 09080-0

(1)

Mccabe^p,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 75| D

28/1

20/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 7 days ago, hampered. Stable in good form. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 7682-00

(4)

El Padre¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: A Murray| OR: 73

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fifth of 23 in handicap (4/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 243-35

(11)

Perry Square^p1⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 72

80/1

Creditable sixth of 11 in maiden at Cork (10f, good, 28/1) 9 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 086/446

(3)

Pirate Lass¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: R Brabazon| OR: 70

40/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 33/1). Off 6 months. Must improve.

Form: 386450-

Non-Runners

(5)

Longbourn²²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: M A Gallagher

(10)

Dream Tale⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: A Oliver J: L F Roche

(9)

Eastern Racer⁴⁹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 9

T: S Byrne J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Starting Monday (7/2), Roca Roma (4/1), El Padre (4/1), Protagonist (9/1), Band of Outlaws (11/1), Pepperoni Pete (12/1), Punk Poet (12/1), Longbourn (12/1), Dream Tale (14/1), Thefaithfulindian (16/1), Ice Cold In Alex (16/1), Eastern Racer (22/1), Mccabe (28/1), Casanova (33/1), Pirate Lass (40/1), Acquiescent (80/1), Perry Square (80/1), Colfer Me (100/1)

ROCA ROMA signed off her 3-y-o campaign in fine style at Leopardstown and with conditions to suit returning for a yard in excellent order, she could easily pick up where she left off. 1m will probably be the optimum trip for both Starting Monday and El Padre and they complete the shortlist.