19:30 Naas

Wednesday 23 June 2021

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Naas Racecourse Business Club Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:57 | Winning time: 1m 40.71s

(8)

Fastman¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 82

20/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Only eighth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (6.3f, soft, 14/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip with work to do.

Form: 250208

(2)

Stately Home⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D English| OR: 78

12/1

10/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Has lots to find.

Form: 2223-40

(7)

St Clerans^v1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 73

12/1

9/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 40 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington and not ruled out in first-time visor.

Form: 255-544

(5)

Oneiroi^h⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Buckley| OR: 72

11/8

4/1 and hooded for 1st time, good second of 15 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 9 days ago. Bold showing is on the cards.

Form: 4-20342

(10)

Kosman^v¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 70| BF| C

7/2

Course winner but below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good, 4/1) 11 days ago. Stable having good spell so not discounted with visor back on.

Form: 935328

(6)

Foreign Legion^p,t¹³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: D E Sheehy| T: J Larkin| OR: 69| D

28/1

Latest win at Dundalk in December but only ninth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 6/1). Off 131 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 121-429

(4)

Fugacious¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: J Feane| OR: 65

8/1

Temperamental sort who remains a maiden after 26 runs. Creditable second of 15 in handicap (11/2) at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago but others remain more persuasive.

Form: 5-24082

(9)

More Than A Prince^t1¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: N Meade| OR: 65

13/2

66/1, last of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) on final run for Olly Murphy. Tongue strap on 1st time and needs to get back on track for his new handler.

Form: 84608-8

(1)

Eloso²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S T McCullagh| T: R O'Brien| OR: 74| BF

14/1

Below form sixth of 10 in maiden claimer at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft, 6/4) 23 days ago. Stable having good spell but he has something to prove now.

Form: 524276

Non-Runners

(3)

Insignia Of Rank³⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: J G Murphy J: Tom Kiely Marshall

Forecasts

Oneiroi (11/8), Kosman (7/2), More Than A Prince (13/2), Fugacious (8/1), Stately Home (12/1), St Clerans (12/1), Insignia Of Rank (12/1), Eloso (14/1), Fastman (20/1), Foreign Legion (28/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which the in-form ONEIROI is given the nod on the back of his good Gowran second last week with the hood retained here. Course-scorer Kosman is weighted to have a big say and rates next best, while St Clerans isn't ruled out either in a first-time visor on her debut for a new yard.