13:55 Naas

Saturday 3 July 2021

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Summer Racing At Naas Apprentice Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 1m 11.81s

(5)

Glow Worm^v³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Scott McCullagh| T: J Davison| OR: 65

13/2

Remains a maiden after 32 Flat runs. Not disgraced seventh of 17 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to firm, 6/1) 3 days ago, poorly drawn. Visor back on.

Form: 358407

(2)

More Than A Prince^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 64

20/1

13/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Olly Murphy when eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 10 days ago. Down in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 4608-88

(6)

Dragons Call²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan| T: J Feane| OR: 63

8/1

7/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Limerick (6.7f, good) 21 days ago. Needs to show more before becoming of interest despite her sliding mark.

Form: 0/70-009

(3)

The Cola Kid^b,t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Nathan Crosse| T: M J Browne| OR: 62| D

11/1

12/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, soft) 36 days ago. Blinkers back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 536560

(14)

Fine Distraction^b,t³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 63

6/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Good third of 17 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to firm, 11/2) 3 days ago, nearest finish. Operating on a handy-looking mark and not ruled out.

Form: 902303

(4)

Florence Thompson¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Lauren Maher⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 57

25/1

Lightly raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, below form tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) in January, never better than midfield. Has since switched yards and market may prove a useful guide.

Form: 7379-60

(7)

Pretty Smart³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P Martin| OR: 57| D

7/1

Respectable fourth of 16 in handicap (5/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, soft) 36 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 9-57244

(15)

Darkdeserthighway^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 61| CD

5/1

66/1, left previous exploits in his wake when winning 17-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 10 days ago, readily. Looked value for it o the day and she may well have more to offer.

Form: 8-00801

(8)

Doonard Prince^b¹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 8-13| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 48| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Good third of 19 in handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 10 days ago, doing best of those drawn high. Not ruled out.

Form: 8-05503

(11)

It's All A Joke^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 11½ lengths fourteenth of 17 to Darkdeserthighway in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (good) 10 days ago. Needs to keep the slow starts at bay.

Form: 600250

(9)

Coffeemeanscoffee⁵⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Luke McAteer| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 47| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 33/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) in January 2020, soon under pressure and always behind. Absent since and only market support would make her of interest.

Form: 51009/0-

(1)

Ever Rock¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy| T: J J Lambe| OR: 45| D

12/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 10/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (6.8f) 14 days ago. Entitled to be sharper with that under his belt but losing run tempers enthusiasm.

Form: 52448-5

(12)

Hija De La Luna¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 45

13/2

Respectable fourth of 19 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good) 10 days ago, headed approaching 2f out and one paced. Not discounted for each-way purposes.

Form: 088-994

(10)

Nice Child Two¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: C J MacRedmond⁽²⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 45

150/1

First run since leaving Kieran Patrick Cotter when last of 19 in handicap at this C&D (good, 80/1) 10 days ago. Needs to step up plenty on that to feature here.

Form: 00080-0

Non-Runners

(16)

On Tick¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: W J Martin J: W T Byrne

(13)

Pillar¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 8

T: A McGuinness J: Adam Caffrey

(17)

Jazz And Blues¹⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: J Barcoe J: Izzy Clifton

Forecasts

Darkdeserthighway (5/1), Fine Distraction (6/1), Glow Worm (13/2), Hija De La Luna (13/2), Pretty Smart (7/1), Dragons Call (8/1), The Cola Kid (11/1), Ever Rock (12/1), Doonard Prince (14/1), Jazz And Blues (14/1), Coffeemeanscoffee (16/1), More Than A Prince (20/1), Pillar (20/1), Florence Thompson (25/1), It's All A Joke (28/1), On Tick (33/1), Nice Child Two (150/1)

DARKDESERTHIGHWAY proved friendless in the betting (sent off at 66/1) but managed to get the job done in ready fashion when landing a C&D handicap 10 days ago. Her rider's claim offsets most of her subsequent weight rise, and given her low-mileage profile, she may well be up to following up. Pretty Smart, Fine Distraction and veteran Doonard Prince head up the dangers.