15:00 Naas

Thursday 16 December 2021

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BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing Flat Race

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 9.1s

Action Station¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: Mrs P Dobbs

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 300/1) on NH debut 19 days ago. Makes bumpers debut and no forlorn hope.

Form: P5P4

Coursing Pursuit

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss H McLoughlin

80/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to unreliable but fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 29f) Coursing Run. Makes appeal on paper but market can guide for newcomer.

Form:

Killer Mode¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

10/3

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 15 in bumper at Navan (16f, good to soft, 2/1) 12 days ago. Trainer going well, so he holds solid claims.

Form: 25-2

Nonbinding²³³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| BF

7/2

10/3 but only twentieth of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months but this half-brother to the highly promising Ferny Hollow can't be discounted for leading yard.

Form: 0-

Quirke's Gate¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: B Connell

9/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on NH debut 19 days ago. Much respected on his bumpers debut.

Form: 6

Shandancer¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| BF

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good, 3/1) 129 days ago. More is required after his break.

Form: 9-454

Silver King^h1,t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

80/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Dam point winner. Wears hood. No forlorn hope on his first run.

Form:

Sir Argus

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

13/8

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including very smart chaser Brahma Bull and useful hurdler/chase winner Grand Mogul. Stable in good form, so he's well worth considering.

Form:

The Road To Fame^t⁷⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: E Doyle

12/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 12 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy, 25/1), closing all way to line. Off over 2 years though and market can prove a good indicator.

Form: U42/

Thistle Ask³³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

14/1

Ask gelding. Dam, placed in points, sister to fairly useful 33f cross-country chase winner Treo Eile. Pulled up in a point, so has work to do here.

Form: P

Trent Lane²³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood

22/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to 6 winners, including unreliable French listed hurdle winner Meneur. Dam French 1m/9f winner. Pulled up in a point. More needed now.

Form: P-

Walter Grey²⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: F G Hand

14/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, second of 6 in bumper at this course (15.5f, soft) on NH debut. Off 9 months but he can't be ruled out if back fully tuned up.

Form: 2-

Indy System⁷²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire| T: M C Grassick

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, sixth of 13 in bumper at Newbury (12.6f, good to soft), finding little. Off 24 months with her fitness to prove.

Form: 46/

Queens Gambit^h²⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1 and hooded, eleventh of 13 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months with more to do on his first run since leaving J. T. Gorman.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Sir Argus (13/8), Killer Mode (10/3), Nonbinding (7/2), Quirke's Gate (9/1), The Road To Fame (12/1), Thistle Ask (14/1), Walter Grey (14/1), Trent Lane (22/1), Action Station (33/1), Shandancer (66/1), Silver King (80/1), Indy System (80/1), Coursing Pursuit (80/1), Queens Gambit (150/1)

The market will no doubt reveal plenty here, but the well-related Soldier of Fortune gelding SIR ARGUS is taken to make a winning start for Willie Mullins. Gordon Elliott's Nonbinding is also bred to be useful and he is feared most, with Killer Mode not taken lightly either on the form of his Navan bumper second.