14:10 Naas

Sunday 30 January 2022

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Naas Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 4m 6.80s

Brehon Star¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: I J Power| T: M M McNiff

125/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Twelfth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 125/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 00

Champion Green^h,t1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien

4/6

Useful winner at 9f on flat. 5/2, best excused run when pulled up in juvenile maiden hurdle at Punchestown (2m) 13 days ago (saddle slipped). Previous exploits over hurdles give him sound claims here.

Form: 42P

Coolcullen⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: B W Duke

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 10/1) 51 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Bolger.

Form:

Dixon Line³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Sexton| T: A Sexton

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden . Ninth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 200/1) 35 days ago. Handicaps entitled to be more his bag.

Form: 09

Hooklinesinker^p⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J F Levins

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 200/1) 56 days ago.

Form: 00

Invivo

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

20/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Vision D'etat gelding. Dam 19f chase winner in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 4m) Menchikov. Market should guide on debut.

Form:

Minella Youngy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Beat Hollow gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3m) Farmer Jack. Betting should guide.

Form:

Old Chap

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

200/1

Ascalon gelding. Dam bumper winner/made frame once over hurdles. Rates a likely outsider on racecourse/hurdles bow.

Form:

Steppenwolf

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Lee Cosgrove⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Davidoff gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including useful 9f winner in Germany Mascha.

Form:

Vodka Warlord¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good) on NH debut 110 days ago.

Form: 9

Lucaya^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Orr| T: A Fleming

100/1

Lucayan filly. Half-sister to 6f winner Katie Cruel. Dam placed on Flat. Wears hood. Betting may well prove the best guide ahead of hurdles bow.

Form:

Magic Word¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Moore| T: A McCann

10/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Seventh of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 125/1) 13 days ago. Likely type for handicaps.

Form: 77

Only Sky⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

5/1

Fairly useful Flat winner (stays 12f). Below best last 2 starts on the level but just the type her good yard do well with over timber

Form:

Penny's Song⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Murphy

100/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. 50/1, twelfth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (12f) on debut 46 days ago.

Form:

Runway Queen²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: A McCann

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 125/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 25 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form:

Saywhatyouwant³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

3/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (15.6f) 30 days ago. Had previously shaped with some promise at Fairyhouse so not discounted.

Form: 030

Speedy Pix⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt

200/1

Poor maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, twelfth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 50 days ago. Engaged 2.50 Fairyhouse Saturday.

Form: 9F0

Whose A Diva

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea

150/1

Doyen filly. Closely related to 2 winners, including fairly useful 25f chase winner Bon Accord,. Dam unraced.

Form:

Non-Runners

Enchanted Magic

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: E Doyle J: Richard Condon

Forecasts

Champion Green (4/6), Saywhatyouwant (3/1), Only Sky (5/1), Magic Word (10/1), Minella Youngy (16/1), Invivo (20/1), Steppenwolf (28/1), Coolcullen (40/1), Enchanted Magic (50/1), Penny's Song (100/1), Lucaya (100/1), Brehon Star (125/1), Whose A Diva (150/1), Dixon Line (200/1), Speedy Pix (200/1), Old Chap (200/1), Hooklinesinker (250/1), Runway Queen (250/1), Vodka Warlord (250/1)

CHAMPION GREEN had excuses when pulled up on his latest start at Punchestown (saddle slipped) and, having showed promise in similar company previously, he looks the one to side with in a race lacking depth. Saywhatyouwant and hurdling debutantes Only Sky and Invivo are others worthy of keeping an eye on.