16:50 Naas

Thursday 31 March 2022

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Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 4m 42.10s

Lake Chad³²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 102

28/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in November. Below form twelfth of 21 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at this course (15.5f, soft) 32 days ago. Up in trip. Seems to have lost his way.

Form: 127600

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Youngnedofthehill^h,t²⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 102

50/1

Unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 40/1) 24 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 12390U

Bonnie Kellie²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 100

18/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in January. Creditable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 6/1) 24 days ago. Remains of interest.

Form: 60F136

Banjo^p¹³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Cullen| OR: 99

25/1

One win from 30 NH runs. 12/1, creditable sixth of 18 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, good to soft) 131 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Not discounted.

Form: 0-98736

Gringo D'ainay²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J Queally| OR: 99| BF

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good third of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy, 7/4) 25 days ago. Longer trip should suit, so he's an interesting handicap debutant for all the handicapper has taken no chances.

Form: 0-063

Champ Royal³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 98

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy, 9/1) 37 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 94-843

No Thanks^h,t1²¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 98| D

9/2

Fairly useful winner at 17f on flat. 9/4, fourth of 6 in handicap at Clonmel (16.3f, good). Off 7 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time. Claims if he's tuned up.

Form: 654613-

Cool Rain²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 97

17/2

11/2, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Can't be discounted.

Form: 4P6245

Elmount¹³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 97

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, good) 133 days ago.

Form: P-09578

Mullins Cross¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 97

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. 15/2, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy) 154 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon. Worth a market check.

Form: 461720

Ocojohn¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: T B Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 97

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good tenth of 16 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 119 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 4670

The Grey Lad⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne| T: P W Flynn| OR: 97

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, tenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 68 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 340

West Is Awake^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 97

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/1, ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 26 days ago, left poorly placed. May yet have a bigger performance in him.

Form: 3-6699

Carnet De Stage⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 96

25/1

One win from 26 NH runs. Winner in chase at Downpatrick in October. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy, 5/1) 84 days ago, barely adequate test. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 415348

Peace Party^h,t¹¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 96

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in November. Below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 5/1) 110 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 166217

Sargent Lightfoot^h¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 95

12/1

9/1, respectable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 116 days ago. Not an easy ride, and others make more appeal.

Form: 246-746

Flyin Hawaiian¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 96

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 11f on Flat. Nineteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.4f, heavy, 25/1) 18 days ago. Has scope for better based on Flat exploits, so notable handicap debutant.

Form: 6000

Finnians Row^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 93

22/1

Bit below form third of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 85-6003

Non-Runners

Kashi¹⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: K Thornton J: Donagh Meyler

Mr Jackman³²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: R Monaghan

Lily Of Dromard²⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: M J O'Connor J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Holditinyourhead¹²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 2

Joan Of Pimlico⁷⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: B W Duke J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Champ Royal (10/3), West Is Awake (4/1), Kashi (4/1), No Thanks (9/2), The Grey Lad (8/1), Cool Rain (17/2), Sargent Lightfoot (12/1), Gringo D'ainay (12/1), Lily Of Dromard (14/1), Mullins Cross (16/1), Bonnie Kellie (18/1), Joan Of Pimlico (20/1), Elmount (22/1), Finnians Row (22/1), Banjo (25/1), Carnet De Stage (25/1), Lake Chad (28/1), Holditinyourhead (33/1), Peace Party (40/1), Youngnedofthehill (50/1), Mr Jackman (50/1), Flyin Hawaiian (50/1), Ocojohn (66/1)

Having been runner-up the last twice, and clear of the rest on the latter occasion, KASHI is worth a chance to gain a deserved victory back up in trip. Champ Royal is also in top and regarded as a danger, while Gringo D'Ainay looks the pick of the handicap debutants.