16:45 Naas

Sunday 15 May 2022

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

Royal Ascot Trials At Naas Handicap

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 1m 39.63s

(7)

Recurrent Dream²³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89| C

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. 1/4, career best when winning 5-runner claimer at Fairyhouse (7f, good), comfortably. Off 7 months.

Form: 1051-

(9)

Tut Tut²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88| D

33/1

Fifth of 6 in nursery (7/2) at Leopardstown (7f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 016105-

(10)

Amortentia²¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 86| BF

5/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 16 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 13/8). Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 224-

(8)

Cowboy Justice^t³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85

9/1

Lightly-raced winner. 8/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 4 in minor event at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 32 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 210-4

(6)

Missing Matron¹⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 81

28/1

Below form ninth of 16 in nursery (80/1) at this course (5.9f, heavy). Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 440789-

(2)

Alooqaal¹⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 78

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 3/1). Off 177 days. Makes handicap debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 742-

(4)

Barbapapa^t¹²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 77| D

7/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 1 run this year. Won 13-runner maiden at Dundalk (8f, 10/3), responding well. Off 121 days. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 65-1

(1)

Eastern Wind³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 77

8/1

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 07310-6

(5)

Bridgehead⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 76

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/3, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 43 days ago.

Form: 938-6

(3)

Eskimo Komet^t1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: L Comer| OR: 76

28/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 18 lengths last of 7 to Buckaroo in listed race at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 150/1) 13 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3-17

Forecasts

Amortentia (5/2), Recurrent Dream (4/1), Bridgehead (5/1), Alooqaal (13/2), Barbapapa (7/1), Eastern Wind (8/1), Cowboy Justice (9/1), Eskimo Komet (28/1), Missing Matron (28/1), Tut Tut (33/1)

ALOOQAAL is going the right way and his opening mark looks a fair one given how well his latest second at Dundalk is working out. Barbapapa is next best ahead of Recurrent Dream.