12:40 Naas

Sunday 6 November 2022

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2514:5715:2715:57

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 1m 18.61s

(3)

Executive Decision^h1⁴⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85| D

6/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 6½ lengths fifth of 9 to Beauty Crescent in listed race (12/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 48 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 715

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(1)

Wave Machine⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 85| D

9/1

Lightly-raced winner. 150/1, 14 lengths last of 10 to Lezoo in Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket (6f, good) 43 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 33140

(10)

Polar Bear^v²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 84| CD

4/1

3/1, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at this C&D (heavy) 21 days ago, well positioned. Enters calculations.

Form: 352421

(8)

Mile End^b³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 82| D

7/1

Promising sort. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 6/1, career best when winning 12-runner nursery at Navan (5.8f, soft) 32 days ago, responding well. Big shout again.

Form: 980511

(11)

Cash Or Crypto²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: D Marnane| OR: 79| D

33/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Listowel in June. Twelfth of 14 in minor event (66/1) at this course (7f, heavy) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must bounce back.

Form: 160

(9)

Marco Monaco¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 78

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, third of 12 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, heavy) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 703

(7)

Tooprofitable^b¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Leigh Roche| T: M C Grassick| OR: 77| D

12/1

6/1, career best when winning 15-runner maiden at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 14 days ago. Respected.

Form: 786851

(5)

Lisieux²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 72| CD

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 9-runner nursery at this C&D (heavy, 12/1) 21 days ago by 2½ lengths from Distillate. Player.

Form: 0071

(4)

Distillate¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

33/1

25/1, sixth of 7 in nursery at Leopardstown (7f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 245326

(2)

Not Just Yet²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 70

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 20 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft, 11/1) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 030

(6)

Rhythm King⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 68

10/3

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Gowran in October. Creditable second of 16 in nursery at Galway (7f, heavy, 15/2) 6 days ago, left poorly placed. Not taken lightly.

Form: 90012

Forecasts

Rhythm King (10/3), Polar Bear (4/1), Executive Decision (6/1), Mile End (7/1), Lisieux (15/2), Wave Machine (9/1), Not Just Yet (10/1), Tooprofitable (12/1), Marco Monaco (14/1), Distillate (33/1), Cash Or Crypto (33/1)

A competitive nursery which includes 4 last-time-out winners, notably the progressive MILE END, who is 2 from 2 in blinkers and can get the hat-trick up. Polar Bear and Lisieux head the dangers.