14:25 Naas

Sunday 6 November 2022

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

Christmas Party Raceday On December 15th Race

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 1m 51.83s

(1)

Cosmic Vega¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 94| D

15/2

Useful gelding. Latest win at Killarney in October. Creditable 4½ lengths fifth of 12 to Power Under Me in listed race at Leopardstown (8f, soft, 5/1) 15 days ago. Trainer going well but no easy task on these terms.

Form: 924715

(3)

Current Option³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 106

5/1

Smart gelding. Latest win at Galway in July. 11/4, respectable 5½ lengths second of 13 to Statement in Concorde Stakes at Tipperary (7.4f, soft) 35 days ago. Big player at this level.

Form: 004132

(4)

Emporio¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 100| D

15/8

Useful gelding. Latest win at Tipperary in August. Creditable 1½ lengths second of 12 to Power Under Me in listed race (9/2) at Leopardstown (8f, soft) 15 days ago, finishing well. Respected.

Form: 01-1452

(5)

Helvic Dream²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 109

11/8

Smart gelding. 13 lengths seventh of 9 to Bay Bridge in Champion Stakes at Ascot (10f, good to soft, 150/1) 22 days ago. This represents a big drop back in class.

Form: 421-587

(2)

Laughifuwant^v1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: G Keane| OR: 90| D

28/1

Fairly useful gelding. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 66/1, 8¾ lengths tenth of 12 to Power Under Me in listed race at Leopardstown (8f, soft) 15 days ago. Visored for 1st time. Difficult ask.

Form: 300500

(6)

Miss Mirabell²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 90| D

25/1

Useful filly. Winner at Gowran in May. Blinkered for 1st time, 12½ lengths fourteenth of 18 to Toy in listed race (33/1) at this C&D (heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 513560

(7)

Emilie Gray^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 94

22/1

Useful filly. Well-beaten last of 12 to Waldersee in listed race (32/10) at Hanover (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 420203

Forecasts

Helvic Dream (11/8), Emporio (15/8), Current Option (5/1), Cosmic Vega (15/2), Emilie Gray (22/1), Miss Mirabell (25/1), Laughifuwant (28/1)

HELVIC DREAM hasn't stood much racing in recent seasons but this is his easiest assignment by some way this term and he is taken to make the most of it. Current Option is the obvious threat on form, though Emporio does arrive on the up.