15:50 Naas

Sunday 8 January 2023

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Fifty Stars Standing At Sunnyhill Stud (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 10.00s

Ankud

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

7/4

Nathaniel gelding. Closely related to a winner and half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 6f winner in UAE Miqyaas. Dam unraced. Bred to have plenty of speed, so should go well on debut.

Form:

Ardad Derek

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R L McCrory⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

40/1

£3,500 3-y-o, Ardad gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including dual bumper winner Strensham Court. Worth a market check.

Form:

Boots And Jeans

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

7/1

Free Eagle gelding. Brother to 7f-1¼m winner in Italy Kenji. Dam 1½m winner. Should be well equipped for this sort of test and represents a top stable, so he's worthy of interest.

Form:

Cappucino

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

11/2

Westerner gelding. Dam unraced. Stable capable of readying a newcomer, so no forlorn hope.

Form:

Cut The Rope

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan

5/1

Sea The Stars gelding. Dam ran twice on Flat. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Sattam

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld

4/1

35,000 gns 3-y-o, Sea The Stars gelding. Half-brother to 9.6f winner Umneyaat. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class 12.4f-2¼m winner (stayed 2½m) Saddler's Rock. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form:

Celebrating Ethel

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr N McParlan| T: A Kinirons

20/1

Gleneagles filly. Half-sister to 1¼m winner Durham. Dam unraced. Others preferred.

Form:

Final Decision⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

20/1

Once-raced maiden. 5/1, fourth of 12 in bumper at Doncaster (16.6f, good) on NH debut 43 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 4

Justgetonwithit

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

50/1

Youmzain filly. Dam maiden pointer/little show in bumpers/sole start over hurdles.

Form:

Miss Gherkin

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke

28/1

The Gurkha filly. Half-sister to 1m-10.7f winner on Flat Je T'ai Porte. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Hasanabad.

Form:

Non-Runners

D Art D Art

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: T Cooper J: Mr P W Mullins

Tramps Like Us

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: D H Kelly J: Cian Quirke

Forecasts

Ankud (7/4), Sattam (4/1), Cut The Rope (5/1), Cappucino (11/2), Boots And Jeans (7/1), Tramps Like Us (12/1), D Art D Art (12/1), Final Decision (20/1), Celebrating Ethel (20/1), Miss Gherkin (28/1), Ardad Derek (40/1), Justgetonwithit (50/1)

SATTAM is from an excellent family and hails from a Flat stable, so he's worth chancing to make a winning start without the benefit of market clues. Ankud and Boots And Jeans also make plenty of appeal on paper.