15:45 Naas

Sunday 26 March 2023

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Irish Racing Writers Carmel Kirwan And Loretta O'Hanlon Memorial Madrid Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 1m 40.71s

(2)

Paddington¹⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 97| D

6/4

Promising sort who left debut form well behind when taking 20-runner maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft) in October. Likely more to come on handicap debut.

Form: 51-

(8)

Panic Alarm¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 95| CD

7/2

Two wins from 4 runs last year. Career best when winning 14-runner minor event over C&D (heavy, 4/1) in October, keeping on well. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 4311-

(9)

Bossy Parker^p1¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 92| D

12/1

20/1, 11½ lengths ninth of 11 to Cairo in Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown (7f, soft). Off 162 days. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 751189-

(4)

Imadpour¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 88| D

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. Respectable 9¼ lengths sixth of 11 to Cairo in Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown (7f, soft, 18/1). Work to do on handicap debut.

Form: 54166-

(3)

Trachonitus^t¹⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 85

13/2

Career best when winning 5-runner nursery (10/1) at the Curragh (8f, heavy) in October, suited by emphasis on stamina. Still on a fair mark and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 505951-

(1)

Semblance Of Order^p¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Oliver| OR: 80

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, below form sixth of 11 in nursery at the Curragh (7f, soft, 9/2). Off 6 months. Cheekpieces back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 82726-

(10)

Duke Of Leggagh¹⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: M Mulvany| OR: 69| D

20/1

Career best when winning 16-runner nursery at Galway (7f, heavy, 13/2) in October, keeping on well. In much deeper contest here, though, and faces a stiff task from long way out of the handicap.

Form: 877631-

Non-Runners

(5)

Basil Martini¹⁴²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Hugh Horgan

(6)

Londoner¹⁵⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

(7)

King Of Scotia¹⁰²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: M O'Callaghan J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Paddington (6/4), Panic Alarm (7/2), Londoner (5/1), Imadpour (11/2), Trachonitus (13/2), Semblance Of Order (7/1), King Of Scotia (7/1), Basil Martini (8/1), Bossy Parker (12/1), Duke Of Leggagh (20/1)

There should be more to come from PADDINGTON this season and he is taken to make a winning return. Panic Alarm and Trachonitus should also go well.