16:52 Naas

Thursday 30 March 2023

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Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 6m 24.8s

Townhill Penny^p¹⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 94| D

28/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in August. Below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21.7f, good, 11/1). Off 6 months. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 352189

My Friend The Wind^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E McNamara| OR: 93

18/1

One win from 21 NH runs. 10/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Limerick (24.6f, heavy) 18 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Booking of Flanagan a plus. Respected back in this sphere.

Form: 73F2PU

Do Whatever⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 92

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Booking of Kelly a plus. Likely to improve.

Form: 0008

Tangental¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 92| BF| D

3/1

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 7/4, creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23.2f, soft) 12 days ago, just failing. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 800-512

Elsannah¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: I J Power| T: S Crawley| OR: 91

11/2

Creditable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Limerick (22f, heavy) 18 days ago, left with too much to do. Merits consideration.

Form: 0405U5

Cool Legacy^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: C Motherway| OR: 90

14/1

50/1, bit below form fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: P70365

Sculduggery⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 90

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 150/1) 46 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 070

Imperial Kate⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 89

40/1

14/1, below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.1f, heavy) 59 days ago.

Form: 25-0070

Portland Row⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 89

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 66/1) 63 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 8-60P

Master Breffni³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 88

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, bit below form twelfth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: F-00070

Morrie In D Quarry^p1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 87

5/1

12/1, good third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 090403

Wild As Fire^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 87

66/1

50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 00/00-F0

Pirate Bonnie³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 85

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, eleventh of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00UU0

Lillys Girl^t⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 84| D

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good). Off 8 months.

Form: 90012P

Duffys Getaway^t1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 82

16/1

9/2, below form fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 13 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs to improve but can't be completely dismissed.

Form: 900-045

Back The West¹⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: K C Sexton| T: I Madden| OR: 80

40/1

Tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Galway (24f, heavy) 152 days ago. Others are more appealing.

Form: 632580

Diamond Grove^p1,t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan| T: E Cawley| OR: 80

33/1

33/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, soft) 24 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: P-86000

Getaclan^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: D McNamara| OR: 80

25/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 6/1, 18¼ lengths eighth of 12 to Tangental in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, soft) 28 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: FP0468

Ocodango Boy^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: P McCreery| OR: 80

66/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, soft, 11/1) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: P07-850

Short Story Long^b⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 80

125/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 13 in handicap hurdle (150/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 7 days ago.

Form: 0-P8U00

Silverstrand^b,t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 80

80/1

25/1 and blinkers on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 5P0P0P

Sulafaat^b⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

80/1

Blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (24.4f, heavy) 73 days ago, pulled up. Something to prove.

Form: 0463PP

Wee Small Hours^t¹³

Age: 14| Weight: 10-13| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 80

16/1

Latest win in chase at Down Royal in January. Fourth of 7 in minor event chase at Down Royal (26.2f, soft, 66/1) 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 7961U4

Non-Runners

Champagne Secret⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Jayne Hearne J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Tangental (3/1), Master Breffni (9/2), Morrie In D Quarry (5/1), Elsannah (11/2), Cool Legacy (14/1), Duffys Getaway (16/1), Do Whatever (16/1), Wee Small Hours (16/1), My Friend The Wind (18/1), Getaclan (25/1), Pirate Bonnie (25/1), Champagne Secret (25/1), Townhill Penny (28/1), Sculduggery (28/1), Portland Row (33/1), Diamond Grove (33/1), Back The West (40/1), Lillys Girl (40/1), Imperial Kate (40/1), Wild As Fire (66/1), Ocodango Boy (66/1), Silverstrand (80/1), Sulafaat (80/1), Short Story Long (125/1)

TANGENTAL is going the right way and was just denied at Thurles recently, so he makes most appeal for all that there are others open to improvement, notably Do Whatever, who should be suited by the longer trip. Townhill Penny is also worth considering if strong in the betting.