16:35 Naas

Saturday 14 October 2023

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Oktoberfest Weekend Handicap

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 1m 33.21s

(11)

Lust^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 96| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 5¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Spanish Tenor in handicap at Listowel (8f, soft, 15/2) 25 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 210-727

(5)

Verhoyen^b¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 92| D

33/1

Latest win at the Curragh in June. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Navan (6f, soft) 10 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 161852

(12)

Spanish Tenor²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 90| CD

14/1

Arrives on a hat-trick after wins at Gowran and Listowel. Has won over C&D before. Further 5 lb rise demands more but he can't be ruled out in his current mood.

Form: 984211

(2)

Hurricane Ivor²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 89

18/1

Thirteenth of 22 in handicap at Doncaster (5.6f, good to soft, 22/1) 28 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 300870

(1)

Earls^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 86| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Latest win at Cork in May. 5/1, 5¼ lengths eighth of 10 to Spanish Tenor in handicap at Listowel (8f, soft) 25 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 710348

(9)

Joe Masseria^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 86| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Latest win at Cork in April. Last of 22 in handicap (28/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 49 days ago. Bounce back needed.

Form: 013500

(4)

Something Nice¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 88| BF| D

9/2

Winner at Cork (7f) in April. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Cork (8f, soft, 3/1) 18 days ago, leading for long way. Player back down at 7f.

Form: 129254

(10)

Cavallo Pazzo^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 83| C| D

4/1

Course winner. 11/8, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Down Royal (7f, soft) 19 days ago. Could have more to come for this yard now he's got his head in front.

Form: 1-82021

(7)

No More Porter^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 83

5/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, heavy, 10/3) 14 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 268432

(6)

Facethepuckout³²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 75| BF| D

7/1

7/2, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Stable having good spell. Sure to go well.

Form: 733204

(3)

San Aer^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 74| D

15/2

Sixth of 8 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, heavy, 5/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 007036

Non-Runners

(8)

Yermanthere¹³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: A Kinirons J: Ben Coen

Forecasts

Cavallo Pazzo (4/1), Something Nice (9/2), No More Porter (5/1), Facethepuckout (7/1), Joe Masseria (7/1), San Aer (15/2), Earls (8/1), Spanish Tenor (14/1), Yermanthere (14/1), Hurricane Ivor (18/1), Lust (18/1), Verhoyen (33/1)

A tricky handicap. SOMETHING NICE shaped well under an aggressive ride over 1m at Cork last time and gets a narrow vote now back at 7f. Cavallo Pazzo could kick on now he's notched a win for Joseph O'Brien and is second choice ahead of Michael O'Callaghan's Facethepuckout.