13:55 Naas

Sunday 25 February 2024

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Naas Racecourse Business Club Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 3.20s

Annamaymurt

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

250/1

Malinas gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 29f) Delusionofgrandeur.

Form:

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Bossofthebus²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: Paul Tobin

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 6009

Camino Mission¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 200/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 86

Diamondfranticsoup

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E Griffin

150/1

Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Kilbarry Lilly, stayed 2¾m, and fair hurdler Kilbarry Chianti, stays 3m.

Form:

Farrokh²²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr F Maguire| T: B Connell

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 66/1). Off 7 months. Shoot The Blues very much the yard first string.

Form: 00

It's Never Simple¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: M Brassil

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 110 days ago.

Form: 00-9

Manatee Du Brizais^t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally

80/1

€14,000 3-y-o, Manatee gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including French hurdler Serisilver. Wears tongue strap.

Form: 4F13

Minella Buddy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen

33/1

Shantou gelding. Dam 15f-2¼m hurdle winner in France.

Form:

Mon Euil¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: A P Heskin| T: R O'Leary

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (19.8f, soft, 28/1) 12 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Down in trip.

Form: 69

Pen To Paper

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

2/1

€88,000 Blue Bresil gelding. Dam (c111/h137), 2½m-25f hurdle/chase winner, closely related to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 21f) Kayf Blanco. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Rainbow Trail⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| D

10/1

Won a Clonmel bumper in November. 11/2, disappointed when seventh of 9 in maiden at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 75 days ago. No surprise were he to prove a different proposition now.

Form: 2-17

Reve Inoui³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: J P Flavin

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Remote fourth of 11 in maiden hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, heavy, 50/1) 33 days ago.

Form: P-F1P4

San Aer^h,t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 8f on flat. 125/1, nineteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 0/00

Shoot The Blues²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| D

11/10

Promising type. Bumper winner in autumn 2002. 7/2, shaped well when second of 11 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 15 months later. Open to improvement and the one to beat.

Form: 1-2

Shraheen¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at this course (19.1f, heavy) on hurdles bow 15 days ago.

Form: 65

Tounsivator⁵³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Fairly useful winner on the Flat in France for 2022. Joined a top stable for hurdle career and could have a big say, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.

Form:

Zhivotov⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan| T: Robert Widger

200/1

Cost €150,000 as a 3-y-o but no significant impact in his 2 points.

Form: 64

Alpine Swift

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms S J Connell

250/1

Getaway mare. Sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser Getabird. Dam pulled up in point.

Form:

Ballerina Boxer¹⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B W Harvey| T: D Harvey

250/1

Fell in novice hurdle (80/1) at Fairyhouse (20.5f, soft) 141 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell.

Form: 0-847UF

Diamond Nora^h1,t1⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally

25/1

Diamond Boy mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Ben Thomson, stays 2½m. Won sole point in January. Wears hood and tongue strap. One of the more interesting runners.

Form: 1

Fairyland Opera

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: L Fowler

66/1

Elusive Pimpernel mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Doyenna.

Form:

Heidi's Frontiere⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: M Kennedy

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, seventh of 8 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy) 50 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: R-787

Pinky²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.1f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: 3896

Snegurochka⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Ms M Blake| D

250/1

Poor hurdler. Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. 100/1, below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.2f, soft) 43 days ago.

Form: 3103/9-7

Well Dressed²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty

22/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 80/1) on NH debut 27 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Shoot The Blues (11/10), Pen To Paper (2/1), Tounsivator (7/2), Rainbow Trail (10/1), Well Dressed (22/1), Diamond Nora (25/1), Minella Buddy (33/1), San Aer (66/1), Fairyland Opera (66/1), Manatee Du Brizais (80/1), It's Never Simple (100/1), Reve Inoui (150/1), Pinky (150/1), Heidi's Frontiere (150/1), Diamondfranticsoup (150/1), Shraheen (200/1), Mon Euil (200/1), Bossofthebus (200/1), Farrokh (200/1), Zhivotov (200/1), Annamaymurt (250/1), Ballerina Boxer (250/1), Snegurochka (250/1), Camino Mission (250/1), Alpine Swift (250/1)

SHOT THE BLUES gets the vote on the back of his promising effort at Fairyhouse last month, although a strong market move for the Willie Mullins-trained French Flat recruit Tounsivator would put a slightly different slant on things. Bumper winner Rainbow Trail is surely a lot better than he showed on hurdle debut and may prove best of the rest.