Taste Of Kildare At Naas Racecourse 20th - 22nd September Race

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 12.35s

(5)

Gerrit's Gem^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 80| D

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner of maiden at Cork in May. 33/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good to firm) since. Needs to bounce back to the Cork form to have any chance of pushing Firebird.

Form: 6-010

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(2)

Firebird¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 94| D

1/14

Promising sort. Second on Ayr debut for Rebecca Menzies last autumn and looked a useful prospect when easily going one better in a 6f Cork maiden on recent return for a new stable. Can't oppose.

Form: 2-1

(4)

Matter Of Fact^b1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 81| CD

7/1

Lightly-raced C&D winner. Twelfth of 16 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (7f, good) 36 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Might be the one to chase home Firebird.

Form: 815-90

(1)

Kansai¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 71

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 7 lengths third of 15 to Firebird in maiden at Cork (6f, good to firm, 25/1) 10 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 963

(3)

Kay's Flower²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Unseated rider soon after start in maiden (22/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Well-held sixth on Cork debut prior to that.

Form: 6U

Forecasts

Firebird (1/14), Matter Of Fact (7/1), Gerrit's Gem (25/1), Kansai (33/1), Kay's Flower (80/1)

FIREBIRD bolted up in a Cork maiden starting out for the Twomey yard and should have way too much for this opposition, best of whom could be Jessica Harrington's Matter of Fact.