17:20 Naas

Monday 5 August 2024

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R. C. Bagot Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 2m 17.97s

(17)

Apercu^p1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 80| BF

5/2

Lightly-raced winner. Good second of 8 in handicap (2/1) at Down Royal (10.6f, good) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs considering.

Form: 431-42

(10)

Expound^p,t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 73| D

16/1

Winner at Ballinrobe in June. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (5/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Back up in trip and in the mix.

Form: 438013

(18)

Hokusai^b,t1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 73

12/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 14/1, won 21-runner handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 25 days ago, pushed out. Yard having good spell. Tongue strap on 1st time. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 466-801

(3)

Free Flow²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: J M Barrett| OR: 72

11/1

Respectable second of 6 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good to firm, 11/4) 20 days ago, no match for winner. Back up in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 40-5222

(4)

Wisdomofhindsight¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 72

18/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 25/1) 18 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 9-34444

(12)

Everylittlestep^t⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Yvonne Latta| OR: 71

10/1

8/1, seventh of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 53 days ago, not clear run. One to consider.

Form: 129-827

(1)

Doctor Grace^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 69| D

11/1

6/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap at Navan (10.2f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Stable in good form. Should go well again.

Form: 002421

(9)

Tachos⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 77

17/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. 5/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 50 days ago, digging deep. Enters calculations. Engaged 5.00 Galway Sunday.

Form: 645-331

(5)

Biggerthanbigtime³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 67

40/1

Fourteenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (9f, good, 40/1) 38 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 626/00-0

(11)

Auguste Lumiere⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 74

11/1

22/1, below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 89483-7

(13)

Blue Soul²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 74

11/1

Winner at Tipperary in July before posting a very good fourth of 8 in handicap at Navan (10.2f, good to firm) 23 days ago, headed late on. Player off an unchanged mark.

Form: 675014

(14)

Glimmerglass¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J Feane| OR: 68

9/1

9/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Down Royal (13f, good) 17 days ago. Down in trip. Needs considering.

Form: 657-935

(16)

Beautiful Chaos¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Chloe Byrne⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 67

14/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap (17/2) at Down Royal (13f, good) 17 days ago. Down in trip. Stable in good form. Has good chance on pick of form. RESERVE.

Form: 72207-8

(19)

Proleek Prince¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 67

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good) 18 days ago, slowly away. Has work to do. RESERVE.

Form: 067-8

(2)

Beauparc³¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 66| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. 15/2, creditable second of 12 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, heavy). Off 10 months. Up in trip. Merits consideration. RESERVE.

Form: 89712-

Non-Runners

(6)

Morse²⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: C Weld J: N G McCullagh

(8)

Sir Callisto¹⁵⁶

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: Mrs C O'Leary J: Seamie Heffernan

(15)

Aird¹⁷

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Shane Foley

(7)

Belles Feuilles²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Mrs C O'Leary J: James Ryan

Forecasts

Apercu (5/2), Aird (7/1), Tachos (17/2), Glimmerglass (9/1), Everylittlestep (10/1), Free Flow (11/1), Auguste Lumiere (11/1), Blue Soul (11/1), Doctor Grace (11/1), Hokusai (12/1), Beautiful Chaos (14/1), Sir Callisto (14/1), Beauparc (16/1), Expound (16/1), Wisdomofhindsight (18/1), Proleek Prince (40/1), Biggerthanbigtime (40/1), Morse (66/1), Belles Feuilles (66/1)

Lots with chances but Ger Lyons' filly BLUE SOUL arrives at the top of her game so is taken to quickly resume winning ways having just been collared at Navan last time. In-form maiden Aird seems sure to be on the premises once more with Apercu, Expound and Hokusai also firmly in the picture.