16:25 Naas

Saturday 12 October 2024

All14:0014:3515:1015:5016:2517:0017:30

Tote.ie Handicap

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 12.11s

(9)

Stag Night⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny Power⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 93| CD

10/1

Won this race last year. Latest win at Cork in March. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at the Curragh (5f, good to firm) 63 days ago but given a chance by the handicapper (now 2 lb lower than when beaten a neck at Naas in April). Could make a bold bid to defend his crown.

Form: 3-21276

(12)

Heavenly Power²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: W J Lee| T: E Lynam| OR: 90| D

11/4

Latest win at the Curragh in August. Respectable tenth of 25 back there (6f, good, 14/1) since. Enters the reckoning with Bily Lee taking the reins.

Form: 062710

(8)

Apache Outlaw⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 89| D

10/1

Won 10-runner handicap (11/2) at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago, always holding on. Respected.

Form: 692051

(13)

Mehmar^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 89| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 20/11D0

(7)

Physique^h²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D S O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 88

28/1

Latest win at Galway in August. 25/1, last of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 28 days ago, doing too much too soon. Something to find on form.

Form: 922100

(1)

Transcendental¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 88| D

16/1

Latest win at Navan in August. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 10/1) 14 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 932188

(4)

Laugh A Minute¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 85| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 16/1) 14 days ago, merely closing up late.

Form: 806900

(11)

Staysound Susie¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 84| D

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap (5/2) at Cork (6f, soft) 11 days ago, plenty in hand. Can give another good account.

Form: 331201

(6)

Jon Riggens^t,p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 82| D

7/1

Twenty first of 25 in handicap (12/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) 27 days ago but had been shaping up well prior to that. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 2-48540

(3)

Collective Power¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: E Lynam| OR: 81| D

14/1

16/5, good second of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 15 days ago, clear of rest. Merits consideration under Colin Keane.

Form: 256552

(2)

Universally^b²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 79| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 80/1, bit below form sixteenth of 25 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 27 days ago. Blinkers back on. Has work to do.

Form: 141350

(14)

Moltophino^v,t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 76

14/1

11/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft) 11 days ago, slowly away. Back down in trip. Visor back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 422409

(10)

Nouvel Espoir¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 69

16/1

Latest win at Tipperary in August. 25/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 903139

(5)

Rathbranchurch¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 68| D

40/1

Respectable third of 7 in handicap (7/2) at Bellewstown (5f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 808753

Forecasts

Heavenly Power (11/4), Jon Riggens (7/1), Universally (7/1), Apache Outlaw (10/1), Stag Night (10/1), Mehmar (10/1), Staysound Susie (12/1), Laugh A Minute (12/1), Moltophino (14/1), Collective Power (14/1), Transcendental (16/1), Nouvel Espoir (16/1), Physique (28/1), Rathbranchurch (40/1)

Perhaps STAG NIGHT can land this quite useful sprint handicap for a second year running. Edward Lynam pair Collective Power and Heavenly Power head the dangers along with last weekend's Curragh scorer Apache Outlaw.