17:00 Naas

Saturday 12 October 2024

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

Oktoberfest Weekend Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 29.76s

(4)

I Am Superman^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 96| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 8/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 8 days ago. Yard in good form. Big player.

Form: 556202

(3)

Rahmi²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: D E Sheehy| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 94| BF| D

15/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Third of 5 in minor event at Gowran (7f, good, 6/5) 21 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 073203

(14)

Earls^b,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 87| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win at Haydock in April. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, heavy, 13/2) 14 days ago. Yard having good spell. Blinkers back on. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 105075

(7)

No More Porter^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 87| D

9/1

4/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Enters calculations for Ado McGuinness.

Form: 206091

(5)

Quar Shamar^p,t1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J A Heffernan| T: E Mullins| OR: 86

28/1

13/8, below form 10 lengths second of 6 in minor event at Laytown (7f) 26 days ago, no match for winner. Tongue strap on 1st time , cheekpieces back on. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 467402

(10)

Bellaphina^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 85| D

16/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in September. 14/1, last of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 8 days ago.

Form: 603418

(12)

Emporio^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85| D

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 7/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 775647

(1)

Orandi^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: S Foley| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 83| D

13/2

Winner at the Curragh in May. 10/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 18 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 815332

(6)

Sara Valentina⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 85| D

11/1

Limerick maiden winner in May. 11/2, very good ½-length third of 6 to Facethepuckout in handicap over this C&D (good to soft) 80 days ago. Remains unexposed after only 4 starts.

Form: 9-143

(8)

Facethepuckout¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 82| CD

4/1

Won this race last year and landed another C&D win in July. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Should make a bold bid for back-to-back wins in this race.

Form: 10-1305

(11)

Gibbs Island¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A Oliver| OR: 82

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 6/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 15 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 424756

(13)

Zephron^p⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 80| D

40/1

Latest win at the Curragh in April. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Roscommon (7.5f, heavy) 53 days ago.

Form: 41-8100

(2)

Bid For Chester^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 81

20/1

Latest win at the Curragh in April. 11/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Down Royal (5f, soft) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 100005

(9)

Ramiro^h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: J M Sheridan| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 79| D

12/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap at Listowel (7.1f, good to soft, 8/1) 18 days ago, kept up to work.

Form: 273451

Forecasts

Facethepuckout (4/1), Emporio (9/2), Orandi (13/2), Rahmi (15/2), I Am Superman (15/2), No More Porter (9/1), Sara Valentina (11/1), Earls (12/1), Ramiro (12/1), Bellaphina (16/1), Bid For Chester (20/1), Gibbs Island (20/1), Quar Shamar (28/1), Zephron (40/1)

FACETHEPUCKOUT shaped as if back in form last time and may be ready to strike again at a track which suits him so well. His stablemate I Am Superman is another who knows where the winning post is over C&D and is also shortlisted along with Earls and low-mileage 3-y-o Sara Valentina.