William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap

3YO only | 1m | 7 Runners | Polytrack

(4)

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 82

Thrice-raced winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Seventh of 16 in minor event at Naas (7f, good to soft, 9/1). Off 103 days ahead of this handicap debut.

Form: 317-

(6)

Gran Habano⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: A Murray| OR: 80

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, excellent third of 11 in minor event at this course (6f) 70 days ago. Significantly up in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 4873-

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Fortuna Vera⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79| C

Twice-raced winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Won 14-runner maiden (3/1) at this course (7f) 58 days ago. Open to improvement now handicapping.

Form: 61-

(3)

Saint Brandon¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini| OR: 75

Lightly-raced winner. 8/1, bit below form ninth of 16 in minor event at Naas (7f, good to soft). Off 103 days ahead of this handicap/polytrack debut. Must find best form.

Form: 52619-

(1)

Habari^p1⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M P Sheehy| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 72

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, eighth of 12 in maiden at this C&D 63 days ago, not knocked about. Cheekpieces on 1st time for this handicap debut and he's open to improvement.

Form: 058-

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Lost President¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 71| CD

Lightly-raced winner. 10/3, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D 10 days ago, well on top finish. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 7077-1

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Amber Blossom³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 67| C

Course winner. Winner here in November. Respectable seventh of 14 in nursery (7/2) at this course (7f) 37 days ago, left poorly placed. Interesting.

Form: 009917-

Forecasts

Fortuna Vera (11/4), Iowntheball (3/1), Gran Habano (9/2), Saint Brandon (5/1), Lost President (6/1), Amber Blossom (10/1), Habari (12/1)

This step up to a mile promises to suit AMBER BLOSSOM, who landed a nursery here in November before shaping better than the bare result back at this course in the run-up to Christmas. Lost President benefited form moving up to this trip when opening his account here recently and he is feared most ahead of likely improvers Habari and Fortuna Vera.