19:40 Naas

Monday 28 April 2025

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Naas Racecourse Business Club Blackwater Handicap

Off time: 19:42 | Winning time: 1m 43.43s

(11)

Tribal Nation²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93

9/2

Lightly-raced winner. 11/1, 6¼ lengths fifth of 7 to Henri Matisse in Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown (7.1f, good) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Improvement required.

Form: 521-5

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(1)

Dignam³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Scott McCullagh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 91| D

80/1

Fifth of 6 in minor event at this C&D (heavy, 25/1) 36 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others preferred.

Form: 32150-5

(9)

Viking Invasion^b³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 89| BF| D

25/1

Winner at Gowran in October. Seventh of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this course (7f, heavy) 36 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 92301-7

(5)

Wizard Of Odds³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 89

8/1

15/2, very good second of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy) 36 days ago, clear of rest. Enters calculations.

Form: 10326-2

(10)

Lady O^p²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 87| D

16/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap (20/1) at Leopardstown (10f, good) 29 days ago, left poorly placed. Cheekpieces back on. Uphill task.

Form: 13416-9

(13)

Mississippi River²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 85| D

9/4

Off the mark when narrowly taking 12-runner maiden at Navan (8f, good to firm, 5/4) 20 days ago, holding on gamely. Stable having good spell. Goes handicapping now and is not taken lightly.

Form: 322-31

(3)

Manhattan Chute³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 84

18/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy, 5/1) 36 days ago. Still looking for first success.

Form: 06643-6

(4)

Green Icon²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 82

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. First run since leaving Owen Burrows when good fifth of 11 in handicap (10/1) at Cork (7f, good) 22 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 6110-5

(16)

Shiota¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 82| C

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. Fourth of 7 in minor event at Gowran (7f, soft, 14/1) 12 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 6103-4

(15)

Spycraft^p1,t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 82

66/1

Thrice-raced winner. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 7 in minor event at Gowran (7f, soft) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Worth monitoring in market on handicap debut.

Form: 1-75

(12)

Leaping Star⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 73| D

11/4

Confirmed promise of previous run when winning 16-runner handicap (10/3) at Gowran (8f, soft) 5 days ago. 7 lb penalty to carry now but looks the one to beat nonetheless.

Form: 008-31

(2)

Sir Jeremy³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79

28/1

Bit below form third of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy, 33/1) 36 days ago. Others more appealing.

Form: 09139-3

(6)

Bishopton¹³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini| OR: 77| BF

18/1

Ended last campaign with good second of 11 in minor event at Dundalk (8f, 2/1) in December and remains low mileage. Merits consideration.

Form: 03322-

(8)

Sunriseontheboyne²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 77| D

25/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. Eleventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 22/1) 29 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 15-5110

(7)

Its All Peachy⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 75

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 16 in maiden (16/5) at Gowran (8f, soft) 5 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 656-3

Non-Runners

(14)

Mister Adam⁴³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Gerard O'Leary J: J M Sheridan

Forecasts

Mississippi River (9/4), Leaping Star (11/4), Tribal Nation (9/2), Wizard Of Odds (8/1), Mister Adam (12/1), Lady O (16/1), Bishopton (18/1), Its All Peachy (18/1), Manhattan Chute (18/1), Viking Invasion (25/1), Sunriseontheboyne (25/1), Sir Jeremy (28/1), Shiota (33/1), Green Icon (33/1), Spycraft (66/1), Dignam (80/1)

SCOTT KEY found significant improvement when scoring readily at Gowran last week and holds strong follow-up claims. Bishopton and Mississippi River head the list of dangers.