Cheltenham Trials Day At Naas Racecourse (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 34.30s

Apache Peak²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

15/8

Runner-up in academy hurdle at Fairyhouse (17.1f, soft) on debut and again shaped with promise when filling same spot behind a useful prospect in 9-runner bumper here 9 weeks later.

Form: 22

One To Witness

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

7/1

Sholokhov gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Idas Boy. Dam point winner. Interesting debutant who is seemingly preferred by Mr H. C. Swan.

Form:

Shaheeq^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

£8,000 3-y-o, Siyouni gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including useful 6f-1m winner Tafreej. Dam 1½m winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Todo Bien

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J M Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

5/4

€175,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful 2m chase winner Milan Tino. Dam (h133), bumper/2m-2¼m hurdle winner, half-sister to (stayed 2½m) Gem Daly and (stays 3m) Sir Will (both useful hurdlers). Takes the eye on paper.

Form:

Coole Cafe^h1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

5/1

Won 10-runner juvenile hurdle (33/1) at Navan (17f, heavy) on debut 34 days ago, readily. However, proved to be a big disappointment switched to a bumper here subsequently. Hood goes on.

Form: 17

Forecasts

Todo Bien (5/4), Apache Peak (15/8), Coole Cafe (5/1), One To Witness (7/1), Shaheeq (33/1)

ONE TO WITNESS is an appealing newcomer and seemingly the choice of Harry Swan, so he's the selection before market clues. Todo Bien also takes the eye on paper however, and strong market support for him would put a slightly different slant on matters. Apache Peak bumped into a useful prospect on his bumper debut here last month and should run well again.