19:45 Naas

Monday 27 April 2026

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Naas Racecourse Business Club Blackwater Handicap

3YO only | 1m | 10 Runners | Turf

(1)

Trojan Warrior^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 98

3/1

Made a promising start when landing 11-runner maiden at the Curragh (6f, heavy) last October. Only ninth of 11 in 7f Leopardstown Group 3 on reappearance but retains potential now handicapping in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 1-9

(4)

Controlled^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Foley| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 97| C

11/2

Course maiden winner. Also good second in 7f course handicap on reappearance but well below par when well-held third in Gowran conditions race since. First attempt at 1m.

Form: 818-23

(9)

Felix Guido²³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 90

7/1

3-3 at up to 6.5f in Poland last year. Has joined a top yard and it'll be interesting to see what the betting makes of him, although a very useful effort will be needed to defy a mark of 90.

(8)

Alphecca¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 89| C| D

10/1

Winner of a 1m Killarney maiden and a valuable series final over 7f here last October. Has the potential for better again on return for a yard no stranger to success in this race.

Form: 5311-

(5)

Son Of Beauty³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Coen| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 84| D

9/1

Winner of 1m maiden at Dundalk in March. Sixth of 13 on 7f course handicap since, shaping as if there could be more to come now stepping back up to 1m.

Form: 316

(2)

Bobby Mcgee¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 83

11/2

Career best when winning 13-runner maiden at Gowran (7f, soft) on reappearance 19 days ago by ¾ length from reopposing Jamestown, driven out. Enters calculations.

Form: 6434-1

(3)

Invincible Will^h,t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Robert Whearty| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 82

6/1

Won a 7f Curragh nursery on soft last autumn and bettered that form when second of 9 in handicap at Cork (1m, heavy) on reappearance 23 days ago. Should go well from an unchanged mark.

Form: 26310-2

(6)

Jamestown¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 81

7/1

Promising individual. Shaped well when ¾-length second of 13 to Bobby McGee in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft) 19 days ago, clear of rest. More to come now making a quick switch to handicaps.

Form: 42

(7)

Manton Bay¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: D Marnane| OR: 81| D

11/1

Promise on 6f Curragh debut last autumn and won a 1m Dundalk maiden 6 weeks later. One of 2 interesting runners in this for David Marnane.

Form: 61-

(10)

How'sthebai¹⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrew Slattery| T: G M Lyons| OR: 78| D

11/1

Progressive form, winning 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (1m) when last seen in October. Makes handicap debut on return.

Form: 661-

Forecasts

Trojan Warrior (7/2), Controlled (4/1), Bobby Mcgee (9/2), Invincible Will (13/2), Jamestown (10/1), Felix Guido (10/1), How'sthebai (10/1), Alphecca (12/1), Manton Bay (14/1), Son Of Beauty (14/1)

A very interesting 3-y-o handicap. JAMESTOWN shaped well when second to the reopposing Bobby McGee in a Gowran maiden 19 days ago and David Marnane's charge is taken to turn that form around on 2 lb better terms this evening. Invincible Will and Son of Beauty are just 2 of several others who could go well.