15:00 Naas

Sunday 5 November 2017

All12:2012:5013:2513:5514:2515:0015:3016:00

Naas November Handicap

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 26.15s

1^st

(4)

Swamp Fox

59-7

8/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Gary Carroll

Soon tracked leaders, 4th early, soon 3rd, challenged and led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, all out op 7/1

2^nd

(11)

Highland Fling

58-9

20/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Rory Cleary

Prominent, soon 2nd, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not quite get to winner op 12/1

3^rd

(14)

Western Boy

89-2

20/1

T: P A FahyJ: Fran Berry

Raced in 7th early, switched right to outer 3f out and effort, kept on well without quite getting to 1st 2 inside final furlong

4^th

2 ½

(12)

Grand Partner

99-3

12/1

T: T MullinsJ: Billy Lee

Raced in 12th early, 9th approaching halfway, progress and effort straight, kept on well without threatening final furlong

5^th

(5)

Dalton Highway

48-12

20/1

T: D K WeldJ: Leigh Roche

Raced in 5th early, effort on outer straight, kept on without threatening inside final furlong op 20/1

6^th

(9)

Tudor City

59-3

14/1

T: A J MartinJ: K J Manning

Raced in 10th early, effort and headway straight, kept on without threatening inside final furlong op 11/1

7^th

(6)

Brazos

39-1

14/1

T: J J MurphyJ: Shane Foley

Raced in 6th early, effort on outer straight, kept on without threatening inside final furlong

8^th

(18)

Gustavus Vassa

38-11

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Declan McDonogh

Dwelt, raced in 13th early, last approaching halfway, pushed along before straight, soon no impression, ran on without threatening inside final furlong tchd 6/1 and 7/1

9^th

(8)

She's A Star

58-12

33/1

T: N MeadeJ: D E Sheehy (5)

Led, attempted to assert straight until headed 2f out, no extra and one pace final furlong

10^th

(2)

Emperor Waltz

48-10

33/1

T: J J MurphyJ: N G McCullagh

Dwelt and pushed along, raced in 9th early, soon 8th, switched right over 1f out and kept on same pace

11^th

6 ½

(10)

Deor

68-12

25/1

T: J E KielyJ: Killian Leonard (5)

Soon towards rear, 13th approaching halfway, effort and headway straight, no extra inside final furlong op 16/1

12^th

6 ½

(7)

Landsman

49-5

14/1

T: A J MartinJ: D W O'Connor (5)

Raced in 8th early, 11th approaching halfway, some headway straight, soon no impression

13^th

2 ¼

(15)

Share The Honour

49-1

12/1

T: A J MartinJ: O J Orr (3)

Soon towards rear, 14th approaching halfway, some headway straight, soon no impression tchd 7/1

14^th

5 ½

(13)

Automated

69-0

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: Chris Hayes

Dwelt, raced in 11th early, 15th approaching halfway, some headway straight, soon no impression

15^th

(17)

The Graduate

49-6

25/1

T: A J MartinJ: Gary Halpin (3)

Soon towards rear, 12th approaching halfway, some headway straight, soon no impression op 20/1

16^th

1 ¾

(1)

Lord Erskine

49-4

7/1f

T: H RogersJ: P J Smullen

Slightly awkward leaving stalls, soon tracked leaders, 3rd early, soon 4th, pushed along approaching straight, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out tchd 10/3 and 4/1

Also Ran

N/A

(3)

Song Of Namibia

69-12

12/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

N/A

(16)

Wonder Laish

59-9

5/2

T: C ByrnesJ: C O'Donoghue

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.20Pl:€1.90, €2.90, €2.80, €2.80EX:€78.80Trifecta:€1,368.40Tricast:€851.70SF:€71.34

Forecasts

Wonder Laish (5/2), Lord Erskine (7/1), Swamp Fox (8/1), Grand Partner (12/1), Gustavus Vassa (12/1), Share The Honour (12/1), Song Of Namibia (12/1), Tudor City (14/1), Brazos (14/1), Landsman (14/1), Automated (16/1), Highland Fling (20/1), Western Boy (20/1), Dalton Highway (20/1), Deor (25/1), The Graduate (25/1), She's A Star (33/1), Emperor Waltz (33/1)

The intriguing runner is Wonder Laish, who rekindled his love for the game in spectacular fashion just eight days ago at Leopardstown and will be a threat to all despite his penalty if in the same mood now. His place in the market must be noted, but this is very competitive and it is hard to weigh in with him based on that one effort. Song Of Namibia ran a stormer on Irish Champions Weekend and is only 2lb higher here, though he has the burden of top weight just the same. Gustavus Vassa pitched in at the deep end by Willie Mullins on his first start for the yard and supported, he can be given another chance to reward that faith while this is a daring handicap bow for twice-raced Brazos on the back of his Listowel win. Irish Cesarewitch winner LORD ERSKINE has improved out of recognition this autumn and might be able to defy the assessor one more time to grab a valuable four-timer.

Lord Erskine
Wonder Laish
Gustavus Vassa

Previous Winners

2016

Golden Spear

Weight: 8-8 |Age: 5

J: C P Hoban | T: A J Martin

7/1

Prize Money

1st: €59,000.002nd: €19,000.003rd: €9,000.004th: €4,000.005th: €2,000.006th: €1,000.00