12:30 Naas

Tuesday 18 December 2018

All12:3013:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:35

2019 Naas Membership Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 4m 47.20s

1^st

Embrun Mitja

411-7

14/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd after 4 out, headway to lead 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well run-in op 12/1

2^nd

Face The Facts

411-7

4/5f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Disputed lead early, headed 2nd, dropped to 3rd and pushed along 2 out, soon ridden, 2nd at last, kept on under pressure inside final furlong op 5/6 tchd 9/10 and 4/6

3^rd

2 ½

Young Ted

411-7

2/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Disputed lead early, led from 2nd, slight mistake 4th, not fluent 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, 3rd at last, no extra run-in op 11/4 tchd 3/1

4^th

2 ½

Charmed Life

411-7

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th before 2 out, kept on same pace in moderate 4th from before last

5^th

Empire Escape

411-7

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division on inner, moderate 8th entering straight, soon pushed along, no impression op 25/1

6^th

Drop The Anchor

411-7

10/1

T: P A FahyJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division, pushed along and closer in 5th before 2 out, soon no impression op 8/1

7^th

Opportunity Knox

411-7

100/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Robbie Colgan

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 5th, ridden in 7th 2 out, no impression

8^th

1 ½

Tale Of Woe

411-7

100/1

T: L ComerJ: Mr D T Kelly (7)

Mid-division, ridden in moderate 9th entering straight, no impression

9^th

Everyone's Invited

411-7

50/1

T: H De BromheadJ: B J Cooper

Rear of mid-division on outer, moderate 10th entering straight, kept on one pace

10^th

3 ¾

Cruises Street

411-7

50/1

T: P RocheJ: B J Geraghty

Rear of mid-division, moderate 14th entering straight, kept on without threatening, never nearer op 33/1

11^th

Secret Cargo

411-7

50/1

T: P FentonJ: Brian Hayes

Mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor

12^th

Lord Fitzwilliam

411-7

100/1

T: P J RothwellJ: A W Short (3)

Rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor

13^th

2 ½

Arthur's Quay

411-7

100/1

T: P RocheJ: J S McGarvey

Towards rear on outer, no impression from 4 out, never a factor op 66/1

14^th

Beginagain

411-7

100/1

T: E O'ConnellJ: E O'Connell (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor

15^th

Eagle Roque

411-7

50/1

T: P NolanJ: E T Daly (7)

Mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor tchd 33/1

16^th

St John's Square

411-7

100/1

T: P RocheJ: L P Dempsey

Mid-division on outer, no impression from 4 out, never a factor

17^th

Percy B Shelley

411-7

66/1

T: N MeadeJ: J M Moore

Always towards rear, never a factor

18^th

4 ¾

Gilderthorpe

411-7

100/1

T: W J BurkeJ: R Loughran

Always towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, never a factor

19^th

Organised Solution

411-7

50/1

T: A L T MooreJ: Donagh Meyler

Always towards rear, never a factor

20^th

You Bank

411-7

100/1

T: P MeanyJ: T N Brett (7)

Always behind, mistakes early, never a factor

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Non-Runners

Felicity's Choice¹⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J Dullea J: Phillip Enright

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€15.00Pl:€2.90, €1.02, €1.10EX:€47.80Trifecta:€269.30SF:€26.88

Forecasts

Face The Facts (4/5), Young Ted (2/1), Drop The Anchor (10/1), Embrun Mitja (14/1), Charmed Life (25/1), Empire Escape (33/1), Everyone's Invited (50/1), Cruises Street (50/1), Secret Cargo (50/1), Eagle Roque (50/1), Organised Solution (50/1), Percy B Shelley (66/1), Opportunity Knox (100/1), Tale Of Woe (100/1), Lord Fitzwilliam (100/1), Arthur's Quay (100/1), Beginagain (100/1), St John's Square (100/1), Gilderthorpe (100/1), You Bank (100/1), Felicity's Choice (100/1)

YOUNG TED was a bumper winner in the spring and made a positive start over obstacles when finishing fourth in a big field at Navan. Noel Meade's charge goes up in distance and should be right in the mix with the experience in his favour. Face Facts was a Listed scorer on the level in England and must rate a big danger starting out for the champion trainer. Cruises Street earns Barry Geraghty's approval from the McManus-owned runners and could go well while Empire Escape, Embrun Mitja, Felicity's Choice and Drop The Anchor all merit close scrutiny.