17:15 Naas

Sunday 21 May 2023

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

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Off time: 17:17 | Winning time: 1m 38.43s

1^st

(3)

Blues Emperor

410-0

2/1f

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and headway between horses to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden and 2 lengths clear early final furlong, reduced advantage close home op 5/2 tchd 11/4

2^nd

(9)

Navagio

49-9

14/1

T: R P CodyJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along under 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, 2nd and kept on inside final 150 yards op 9/1

3^rd

(1)

Facethepuckout

79-7

13/2

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Colin Keane

Towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, 4th and pushed along over 1f out, soon short of room, switched right and kept on well final 100 yards, nearest at finish op 8/1

3^rd

(6)

Independent Expert

49-5

9/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon not clear run, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish op 10/1 tchd 17/2

5^th

1 ¼

(11)

Red Heel

69-12

22/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Nathan Crosse

Led, headed after 2f, remained prominent and led again over 2f out, pushed along and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 20/1 tchd 18/1

6^th

1 ¾

(8)

Rick Dalton

59-6

11/1

T: G M LyonsJ: James Ryan (7)

Awkward from stalls and towards rear early, ran freely and 8th halfway, ridden 2f out and 7th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 11/2

7^th

1 ¼

(14)

Plume Noire

59-10

10/1

T: B DuffyJ: J M Sheridan (3)

Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out and no impression final furlong op 9/1

8^th

3 ¼

(10)

Redstone Well

49-10

10/1

T: D W O'SullivanJ: M A Enright

Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden under 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra op 14/1

9^th

(12)

Belharra

59-13

16/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Billy Lee

Held up in rear, some headway on outer 2f out, ridden over 1f out and no impression inside final furlong tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1

10^th

1 ¼

(7)

Laughifuwant

89-13

12/1

T: G KeaneJ: Seamie Heffernan

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, no extra op 11/1

11^th

2 ½

(13)

Ms Eagleton

59-2

12/1

T: Miss H McLoughlinJ: Chris Hayes

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression 2f out, no extra from over 1f out tchd 9/1

12^th

(5)

Comfort Line

69-10

14/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey (7)

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra and eased final 100 yards tchd 16/1

13^th

3 ¾

(2)

Flaming Moon

69-13

33/1

T: M J SmithJ: Declan McDonogh

Prominent and led after 2f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon no extra and eased final furlong tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Crystal Black⁴³

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: G Keane J: Gary Carroll

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.10, €5.40, €0.80, €1.20EX:€38.80Trifecta:€173.80, €209.90Tricast:€112.16SF:€34.76

Forecasts

Blues Emperor (2/1), Facethepuckout (13/2), Independent Expert (9/1), Plume Noire (10/1), Redstone Well (10/1), Rick Dalton (11/1), Laughifuwant (12/1), Ms Eagleton (12/1), Navagio (14/1), Comfort Line (14/1), Belharra (16/1), Red Heel (22/1), Flaming Moon (33/1), Crystal Black (33/1)

Preference is for BLUES EMPEROR, who made an encouraging reappearance at Limerick last month and remains low mileage. Facethepuckout and Independent Expert head the list of dangers.

BLUES EMPEROR (IRE)
FACETHEPUCKOUT (IRE)
INDEPENDENT EXPERT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Hale Bopp

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 4

J: Colin Keane | T: G M Lyons

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,600.002nd: €3,200.003rd: €1,600.004th: €800.005th: €480.006th: €320.00