15:40 Naas

Sunday 16 May 2021

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Sole Power Sprint Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 1m 0.02s

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(11)

Make A Challenge^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 108| BF| CD

4/1

Smart C&D winner. Respectable 1½ lengths fourth of 9 to Mooneista in listed race (11/4) at this C&D (good) 20 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 1584-34

(1)

Urban Beat^b1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: B M Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 106| CD

13/2

Smart sort. C&D winner. Shaped as if in need of the run when 2½ lengths fifth of 9 to Mooneista in listed race over C&D 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Better expected in first-time blinkers.

Form: 22521-5

(2)

Downforce^b⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 106| D

20/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Below form 6½ lengths ninth of 15 to Laugh A Minute in listed race (14/1) at Cork (6f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0930-19

(10)

Gustavus Weston²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: G F Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 100

12/1

Useful gelding. Respectable 5 lengths sixth of 11 to Lancaster House in Gladness Stakes (25/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to firm) 29 days ago, slowly away. Back down in trip.

Form: 4/553-56

(9)

Indigo Balance²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 106| D

2/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft, 9/4) 26 days ago by 6 lengths from Mi Esperanza, forging clear. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 960/4-21

(3)

A Step Too Far^p⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D P McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 89| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Six wins from 21 Flat runs. 9½ lengths thirteenth of 15 to Laugh A Minute in listed race at Cork (6f, good to soft, 22/1) 43 days ago. Entitled to be sharper but this another tough ask.

Form: 11110-0

(4)

Back To Brussels²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C D Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 99| D

8/1

Useful filly. 11/1, creditable 1¼ lengths third of 9 to Mooneista in listed race at this C&D (good) 20 days ago, running on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 1668-73

(12)

Romantic Proposal²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 99

20/1

Useful mare. 13/2, 5¾ lengths seventh of 11 to Lustown Baba in listed race at the Curragh (6f, heavy). Off 7 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 614647-

(7)

Steel Bull²²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 104| CD

20/1

Lightly-raced C&D winner. 9/2, below form 6½ lengths fifth of 14 to Frenetic in listed race at Dundalk (5f) in October. Further progress not ruled out this season.

Form: 11755-

(8)

Logo Hunter^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: M J Browne| OR: 105| D

11/2

Useful gelding. Latest win at Cork in April. 17/2, creditable ¾-length second of 9 to Measure of Magic in listed race at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. No surprise to see him go well again.

Form: 23-1212

Non-Runners

(6)

Harry's Bar²⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: A McGuinness J: R P Whelan

(5)

Mi Esperanza⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: A Kinsella J: A J Slattery

Forecasts

Indigo Balance (2/1), Make A Challenge (4/1), Harry's Bar (4/1), Logo Hunter (11/2), Urban Beat (13/2), Back To Brussels (8/1), Gustavus Weston (12/1), Romantic Proposal (20/1), Steel Bull (20/1), Downforce (20/1), Mi Esperanza (33/1), A Step Too Far (40/1)

INDIGO BALANCE largely struggled when campaigned in Australia but got firmly back on track re-united with Jessica Harrington when bolting up in a handicap at Tipperary 26 days ago and he can follow up back up in class kept to 5f. Harry's Bar, Make A Challenge and Urban Beat are the trio fancied to give the selection most to think about.