16:25 Naas

Sunday 27 March 2022

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PlusVital Devoy Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 2m 9.64s

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(7)

Bear Story¹⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 102

12/1

Useful colt. Latest win at Dundalk in September. Creditable 5 lengths fifth of 14 to Georgeville in listed race at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft, 9/1). Off 162 days and looks vulnerable here.

Form: 326015-

(3)

Layfayette¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: O J Orr| T: N Meade| OR: 102| CD

11/2

Useful gelding. C&D winner. 5/1 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable 3¾ lengths third of 16 to Jason The Militant in listed race at this course (11.8f, heavy). Off 147 days. Each-way chance.

Form: 619363-

(5)

Cleveland⁵⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 95

14/1

Thrice-raced winner. Won 11-runner maiden at the Curragh (9f, heavy, 3/1), forging clear. Subsequent 16-month absence an obvious concern, but represents powerful connections and is armed with potential.

Form: 551/

(8)

Licence²⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

5/4

Highly promising sort. Won 13-runner maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good, 4/5) on debut in June, impressively. This represents a steep rise in class, but he's evidently well-regarded (Group-race entries) and is certainly promising.

Form: 1-

(6)

Patrick Sarsfield^t¹⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 112| D

2/1

Smart gelding. Well-beaten fifteenth of 16 to Jason The Militant in listed race (4/1) at this course (11.8f, heavy). Off 147 days. Has good chance on form, but there is an air of vulnerability about this 6-y-o.

Form: 2/22490-

(1)

Party House²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90| BF| CD

22/1

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, soft, 18/5), folding tamely. Off 7 months and she faces an uphill task. Colin Keane prefers Licence.

Form: 13650-

(9)

Pita Pinta¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J A Stack| OR: 94| D

22/1

Useful filly. Two wins from 4 runs last year. 9/4, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy), well on top finish. Off 153 days and more on her plate here.

Form: 71/9611-

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(4)

Jason The Militant¹⁴⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: W J Lee

(2)

Barrington Court¹⁶¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 8

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

Forecasts

Licence (5/4), Patrick Sarsfield (2/1), Jason The Militant (4/1), Layfayette (11/2), Barrington Court (6/1), Bear Story (12/1), Cleveland (14/1), Party House (22/1), Pita Pinta (22/1)

Frankel colt LICENCE looked very good indeed when landing a Gowran maiden on his belated debut last summer, for all that he probably didn't beat much. This is obviously a far sterner test, but Group-race entries suggest that connections hold high hopes for this 4-y-o and he may well prove equal to the task. Smart hurdler Jason The Militant is 2-2 in this sphere and is a much-respected main danger ahead of Patrick Sarsfield and Barrington Court, while Cleveland needs a second look, too.