15:52 Naas

Sunday 29 January 2023

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Congratulations Naas On Cleanest Town In Ireland In 2021 & 2022 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 3m 59.7s

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Zoffanien⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-4| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 129| C

18/1

C&D winner. Ridden more prominently than usual when only fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, soft, 4/1) 7 days ago. Not taken lightly off a 2 lb lower mark now.

Form: 055605

Bigz Belief^t⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J B Foley| T: M J Smith| OR: 122| CD

25/1

40/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, soft) 57 days ago. Took this contest 12 months ago so he needs considering.

Form: 10-7806

Gold Speed^h³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: S W Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 119| D

6/1

Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 7/1) 33 days ago, not ideally placed. Can give a good account.

Form: 04F/U-24

Pour Pavore³⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 119

33/1

Below form eleventh of 24 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft, 28/1). Off 11 months. Significantly down in trip. Needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 191160-

Ney²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: K E Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 117| D

22/1

Winner of hurdle at Cork in November. 10/3, creditable third of 6 in minor event hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 43-4193

Mister Beeton¹⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C M Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 112

33/1

Winner of hurdle at Roscommon in July. Remote second of 3 in minor event hurdle (5/2) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 163 days ago. Makes handicap bow with more needed.

Form: 840-212

Petit King⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: P T Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 108

33/1

28/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 70 days ago. Back down in trip with work to do.

Form: 7/54F9-6

Coolnacritta²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: R A Doyle| T: M Fahey| OR: 106| D

80/1

16/1, last of 11 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 28 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 2211-P0

Low Style³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 106

5/2

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 4/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 34 days ago, barely adequate test. Should improve.

Form: 000-1F3

Insane Bolt^b,t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 105

33/1

18/1, below form twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 32 days ago. Down in trip. Eleven runs since last win in 2020.

Form: F/064-30

Boola Boola^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 104

22/1

33/1, respectable seventh of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 14 days ago, not knocked about. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time. Much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 59/045-7

Neveradullmoment^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 104

5/2

14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 31 days ago, running on late. Back down in trip. Shortlisted.

Form: 7403-04

Buzz Light²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 103

100/1

First run since leaving Michael Mulvany when tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, heavy, 28/1) 21 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 89046-0

Galactic Grey^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: J C Gainford| T: C P Donoghue| OR: 102

16/1

25/1, very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 13 days ago. Needs considering despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 8745-02

Ben Thomson^t³⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S D Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 99

100/1

11/2, fell 3 out (still in touch) in novice chase at Cork (20f, heavy) on debut over fences. Off 12 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade and he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 84401F-

The Truant³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 99

12/1

Fair 1m4f winner on the Flat who arrives in decent nick over hurdles, sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 4/1) 33 days ago. Can make presence felt eased 1 lb now.

Form: 27P-566

Doyen Ta Win^h³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 97

6/1

Career best when getting off the mark in 17-runner handicap hurdle (8/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 31 days ago, just holding on having set a good pace. Form has been franked so she's a player despite taking a 5 lb rise.

Form: 070231

Future Proof^p³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 97| D

50/1

One win from 29 NH runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 39 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 677000

Non-Runners

Too Bright⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: N Meade J: B J Cooper

Forecasts

Neveradullmoment (5/2), Low Style (5/2), Doyen Ta Win (6/1), Gold Speed (6/1), The Truant (12/1), Galactic Grey (16/1), Zoffanien (18/1), Too Bright (20/1), Boola Boola (22/1), Ney (22/1), Bigz Belief (25/1), Pour Pavore (33/1), Mister Beeton (33/1), Petit King (33/1), Insane Bolt (33/1), Future Proof (50/1), Coolnacritta (80/1), Ben Thomson (100/1), Buzz Light (100/1)

DOYEN TA WIN took her form up a notch under a front-running ride when going in at Limerick last time out and with that form proving strong she is fancied to defy a 5 lb rise in the weights here. Fair Flat scorer The Truant heads the list of dangers off an easing mark, although C&D winner Zoffanien can't be discounted along with in-form duo Gold Speed and Low Style.