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Thursday 30 March 2023

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Join The Naas Racecourse Business Club Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 4m 20.8s

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Adam's Angel¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: Francis Casey

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Swerved and unseated second on hurdling debut. 66/1, showed nothing when tailed-off sixth of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, heavy) 18 days ago. Hard to recommend.

Form: U6

Arc Eyes¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

125/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, pulled up before 3 out in maiden hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 19 days ago.

Form: 0P

Boskill Borden⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

66/1

Hinted at ability when sixth of 12 in bumper at this course (15.6f, good to soft, 16/1) on debut 47 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6

By Your Side¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 110

6/4

Progressed again when second of 14 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 10 days ago, nearest finish. Leading player for top yard.

Form: 603342

Cabane Des Taules

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

40/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (2m-2¾m winner, stayed 3m), sister to fair 2½m hurdle winner/smart 2m/17f chase winner Ulaan Baatar.

Form:

Charlies Pride¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: Paul Power

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, eighth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 19 days ago, merely passing beaten horses.

Form: 98

Colours On Canvas

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P T Enright| T: S Curling

25/1

€33,000 3-y-o, Buck's Boum gelding. Dam 1¼m winner on Flat in France. Check betting.

Form:

Downtherefordancin¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in maiden hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 50/1) 19 days ago. Will make little appeal this side of handicaps.

Form: 070

Gimmeago^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D Robinson| T: Ian O'Connor

200/1

Morpheus gelding. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Milk Market

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche

66/1

Flemensfirth gelding. Dam, well held in maiden hurdles, closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Speckled Wood out of smart hurdler/chaser (winner up to 25f) Like-A-Butterfly.

Form:

So They Tell Me^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

40/1

Flemensfirth gelding. Dam (c123/h129) 2m-19f hurdle/chase winner (barely stayed 3m) out of smart hurdler/useful chaser (winner up to 25f) Like-A-Butterfly. Wears hood.

Form:

Splendid Choice

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley| T: M J Smith

100/1

€50,000 3-y-o, Hillstar gelding. Brother to 19f bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Another Choice, stays 3m, and closely related to bumper winner/fair hurdler Blue Hawaii. Dam unraced.

Form:

Step Into My Shoes

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: P Roche

40/1

Champs Elysees gelding. Dam (h97), lightly-raced maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m), half-sister to useful hurdler (winner around 2m) Spirit Leader.

Form:

The Lovely Man⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R J Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

11/8

Promising individual. 22/1, matched debut form when fifth of 21 in juvenile maiden hurdle at this course (15.7f, soft) a couple of months ago, running on. Remains capable of better so he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 45

Win Some Lose Some

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: P Roche

33/1

Champs Elysees gelding. Brother to a point winner: dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Speckled Wood out of smart hurdler/chaser (winner up to 25f) Like-A-Butterfly.

Form:

Winning Smut¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S W Flanagan| T: M Hourigan

125/1

4/1, fourth of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, heavy) on debut 18 days ago. Looks one for the longer term.

Form: 4

Zaghraf²⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| BF

80/1

Fair form at best on Flat, stays 6f, again down the field when last seen in handicap 8 months ago. Betting can guide expectations.

Form:

Bint Alsarab¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Orr| T: E D Delany

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Tailed-off eighth of 18 in maiden hurdle (250/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 8

Night Sparkle¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D Meyler| T: M O'Callaghan| BF

13/2

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat, stays 1¾m, respectable effort last time. Makes hurdles bow on first run since leaving Simon & Ed Crisford.

Form:

Okarito River²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood

250/1

Made no impression when eighteenth of 25 in maiden hurdle (150/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) on debut 26 days ago.

Form: 0

Red Trail²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara

15/2

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Stepped up on previous hurdling efforts after 11 weeks off when fifth of 25 in maiden at Navan (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 26 days ago.

Form: P05

Shana Cloon¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: K E Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell

200/1

Tailed off in maiden hurdle (20/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on debut 19 days ago, considerately handled. One for later on.

Form: 0

Zebos Beanos^t1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan| T: D McNamara

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 150/1, fourteenth of 25 in maiden hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 26 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0

Forecasts

The Lovely Man (11/8), By Your Side (6/4), Night Sparkle (13/2), Red Trail (15/2), Colours On Canvas (25/1), Win Some Lose Some (33/1), So They Tell Me (40/1), Step Into My Shoes (40/1), Cabane Des Taules (40/1), Downtherefordancin (50/1), Milk Market (66/1), Boskill Borden (66/1), Zaghraf (80/1), Splendid Choice (100/1), Winning Smut (125/1), Arc Eyes (125/1), Bint Alsarab (200/1), Shana Cloon (200/1), Adam's Angel (200/1), Zebos Beanos (200/1), Gimmeago (200/1), Charlies Pride (250/1), Okarito River (250/1)

BY YOUR SIDE has had plenty of chances, but he continues to progress with experience so gets the nod to open his account at the expense of The Lovely Man, who shaped well in a couple of maiden hurdles in recent months and remains capable of better still. Night Sparkle, Red Trail and Step Into My Shoes are a handful of others to consider in a contest where the market will no doubt prove informative.