13:30 Naas

Monday 16 December 2024

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Off time: 13:33 | Winning time: 4m 45.4s

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Banner Royale^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney

100/1

Free Eagle gelding. Half-brother to Spanish 7f winner Popota. Dam winner on Flat in USA. Yard having good spell. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Bowensonfire¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in bumper (9/2) at Roscommon (15.6f, good) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 7

Captain Porridge^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J C Gainford| T: E D Delany

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1 and hooded for 1st time, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (15.5f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00

Chanceawetmorning⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, third of 12 in novice hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, good) on hurdles bow 84 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon.

Form: 3673

Duke Of Leggagh^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Mulvany

80/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. Fifth of 19 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Navan (16f, soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 75

Eastern Legend^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J S Bolger

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Useful winner at 14f on flat. 10/3, below form second of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 85-42

Everysecondcounts

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

125/1

Wings of Eagles gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Curley Finger and fair 2m hurdle winner Handlethekettle. Dam fairly useful 3m hurdle winner. The betting should guide to expectations.

Form:

Hei^h²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 8B9

Jerrari²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs J Harrington

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft, 50/1) 23 days ago.

Form: U7

Karbau²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/4

Won 8-runner bumper in France in April. Likely type for top stable.

Form: 2-1

My Boy Christy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: Liam G O'brien

100/1

€46,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to smart hurdler The Wallpark.

Form:

Nelson County²⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: R O'Sullivan

50/1

Runner-up on second of 2 starts in points (Apr 14). Another to monitor in the betting.

Form: 42-

Pookie Holler²²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M P O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Getawayhalf-brother to fair hurdler/useful chaser Lounge Lizard and bumper winner/fair hurdler Midnight Shuffle. Third in sole point in May. It'll be interesting to see how he compares in the betting to Quantum Quest.

Form: 3

Quantum Quest²⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

9/1

£125,000 after finishing third in sole point. Interesting runner, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 3-

Sheer Raz¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, soft, 18/1) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 20

Shuffle The Deck²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Walsh| T: T M Walsh

5/4

Promising type. Third of 14 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) on NH debut 23 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 1-3

Tenfour²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J P Murray⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

200/1

Pillar Coral gelding. Dam unraced. Pulled up in a point in May.

Form: P

Affinity Rock³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins

28/1

Affinisea filly. Dam dual point winner. Made a winning debut in the pointing field last month. Check the betting.

Form: 1

Non-Runners

Krak

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: D E Mullins

Party President³¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: A Mullins J: A Leahy

Knockraha Eagle⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: Ian Donoghue J: Reserve 1

Found A Diamond²³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 2

Herja

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: P Griffin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Shuffle The Deck (5/4), Karbau (5/4), Eastern Legend (7/1), Quantum Quest (9/1), Krak (14/1), Pookie Holler (20/1), Found A Diamond (20/1), Affinity Rock (28/1), Jerrari (50/1), Nelson County (50/1), Chanceawetmorning (50/1), Bowensonfire (66/1), Duke Of Leggagh (80/1), My Boy Christy (100/1), Banner Royale (100/1), Party President (100/1), Sheer Raz (125/1), Everysecondcounts (125/1), Hei (150/1), Herja (150/1), Knockraha Eagle (150/1), Captain Porridge (200/1), Tenfour (200/1)

SHUFFLE THE DECK is given the chance to build on a promising effort at Punchestown last month, although a strong market move for Willie Mullins French bumper recruit Karbau would put a different slant on things. Quantum Quest cost a bit after placing in a point and is another interesting contender.