Royal Ascot Trials At Naas Handicap – Naas

Naas

16:45

Royal Ascot Trials At Naas Handicap

Date 2023-05-21

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €12,980

Winning Time 1m 39.63s (slow by 4.43s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fort Vega (FR) Robbie Colgan · Ms Sheila Lavery	6/1	Won
2nd	Massive Sovereign (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	7/4F	0.2
3rd	Betterdaysrcoming (IRE) W J Lee · A Oliver	16/1	1.75
4th	Mere Accountant (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	7/1	.75
5th	Sea Chariot (GB) Dylan Browne McMonagle · John Joseph Murphy	14/1	.5
6th	National Emblem (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	5/1	1.25
7th	Kalikapour (IRE) Ronan Whelan · M Halford & T Collins	10/1	2.25
8th	Spirit Genie (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Mrs John Harrington	18/1	0.3
9th	Long Count (IRE) Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	28/1	.75
10th	Amazing Show (GB) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	22/1	0.3
11th	Encosta (IRE) Chris Hayes · Noel Meade	14/1	2.75

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (3)	Broadhurst Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	138	—	2-91	93	100	28	40d	—	—	-3	21.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Ran away with Dundalk maiden last month; could have more to offer on this ground
6 (8)	National Emblem Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	134	—	81-	89	88	40	263d	—	—	+11	23.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Gowran 2yo win working out really well; trip likely his limit
7 (4)	Fort Vega Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	130	—	8-31	85	93	62	18d	—	—	0	12.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Looked to be crying out for this trip when winning at Gowran; holds fancy entries
3 (10)	Amazing Show Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	135	—	319-	90	88	65	252d	—	—	+12	21.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Moyglare also-ran could have more to offer now her sights have been lowered
5 (11)	Betterdaysrcoming Bay J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	134	v	2210-0	89	95	87	49d	—	—	+6	11.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Will relish the return to better ground but others may have more scope for improvement
9 (9)	Encosta Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Noel Meade	J:Chris Hayes T:Noel Meade	125	—	3214-	80	95	82	217d	—	—	+12	20	2.25/1	10 10%
Juvenile form at 7f, slight reservations about this trip on seasonal return
4 (5)	Kalikapour Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	135	—	61-	90	91	53	170d	—	—	+15	21.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Dundalk win looks good; potentially smart handicapper although may want further in time
8 (7)	Sea Chariot Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:John Joseph Murphy	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:John Joseph Murphy	126	—	61	81	96	-	58d	—	—	+14	19.4	4.25/1	18 6%
Dundalk winner not certain to appreciate return to this trip so could be vulnerable
10 (2)	Mere Accountant Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	124	—	21-3	79	99	81	16d	—	—	+1	13.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
On a competitive mark and better ground should suit so definite player if settling better
2 (6)	Spirit Genie Bay J:Wayne Hassett(10) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Wayne Hassett(10) T:Mrs John Harrington	137	t	7127-6	92	99	82	27d	—	—	+6	12.2	4.25/1	18 6%
Back on better ground to suit but Foley seemingly prefers National Emblem
11 (1)	Long Count Bay J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	120	—	357-54	75	99	26	32d	—	—	+3	7.6	5.25/1	22 5%
Others look better handicapped and possible ground concerns

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Broadhurst	5/2	11/4	3	5/2	11/4
National Emblem	11/2	11/2	6	5	11/2
Fort Vega	6	7	11/2	6	13/2
Amazing Show	8	8	17/2	8	15/2
Betterdaysrcoming	14	12	14	12	12
Encosta	10	10	10	10	10
Kalikapour	16	16/1	11	10	12
Sea Chariot	18	12	12	14	14
Mere Accountant	5	13/2	6	13/2	13/2
Spirit Genie	18	16/1	11	16	16
Long Count	22	18	14	18	18

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

National Emblem

23.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Kalikapour

21.9

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

16/1

3rd

Broadhurst

21.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Amazing Show

21.2

OR: 10 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Encosta

OR: 7.5 Form: 10.4 Odds: 2.1

Sea Chariot

19.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

Mere Accountant

13.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Spirit Genie

12.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Fort Vega

12.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Betterdaysrcoming

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Long Count

7.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Broadhurst	93	100	28
Spirit Genie	92	99	82
Amazing Show	90	88	65
Kalikapour	90	91	53
National Emblem	89	88	40
Betterdaysrcoming	89	95	87
Fort Vega	85	93	62
Sea Chariot	81	96	—
Encosta	80	95	82
Mere Accountant	79	99	81
Long Count	75	99	26

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mere Accountant	16d ago	Fit
Fort Vega	18d ago	Fit
Spirit Genie	27d ago	Fit
Long Count	32d ago	Fit
Broadhurst	40d ago	Fit
Betterdaysrcoming	49d ago	Fresh
Sea Chariot	58d ago	Fresh
Kalikapour	170d ago	Long break
Encosta	217d ago	Long break
Amazing Show	252d ago	Long break
National Emblem	263d ago	Long break