Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) – Naas

Naas

2:00

Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)

Date 2023-11-12

Distance 2m3f200y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €23,600

Winning Time 5m 13.80s (slow by 34.30s)

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Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Espanito Bello (FR) 9yo	Michael O'Sullivan / Barry Connell	—	20/1	0
2nd	Gaoth Chuil (IRE) 5yo	Shane O'Callaghan / T M Walsh	—	11/2	2.25
3rd	Lord Erskine (IRE) 10yo	J J Slevin / H Rogers	—	10/1	3.5
4th	Amir Kabir (GB) 6yo	Sam Ewing / Gordon Elliott	—	18/1	3.5
5th	Firm Footings (IRE) 5yo	Jack Kennedy / Gordon Elliott	—	5/1	3.5
6th	West Is Awake (IRE) 7yo	Sean O'Keeffe / Edward Cawley	—	16/1	3
7th	Chinx Of Light (IRE) 7yo	Ben Harvey / John C McConnell	—	33/1	3.75
8th	Ballybawn Belter (IRE) 5yo	Charlie O'Dwyer / Liz Doyle	—	11/1	1.25
9th	Common Practice (IRE) 4yo	Mark Walsh / Joseph Patrick O'Brien	—	16/1	4
10th	Drop The Anchor (IRE) 9yo	Aidan Kelly / P A Fahy	—	33/1	2.75
11th	Cozone (GB) 6yo	Jordan Gainford / Matthew J Smith	—	66/1	0.1
12th	Thecompanysergeant (GB) 6yo	Daniel King / Miss Shauna Larkin	—	100/30F	2.75
13th	Rebel Gold (IRE) 10yo	Simon Torrens / Patrick T Foley	—	22/1	12
14th	Summerville Boy (IRE) 11yo	Rachael Blackmore / Henry De Bromhead	—	16/1	2.5
15th	Jazzy Matty (FR) 4yo	Danny Gilligan / Gordon Elliott	—	17/2	0.3
16th	Must Meet Cecil (IRE) 5yo	Gavin Brouder / Cian Collins	—	22/1	5.5
17th	Ballywilliam Boy (IRE) 8yo	Darragh O'Keeffe / Michael Hourigan	—	80/1	31

Non-Runners / Other

PU	Kilbree Warrior (IRE)	28/1
PU	The Lovely Man (IRE)	16/1

Runners (19)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Firm Footings b J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	3167-1	135	145	126	16d	—	—	+20	35.7	9/2 18%
Sligo comeback win encouraging, longer trip no problem either
12	Gaoth Chuil b J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:T M Walsh	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:T M Walsh	142	—	391P-2	120	148	111	32d	—	—	+15	25.6	15/2 12%
Punchestown second franked since by third; one for the shortlist
11	Jazzy Matty ch J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	148	tp	15410-	127	146	118	218d	—	—	+23	30.4	12 8%
Fred Winter winner struggled at Fairyhouse against elders; unproven over this far
1	Summerville Boy b J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	/4216-	144	152	111	199d	—	—	+28	34.7	14 7%
Drop in trip not in his favour on seasonal debut and others preferred
5	Ballybawn Belter b J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Liz Doyle	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Liz Doyle	152	—	181-81	130	148	96	58d	—	—	+14	22.4	11 9%
Career-best at Ballinrobe last time; yet to win on soft but has to be respected
13	Rebel Gold b J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	142	t	52151-	120	142	90	259d	—	—	+29	35.7	16 6%
Much better chaser last term; interesting on comeback off 25lb lower hurdles mark
16	Lord Erskine b J:J J Slevin T:H Rogers	J:J J Slevin T:H Rogers	140	b	0/520-	118	151	66	—	—	—	+12	18.9	12 8%
Admirable veteran ran usual honest race at the Curragh; first hurdles run since December
9	Espanito Bello gr J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Barry Connell	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Barry Connell	150	—	/451P-	128	150	66	216d	—	—	+20	26.7	12 8%
Naas specialist absent since Irish National; 22lb lower hurdles mark so respected
6	Common Practice b J:Mark Walsh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Mark Walsh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	152	p	142U-3	131	149	110	55d	—	—	+17	25.6	11 9%
Lartigue comeback third encouraging but unproven over this trip
19	West Is Awake b J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Edward Cawley	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Edward Cawley	140	h	480-10	118	142	98	15d	—	—	+12	18.9	14 7%
C&D winner flopped at Galway and 3lb wrong here but don't rule out
8	Thecompanysergeant b J:Daniel King(3) T:Miss Shauna Larkin	J:Daniel King(3) T:Miss Shauna Larkin	152	—	12-P14	130	153	134	51d	—	—	+7	25.2	7/2 22%
Still scope for improvement but needs it in a competitive handicap such as this
7	Drop The Anchor b J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:P A Fahy	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:P A Fahy	152	—	0/700-	130	150	119	—	—	—	+18	20.7	33 3%
Picked up some big pots in his career but seems regressive although handicapper relenting
17	Must Meet Cecil gr/b J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:Cian Collins	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:Cian Collins	140	p	F01411	118	146	125	36d	—	—	+34	38.1	33 3%
Fairyhouse winner progressive but effectively 10lb higher here so big ask
18	The Lovely Man ch J:Richard Condon(5) T:C A Murphy	J:Richard Condon(5) T:C A Murphy	140	—	452-24	119	148	108	48d	—	—	+14	18.6	18 6%
Just denied in maiden here in March but stiff task on handicap bow
15	Kilbree Warrior b/br J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	140	tb	261-65	118	151	89	22d	—	—	+14	18.2	28 4%
Front-runner will have to come on a ton for recent Limerick to feature at the finish
4	Chinx Of Light gr J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	154	—	2F5F-5	132	141	-	44d	—	—	+19	21.2	33 3%
Best form is over further and has a bit to prove on second start back from long absence
14	Cozone b J:Jordan Gainford T:Matthew J Smith	J:Jordan Gainford T:Matthew J Smith	140	b	U02301	118	145	82	—	—	—	+27	31	33 3%
Listowel win franked since and a player despite 12lb rise if handling softer ground
2	Amir Kabir b J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	135-91	135	150	129	57d	—	—	+18	22.6	16 6%
Made all in weaker Navan race last time; more to offer now upped in trip but needed
10	Ballywilliam Boy b J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Michael Hourigan	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Michael Hourigan	149	—	12306/	127	150	-	645d	—	—	+23	24.8	40 3%
Absent since respectable run in valuable Leopardstown handicap in February 2022

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Firm Footings	5	9/2	5	5	5
Gaoth Chuil	7	15/2	8	7	15/2
Jazzy Matty	12	12	10	12	12
Summerville Boy	14	14	14	14	14
Ballybawn Belter	11	10	10	10	10
Rebel Gold	16	16	16	16	16
Lord Erskine	12	11	12	12	12
Espanito Bello	12	12	11	11	12
Common Practice	11	11	11	11	11
West Is Awake	14	12	12	12	12
Thecompanysergeant	7/2	10/3	4	7/2	7/2
Drop The Anchor	33	33	33	33	33
Must Meet Cecil	33	33	33	33	33
The Lovely Man	18	16	16	16	16
Kilbree Warrior	25	25	28	16	25
Chinx Of Light	33	33	33	33	33
Cozone	33	33	33	33	33
Amir Kabir	14	16	16	16	16
Ballywilliam Boy	40	40	40	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Must Meet Cecil

38.1

OR: 17 Form: 20 Odds: 1.1

2nd

Firm Footings

35.7

OR: 21.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Rebel Gold

35.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 1.7

Summerville Boy

34.7

OR: 23.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.7

Cozone

OR: 17 Form: 13 Odds: 1

Jazzy Matty

30.4

OR: 19.3 Form: 9 Odds: 2.1

Espanito Bello

26.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.7

Gaoth Chuil

25.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Common Practice

25.6

OR: 20.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

Thecompanysergeant

25.2

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Ballywilliam Boy

24.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

Amir Kabir

22.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ballybawn Belter

22.4

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Chinx Of Light

21.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Drop The Anchor

20.7

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Lord Erskine

18.9

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

West Is Awake

18.9

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

The Lovely Man

18.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Kilbree Warrior

18.2

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Summerville Boy Top Rated	144	152	111
Firm Footings	135	145	126
Amir Kabir	135	150	129
Chinx Of Light	132	141	—
Common Practice	131	149	110
Ballybawn Belter	130	148	96
Thecompanysergeant	130	153	134
Drop The Anchor	130	150	119
Espanito Bello	128	150	66
Jazzy Matty	127	146	118
Ballywilliam Boy	127	150	—
Gaoth Chuil	120	148	111
Rebel Gold	120	142	90
The Lovely Man	119	148	108
Lord Erskine	118	151	66
West Is Awake	118	142	98
Must Meet Cecil	118	146	125
Kilbree Warrior	118	151	89
Cozone	118	145	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
West Is Awake	15d ago	Fit
Firm Footings	16d ago	Fit
Kilbree Warrior	22d ago	Fit
Gaoth Chuil	32d ago	Fit
Must Meet Cecil	36d ago	Fit
Chinx Of Light	44d ago	Fit
The Lovely Man	48d ago	Fresh
Thecompanysergeant	51d ago	Fresh
Common Practice	55d ago	Fresh
Amir Kabir	57d ago	Fresh
Ballybawn Belter	58d ago	Fresh
Summerville Boy	199d ago	Long break
Espanito Bello	216d ago	Long break
Jazzy Matty	218d ago	Long break
Rebel Gold	259d ago	Long break
Ballywilliam Boy	645d ago	Long break
Lord Erskine	—	—
Drop The Anchor	—	—
Cozone	—	—