Naas Racecourse Centenary Year Handicap – Naas

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Naas Racecourse Centenary Year Handicap

Date 2024-04-29

Distance 5f205y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €12,390

Winning Time 1m 15.50s (slow by 6.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Laugh A Minute (GB) Ronan Whelan · Adrian McGuinness	10/1	Won
2nd	Stag Night (IRE) W J Lee · W McCreery	5/2F	0.3
3rd	Apache Outlaw (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	12/1	1.75
4th	Jon Riggens (IRE) Ben Coen · Edward Lynam	17/2	1.25
5th	Tough Talk (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	11/2	.5
6th	Collective Power (IRE) Sorcha Woods · Edward Lynam	16/1	.5
7th	Polar Bear (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	9/1	.5
8th	Mickey The Steel (GB) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Anthony Murray	14/1	.5
9th	Twilight Jet (IRE) Leigh Roche · M D O'Callaghan	12/1	0.2
10th	Dagoda (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	11/1	.5
11th	Something Nice (IRE) Wesley Joyce · Michael Mulvany	40/1	0.05
12th	Verhoyen (GB) Danny Sheehy · M C Grassick	40/1	2.25
13th	Volatile Analyst (USA) Cian MacRedmond · Adrian McGuinness	18/1	.5
14th	Physique (IRE) Chris Hayes · Micky Fenton	28/1	1.25

Runners (15)

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
2 (6)	Stag Night Bay J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	138	—	613-21	95	104	91	30d	—	—	-4	17.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Recent Cork winner handles this better ground; 4lb rise okay so one to consider
10 (12)	Tough Talk Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	129	t	/784-5	86	108	94	9d	—	—	0	12.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Signs of temperament on recent comeback; on a fair mark though and ground to suit
5 (2)	Jon Riggens Bay J:Ben Coen T:Edward Lynam	J:Ben Coen T:Edward Lynam	133	t	17452-	90	105	89	198d	—	—	+12	19.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Big turnaround in weights with Stag Night on C&D second in October but lacks a recent run
15 (10)	Polar Bear Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	120	v	460-50	77	106	70	9d	—	—	+1	9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Needs to step up a fair bit on recent Curragh efforts to play a major role here
4 (3)	Laugh A Minute Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	137	—	05-733	94	105	82	8d	—	—	+6	12.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Finishing well over 5f of late, every chance again upped in trip
14 (11)	Dagoda Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	125	—	1173-4	82	104	86	9d	—	—	+3	10.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Recent Curragh eyecatcher; interesting contender, better ground no problem
9 (9)	Mickey The Steel Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Anthony Murray	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Anthony Murray	129	tp	15-697	86	107	75	8d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+5	10.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Fair bit to find on recent form although handicapper relenting
3 (4)	Apache Outlaw Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	137	—	231-17	94	104	-	31d	—	—	+7	12.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
In good form on AW recently, contender if transferring it to turf
1 (14)	Twilight Jet Bay J:Leigh Roche T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Leigh Roche T:M D O'Callaghan	140	—	76180-	97	105	90	185d	—	—	+14	18	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Group winner runs well fresh and begins this season off a much reduced mark so respected
11 (7)	Collective Power Chestnut J:Sorcha Woods(7) T:Edward Lynam	J:Sorcha Woods(7) T:Edward Lynam	127	—	7-5413	84	102	91	38d	—	—	+5	9.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Touched off over C&D last summer and good recent AW form; claims
13 (5)	Volatile Analyst Bay J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	127	—	426-27	84	107	88	89d	—	—	+6	9.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Went close on AW over the winter; bit to find on C&D run in October, last turf outing
6 (13)	Physique Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Michael Patrick Fenton	J:Chris Hayes T:Michael Patrick Fenton	132	—	83305-	89	100	80	271d	—	—	+10	12.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
28,000gns buy out of the Coles' yard; wouldn't want it much softer
8 (8)	Something Nice Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	130	—	2540-0	87	107	85	8d	—	—	+8	9.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Tame recent comeback run concerning and trip on the short side
12 (15)	Verhoyen Bay J:Danny Sheehy T:M C Grassick	J:Danny Sheehy T:M C Grassick	127	b	54-700	84	106	67	8d	—	—	+7	9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
9yo yet to hit form this season and remains opposable
NR (1)	Little Queenie Grey J:TBC T:Paul W Flynn	J: T:Paul W Flynn	130	—	21051-	87	101	90	178d	—	—	—	23.3	—	—
Front-runner in form of her life last year; likes good ground so predicted rain a concern

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Stag Night	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Tough Talk	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Jon Riggens	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Polar Bear	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Laugh A Minute	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Dagoda	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Mickey The Steel	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Apache Outlaw	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Twilight Jet	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Collective Power	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Volatile Analyst	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Physique	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Something Nice	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Verhoyen	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Little Queenie

23.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 14 Odds: 0

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2nd

Jon Riggens

19.1

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

9/1

3rd

Twilight Jet

OR: 11.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Stag Night

17.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

5/2

Laugh A Minute

12.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Physique

12.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 2.4 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Apache Outlaw

12.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Tough Talk

12.5

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 3.5

11/2

Mickey The Steel

10.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Dagoda

10.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Something Nice

9.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Collective Power

9.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Volatile Analyst

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Polar Bear

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Verhoyen

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Twilight Jet	97	105	90
Stag Night	95	104	91
Laugh A Minute	94	105	82
Apache Outlaw	94	104	—
Jon Riggens	90	105	89
Physique	89	100	80
Something Nice	87	107	85
Little Queenie	87	101	90
Tough Talk	86	108	94
Mickey The Steel	86	107	75
Collective Power	84	102	91
Volatile Analyst	84	107	88
Verhoyen	84	106	67
Dagoda	82	104	86
Polar Bear	77	106	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Laugh A Minute	8d ago	Quick return
Mickey The Steel	8d ago	Quick return
Something Nice	8d ago	Quick return
Verhoyen	8d ago	Quick return
Tough Talk	9d ago	Quick return
Polar Bear	9d ago	Quick return
Dagoda	9d ago	Quick return
Stag Night	30d ago	Fit
Apache Outlaw	31d ago	Fit
Collective Power	38d ago	Fit
Volatile Analyst	89d ago	Fresh
Little Queenie	178d ago	Long break
Twilight Jet	185d ago	Long break
Jon Riggens	198d ago	Long break
Physique	271d ago	Long break