Royal Ascot Trials At Naas Handicap – Naas

Naas

16:30

Royal Ascot Trials At Naas Handicap

Date 2024-05-19

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €12,980

Winning Time 1m 38.59s (slow by 1.29s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Chicago Critic (GB) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	7/1	Won
2nd	Lo Rider (GB) Ronan Whelan · M Halford & T Collins	7/2	.75
3rd	Air Commander (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	3/1F	2
4th	Starliner (IRE) Gavin Ryan · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	8/1	0.3
5th	Soldier's Empire (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	7/2	0.2
6th	Neo Smart (IRE) Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	14/1	.75
7th	Profit Refused (IRE) Chris Hayes · Kevin Prendergast	22/1	1.25
8th	Barnso (GB) Wayne Lordan · Miss Natalia Lupini	14/1	0.2
9th	Going Remote (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	28/1	0.3
10th	Bid For Chester (IRE) Wesley Joyce · Michael Mulvany	25/1	5

Runners (12)

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 (3)	Air Commander Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	136	—	26-16	91	98	25	20d	—	—	-7	17.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Failed to run to expectation in a C&D handicap last time, probably capable of better
1 (1)	Sharinay Brown J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	J:Ronan Whelan T:M Halford & T Collins	138	h	6-1	93	95	76	23d	—	—	+8	26	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won well in testing conditions at Cork but better going should not be a problem
5 (4)	Soldier's Empire Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	135	—	351-	90	92	78	205d	—	—	+9	26.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Still looked a bit raw when winning at Dundalk, should make a useful colt this season
4 (7)	Chicago Critic Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	135	—	31-36	90	93	63	42d	—	—	0	14	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won a C&D maiden last October on soft-to-heavy, handicap debut after ambitious Group 3 run
7 (10)	Starliner b/br J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	129	—	2176-5	84	98	80	20d	—	—	+3	10.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Unplaced along with the shorter-priced Air Commander over C&D on seasonal debut
9 (8)	Barnso Chestnut J:Wayne Lordan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Wayne Lordan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	124	—	8212-	79	101	54	151d	—	—	+17	23.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Lacks a recent outing but well worth considering on his best juvenile from at Dundalk
12 (6)	Neo Smart Bay J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	121	—	871-93	76	96	80	13d	—	—	+2	8.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Dundalk maiden winner, third at the Curragh 13 days ago but this looks more competitive
3 (9)	Bid For Chester Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	136	t	23-210	91	97	73	22d	—	—	+7	11.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Seems best on soft and heavy, and is not guaranteed to stay 1m as well as some of these
6 (11)	Profit Refused Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Kevin Prendergast	J:Chris Hayes T:Kevin Prendergast	130	—	316-	85	89	87	281d	—	—	+12	19.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ran in good company as a juvenile and could be well enough handicapped, merits respect
10 (12)	Going Remote Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	122	p	745-8	77	97	53	20d	—	—	+4	7.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Open to improvement but in-form yard appears to have a stronger candidate in Raknah
NR (2)	Raknah Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	127	—	921-17	82	98	-	21d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Has done most of her racing on AW, two wins before Southwell reverse, stable is flying
NR (5)	Uncle Albert Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	122	—	340-19	77	97	55	28d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—
Cork winner in March, failed to run to market expectations at the Curragh four weeks ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Air Commander	3/1	3/1	9/4	3/1	11/4
Sharinay	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Soldier's Empire	4/1	9/2	9/2	7/2	4/1
Chicago Critic	6/1	6/1	5/1	6/1	11/2
Starliner	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Barnso	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Neo Smart	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Bid For Chester	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Profit Refused	16/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	16/1
Going Remote	33/1	25/1	22/1	28/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Soldier's Empire

26.5

OR: 10 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Sharinay

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Barnso

23.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Profit Refused

19.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Air Commander

17.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Chicago Critic

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Bid For Chester

11.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Starliner

10.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Neo Smart

8.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Raknah

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Going Remote

7.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Uncle Albert

6.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sharinay	93	95	76
Air Commander	91	98	25
Bid For Chester	91	97	73
Soldier's Empire	90	92	78
Chicago Critic	90	93	63
Profit Refused	85	89	87
Starliner	84	98	80
Raknah	82	98	—
Barnso	79	101	54
Going Remote	77	97	53
Uncle Albert	77	97	55
Neo Smart	76	96	80

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Neo Smart	13d ago	Quick return
Air Commander	20d ago	Fit
Starliner	20d ago	Fit
Going Remote	20d ago	Fit
Raknah	21d ago	Fit
Bid For Chester	22d ago	Fit
Sharinay	23d ago	Fit
Uncle Albert	28d ago	Fit
Chicago Critic	42d ago	Fit
Barnso	151d ago	Long break
Soldier's Empire	205d ago	Long break
Profit Refused	281d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Naas over 1m. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Based on 3 draws with historical results at this course and distance.