Taste Of Kildare At Naas Racecourse 20th - 22nd September Race

Naas

14:20

Date 2024-08-05

Distance 5f205y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €10,030

Winning Time 1m 12.35s (slow by 3.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Firebird (GB) W J Lee · P Twomey	1/14F	Won
2nd	Matter Of Fact (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	7/1	6.5
3rd	Gerrit's Gem (IRE) Scott McCullagh · Kieran P Cotter	25/1	5.5
4th	Kansai (IRE) Colin Keane · M D O'Callaghan	33/1	2
5th	Kay's Flower (IRE) Gary Carroll · G M Lyons	80/1	7.5

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 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 (2)	Firebird Bay J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	130	—	2-1	94	102	52	10d	—	—	-28	44.5	0.02/1	1/10 91%
Won a Cork maiden over this trip 10 days ago; won't have to repeat that form to win this
3 (4)	Matter Of Fact Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	130	b	815-90	81	87	58	36d	—	—	-1	11.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
C&D winner; disappointing in a handicap last time; blinkers need to have a positive effect
1 (5)	Gerrit's Gem Chestnut J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Kieran P Cotter	138	b	6-010	80	91	63	16d	—	—	+5	8.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Disappointing on handicap debut at the Curragh last time and has to bounce back
4 (1)	Kansai Bay J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	126	—	963	71	81	36	10d	—	—	+6	9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Decent efforts in Down Royal (7f) and Cork (6f) maidens; still has plenty to find
5 (3)	Kay's Flower Bay J:Gary Carroll T:G M Lyons	J:Gary Carroll T:G M Lyons	126	—	6U	-	62	49	23d	—	—	-1	0.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Beaten 9l in a 5f maiden at Cork and unseated at the start at Navan since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Firebird	1/10	1/16	1/14	1/12	1/11
Matter Of Fact	6/1	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1
Gerrit's Gem	40/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Kansai	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Kay's Flower	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Firebird

44.5

OR: 11 Form: 13.5 Odds: 20

1/10

2nd

Matter Of Fact

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Kansai

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Gerrit's Gem

8.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Kay's Flower

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Firebird	94	102	52
Matter Of Fact	81	87	58
Gerrit's Gem	80	91	63
Kansai	71	81	36
Kay's Flower	—	62	49

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