Naas Racecourse Business Club Limestone Lad Hurdle (Grade 3)

Naas

14:00

Date 2025-01-26

Distance 1m7f190y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €22,125

Winning Time 4m 8.50s (slow by 31.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Anzadam (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	1/10F	Won
2nd	Beacon Edge (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	16/1	11
3rd	Laafi (FR) Philip Byrnes · William Durkan	15/2	0.3

Runners (3)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Anzadam Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	h	11-1	-	154	116	57d	—	—	-41	30	—	1/9 90%
Seen as a possible Champion Hurdle dark horse and should confirm that impression here
3	Laafi Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:William Durkan	J:Philip Byrnes T:William Durkan	157	—	1	-	145	114	31d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+2	13.3	—	8/1 11%
Supreme entry looks a nice prospect and gets 7lb from Anzadam but unlikely to beat him.
1	Beacon Edge Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	b	245137	146	148	127	29d	—	—	+26	33	—	20/1 5%
Tough ask to give weight to a pair of good young horses over this trip

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Anzadam	1/10	1/12	1/9
Laafi	8/1	15/2	15/2
Beacon Edge	20/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Beacon Edge

OR: 24 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.9

20/1

2nd

Anzadam

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

1/9

3rd

Laafi

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Beacon Edge	146	148	127
Anzadam	—	154	116
Laafi	—	145	114

Last Run