Flat Is Back At Naas Sunday 22nd March Claiming Hurdle

Naas

15:52

Date 2026-03-04

Distance 2m6f20y

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 8°C

Wind 2mph E

Rain 25%

Runners (6)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Rocky's Howya Bay J:Kevin Healy(7) T:Declan Queally	J:Kevin Healy(7) T:Declan Queally	158	v	0-U731	109	125	108	22d	—	—	-17	31	Evens 50%
Easy claiming hurdle winner last time in a visor (retained); good chance
6	Fenway Park Bay J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:Andrew McNamara	J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:Andrew McNamara	148	tp	-080P1	113	125	37	6d	—	—	+12	29.9	7/2 22%
Entitled to win claiming hurdle last time and nicely weighted here too; big player
1	Noble Birth Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	168	tb	-6P404	124	125	95	49d	—	—	+9	22.1	7/1 13%
Three-time hurdles winner; posted some okay efforts over timber this term; in the mix
4	Themanintheboots Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	154	b	921P67	106	127	82	24d	—	—	+10	20.1	8/1 11%
Poor in three runs since bagging third hurdles win in Nov'; others better treated
5	Difficult Decision Chestnut J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	148	p	/P/467	92	118	85	51d	—	—	+5	12.5	11/1 8%
Veteran has a fair bit to do at these weights
2	Solly Attwell Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Cian Collins	J:Jordan Gainford T:Cian Collins	168	p	11656P	-	110	-	24d	—	—	-2	1.3	33/1 3%
Back-to-back chase winner in Sept' reverts to hurdles and may want better ground than this

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rocky's Howya	4/5	8/11	4/5	8/11	Evens
Fenway Park	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Noble Birth	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	6/1
Themanintheboots	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Difficult Decision	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Solly Attwell	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rocky's Howya

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

Evens

2nd

Fenway Park

29.9

OR: 15.8 Form: 9 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Noble Birth

22.1

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Themanintheboots

20.1

OR: 14 Form: 3.3 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Difficult Decision

12.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

Solly Attwell

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Noble Birth	124	125	95
Fenway Park	113	125	37
Rocky's Howya	109	125	108
Themanintheboots	106	127	82
Difficult Decision	92	118	85
Solly Attwell	—	110	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fenway Park	6d ago	Quick return
Rocky's Howya	22d ago	Fit
Themanintheboots	24d ago	Fit
Solly Attwell	24d ago	Fit
Noble Birth	49d ago	Fresh
Difficult Decision	51d ago	Fresh