Irish Racing Writers Association Madrid Handicap

Naas

15:47

Date 2026-03-22

Distance 7f

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €29,450

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.8°C

Wind 5mph S

Rain 0%

Runners (14)

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
1 (1)	Causeway Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	138	—	41-	94	87	59	169d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	-4	32.8	0.34/1	11/8 ▲ 42%
Easy m'den winner (form franked); mentioned positively by trainer at press day; big player
5 (13)	Breaking Dawn Bay J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	129	p	44-1	85	93	65	7d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+6	24	0.88/1	7/2 ▲ 22%
Good effort to win third m'den last week; return to 7f fine/ground suits; a lot to like
10 (4)	Cotai Lights Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Oisin Murphy T:Adrian Paul Keatley	124	—	71-3	80	95	-	16d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+3	13.4	1.88/1	15/2 ▲ 12%
Easy winner of novice on second start; outpaced last time; 7f looks a positive
14 (2)	Salacious Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:Josh Halley	J:Wayne Lordan T:Josh Halley	119	—	588-24	75	88	68	7d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	0	8.8	2.75/1	11/1 ▲ 8%
Winless from seven but some good efforts; relatively unexposed but 6lb wrong here
12 (3)	Johnny Soda Chestnut J:Rory Cleary T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Rory Cleary T:Adrian McGuinness	119	—	742-	75	86	41	149d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+6	13.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Barrier trial runner-up; career best switched to AW last time when runner-up; gelded since
6 (11)	Cherry Hill Girl Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	128	—	3613-	84	93	86	155d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+15	21	4.00/1	16/1 ▼ 6%
Comfortable Listowel m'den winner ran well on h'cap debut; progressing nicely
4 (10)	Son Of Beauty Bay J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	131	—	31	87	87	-	16d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+16	23.3	4.00/1	16/1 ▼ 6%
Built on eye-catching debut to win over 1m; improvement very feasible on just third start
13 (5)	Adel Bay J:Reese Holohan(7) T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Reese Holohan(7) T:M D O'Callaghan	119	—	667-	75	91	65	183d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+3	7.6	4.50/1	18/1 ▼ 5%
M'den form nothing to shout about; 4lb wrong for h'cap debut but rider value for claim
3 (6)	Flanker Jet Bay J:David Egan T:Robson De Aguiar	J:David Egan T:Robson De Aguiar	132	—	-31241	88	96	73	9d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+22	27.1	5.00/1	20/1 ▼ 5%
In good form at Dundalk over winter; beat 99-rated stablemate last time; interesting
2 (12)	Controlled Bay J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	137	p	818-	93	93	76	163d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+15	18.7	8.25/1	33/1 ▼ 3%
5f m'den winner for Aidan O'Brien; last of 8 at Listed level latest over 7f; trip a doubt
7 (14)	Red Autumn Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	128	—	71525-	84	96	77	180d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+13	15.7	10.00/1	40/1 ▼ 2%
M'den winner (good) ran well at Roscommon before bad run at Listowel; others preferred
8 (9)	Felix Somary Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:John S O'Donoghue	J:Ronan Whelan T:John S O'Donoghue	126	p	140-	82	92	83	162d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+11	13.7	12.50/1	50/1 ▼ 2%
Debut m'den winner ran poorly on h'cap debut; down 4lb/gelded since then; others preferred
11 (7)	All The Girls Bay J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	123	—	812-7	79	94	-	23d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+6	7.8	12.50/1	50/1 ▼ 2%
Bolted up in second m'den and decent second next time; poor latest; mark high enough
NR (8)	Bobby McGee Bay J:Ben Coen T:Noel Meade	J:Ben Coen T:Noel Meade	125	—	6434-	81	97	82	246d	—	—	—	9.9	—	—
Top effort when third in strong m'den in June; didn't reproduce form on h'cap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Causeway	5/4	6/5	5/4	5/4	11/8
Breaking Dawn	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Cotai Lights	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	13/2
Salacious	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Johnny Soda	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Cherry Hill Girl	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Son Of Beauty	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Adel	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Flanker Jet	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	16/1
Controlled	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Red Autumn	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Felix Somary	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
All The Girls	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Bobby McGee	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Causeway

32.8

OR: 11 Form: 10 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Flanker Jet

27.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 16.1 Odds: 1.5

20/1

3rd

Breaking Dawn

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Son Of Beauty

23.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Cherry Hill Girl

OR: 8.5 Form: 10.9 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Controlled

18.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1

33/1

Red Autumn

15.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Felix Somary

13.7

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Cotai Lights

13.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Johnny Soda

13.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Bobby McGee

9.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Salacious

8.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

All The Girls

7.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Adel

7.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Causeway	94	87	59
Controlled	93	93	76
Flanker Jet	88	96	73
Son Of Beauty	87	87	—
Breaking Dawn	85	93	65
Cherry Hill Girl	84	93	86
Red Autumn	84	96	77
Felix Somary	82	92	83
Bobby McGee	81	97	82
Cotai Lights	80	95	—
All The Girls	79	94	—
Salacious	75	88	68
Johnny Soda	75	86	41
Adel	75	91	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Breaking Dawn	7d ago	Quick return
Salacious	7d ago	Quick return
Flanker Jet	9d ago	Quick return
Cotai Lights	16d ago	Fit
Son Of Beauty	16d ago	Fit
All The Girls	23d ago	Fit
Johnny Soda	149d ago	Long break
Cherry Hill Girl	155d ago	Long break
Felix Somary	162d ago	Long break
Controlled	163d ago	Long break
Causeway	169d ago	Long break
Red Autumn	180d ago	Long break
Adel	183d ago	Long break
Bobby McGee	246d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Naas over 7f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Based on 11 draws with historical results at this course and distance.