Naas Racecourse Handicap

1st

Storm Ready (IRE)

No. 5, stall 5

3yo, 9-1, OR 82

J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs J. Harrington

3 9-1 82

Shane Foley

Mrs J. Harrington

1:34.47 £15,000

Raced close behind the front runner - 3rd at halfway - 2nd 2f out and given encouragement - closed to challenge 1f out - edged ahead over 100 yards out - stayed on strongly to win

2nd

Key Witness (IRE)

No. 1, stall 11

4yo, 9-9, OR 93

J: Alan Persse (5) · T: Patrick J Flynn

4 9-9 93

Alan Persse (5)

Patrick J Flynn

½ £5,000

Made all the running - shaken up 2f out - challenged 1f out and overhauled inside the last 100 yards - unable to respond late on and beaten half a length in second

3rd

Back Down Under (IRE)

No. 8, stall 2

5yo, 8-5, OR 75

J: Reese Holohan (5) · T: Padraig Roche

5 8-5 75

Reese Holohan (5)

Padraig Roche

1¼ £2,500

Raced behind the main pack in midfield - nudged up 2f out then under a hard drive in 6th 1f out - stayed on strongly inside the last furlong to snatch 3rd late on

4th

Spodo Komodo (GB)

No. 10, stall 10

4yo, 8-10, OR 75

J: J M Sheridan · T: John James Feane

4 8-10 75

J M Sheridan

John James Feane

0.2 £1,250

Prominent early - second at halfway before slipping to third 2f out under urging - got nowhere inside the final furlong and finished 4th

5th

Flash Of Fire (GB)

No. 9, stall 6

3yo, 8-5, OR 77

J: Rory Mulligan (5) · T: J. P. Murtagh

3 8-5 77

Rory Mulligan (5)

J. P. Murtagh

¾ £750

Prominent early and 4th at halfway - shoved on 2f out then urged hard over 1f out - 5th and made no dent inside final 150 yards

6th

Oro Blanco (IRE) ^tp

No. 4, stall 7

3yo, 8-12, OR 84

J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Mrs J. Harrington

3 8-12 84

Keithen Kennedy (5)

Mrs J. Harrington

¾ £500

Held up in last group - shaded wide under urging 2f out and 7th 1f out - plodded on at same speed inside final furlong to finish 6th

7th

Fort Vega (FR) ^t

No. 2, stall 9

6yo, 9-12, OR 91

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Ms Sheila Lavery

6 9-12 91

Robbie Colgan

Ms Sheila Lavery

0.2

Among the back markers early and 8th at halfway - urged over 2f out then niggled again over 1f out - stayed on at same speed inside the final furlong to finish 7th

8th

City House (IRE) ^t

No. 3, stall 8

5yo, 9-6, OR 85

J: James Ryan · T: Adrian McGuinness

5 9-6 85

James Ryan

Adrian McGuinness

1¼

Sat in the pack and 6th at halfway - urged 2f out without making ground - dropped to the back of the field 1f out - stayed on at the same speed late for 8th

9th

Zenford (IRE) ^h

No. 7, stall 1

3yo, 8-12, OR 79

J: Ben Coen · T: J. P. Murtagh

3 8-12 79

Ben Coen

J. P. Murtagh

0.3

Detached from the start - urged over 2f out - no response inside the final furlong - plodded home 9th

10th

Goal Exceeded (GB) ^t

No. 6, stall 4

5yo, 9-0, OR 79

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness

5 9-0 79

Adam Caffrey

Adrian McGuinness

1½

Prominent in the pack and 5th at halfway - shaken up over 2f out then urged soon after - weakened inside the last 150 yards to finish 10th