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TRM Calphormin - Strong Foundation, Strong Future Apprentice Handicap
1m2½f (1m2f149y), Flat, 3yo+, €7,200, 12 runners
- Going
- SOFT
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Northern Ruler is our selection at Naas, and his progressive profile makes him the one to side with over Vlhova, who is rated just a point better on our figures at 80 to his 79. That is a narrow gap, and an improving horse over ten furlongs on soft ground looks the more likely to find extra. Vlhova is the obvious danger, with Senna's Girl on 75 and Rhythm King on 72 the other two to take seriously in a competitive twelve-runner field. It is a tight call, but Northern Ruler gets the nod.
Runners
Gabriella Hill
M D O'Callaghan 1/13
Our pick on overall profile despite a winless recent run, Northern Ruler has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 79 puts him second of 12 off an official 68; a 93-day break is the reservation, while he carries 140 lb from stall six.
- Sire
- Kingman (GB)
- Dam
- Time Saver (GB) by Frankel
- Owner
- Northern Ruler Partnership
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2021
- Stable
- The Curragh, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 81
Mel Sheridan
Diego Dias 0/7
Senna's Girl arrives fit after 11 days and a third last time out, with her going experience in her favour, and our rating of 75 ranks her third of 12 from stall five. The risk is that she is yet to win in her last six starts and carries 140 lb.
- Sire
- Arizona (IRE)
- Dam
- Cloudspin (USA) by Storm Cat
- Owner
- David Lestrange Diego Dias
- Foaled
- 5 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Rathbride, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 16%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 71
Danny O'Leary (4)
G. O'Leary 1/14
Vlhova bounced between two seconds four and five starts back, and she is fit after 20 days off, with experience of today's trip and going. Our rating has her top of the 12, but she is unplaced in her last three outings, which is the main concern.
- Sire
- Shaman (IRE)
- Dam
- Marise (IRE) by Azamour
- Owner
- Lance Bloodstock Limited
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Kildare, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 79
Sadhbh Tormey
A Oliver 2/19
Killyclogher Rose was unplaced last time out and a sixth two starts back, so the form has tailed off since a win three starts back, and 50 days off the track doesn't help. She has run over today's trip and is rated 66 by us, ninth of 12, so hard to fancy under 139 lb from stall 10.
- Sire
- Masar (IRE)
- Dam
- Indian Skies (GB) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Brian Mellon P Mcbride
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Caledon, Co Tyrone
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 19 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 63
Ava Maher (4)
M J Tynan 0/1
Solomon Coop was fifth last time out after 25 days off, but he's been unplaced in his four starts before that, so he's yet to win in recent form. He has run over today's trip and going and our rating of 69 sits above his official 65, yet 137 lb from stall one leaves little margin.
- Sire
- Twilight Son (GB)
- Dam
- Rythmique (IRE) by Casamento
- Owner
- M J Tynan
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Moyglass, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 63
Adam Grant
W. McCreery 1/15
Guy's Girl won last time out, but that sits among a patchy run of a sixth, two unplaced efforts, a third and another sixth before it, and 136 lb from stall eight is a hefty burden. She has run over today's trip and is fit after 25 days, yet our rating of 65 ranks her eleventh of twelve.
- Sire
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)
- Dam
- Pleasantry (GB) by Johannesburg
- Owner
- S Fisher
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Rathbride, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 65
Terry Casey
Michael Mulvany 1/14
Unplaced last time out after a third two starts back, this gelding has won once in his last six starts, a fifth start back. He has run on today's going and returns after 20 days, but he carries 135 lb from draw 4 and our rating of 68 ranks him eighth of twelve.
- Sire
- Soldier's Call (GB)
- Dam
- Kodiac The First (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Terence Bellew Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 80
Shay Wallace
Mark Fahey 0/12
Back quickly after seven days, Rhythm King has run over today's trip and on this going, and our rating of 72 ranks him fourth of 12 despite an official 62 and a ninth last time out. The risk is a winless run in his last five starts, with no finish better than a sixth.
- Sire
- Elzaam (AUS)
- Dam
- Queen Of Rap (IRE) by Alhaarth
- Owner
- Mrs C Lennon
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Cloneygath, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 12 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 73
Jamie Orr
Daniel John Howard 0/0
Sylkie has run over today's trip and going, and a third four starts back shows some ability, but she's unplaced in her last two and returns after 33 days. Our rating of 70 sits well above her official 60, though 132 lb from stall nine is a stiff ask.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Heavenly Snow (IRE) by Australia
- Owner
- Sylkie Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Malbay, Co Clare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 71
Nina Doherty (4)
Noel Meade 1/28
Love Orchid is winless in her last six, though a third two starts back and a second three starts back show she can get involved, and she has run on today's going before. A sixth last time out and a yard struggling at 1/27 hold her back, with 131 lb from stall 7 to carry.
- Sire
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)
- Dam
- Lady Cedar (IRE) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Liam Queally
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Castletown, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 28 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 67
Jared Huggan (4)
Gavin Cromwell 3/44
Espritroyale is hard to fancy after back-to-back ninth-place finishes, and she is winless in her last six, though a pair of seconds three and four starts back show some ability. She has run over today's trip and going, but 130 lb from stall 12 is a big ask, and our rating of 65 ranks her tenth of twelve.
- Sire
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)
- Dam
- Crimson Rock (USA) by Fastnet Rock
- Owner
- Rathrockfolly Partnership
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 44 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 69
Jimmy Dalton
John M Harney 0/1
Winless in his last five and beaten into ninth last time out, Pure Granite is hard to fancy, though a fourth two starts back is his best recent effort. He has run over today's trip and going and is back quickly after four days, but our figures rank him last of twelve.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Percy's Idea (IRE) by So You Think
- Owner
- Patrick G Harney
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Ballybeg, Croghan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 55
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.