Naas

13:25 - RESULT

Runners: 19 Distance: 2m Hurdle Going: GD/YD(YD PL)

Form
EW Places: 1/5 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: This looks like an ideal opportunity for LOS BLANCO, whose C&D third has been advertised strongly by the runner-up Honesty Policy

1st	16. Zoffman 2nd Fav	7/2
2nd	8. Kara Sacre	15/2
3rd	9. King Jon Oliver	16/1

Favourite

8/11

Los Blanco

Jockey: D J O'Keeffe Trainer: Henry de Bromhead Age/Wt: 6/11-12 F: 3

8/11

Comment: A 20l runner-up on second start in point-to-points in April; form of his hurdling debut over C&D (third behind a Willie Mullins-trained favourite) has been strongly advertised by Honesty Policy in winning his next two starts; strong chance.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/01/25	Naas / Unknown / H	-	3 / 21	11/1	-
28/04/24	Tattersalls Farm / / P	-	2 / 13	5/1	-
03/03/24	Borris House / / P	-	P / 11	6/4	-

2nd Favourite

7/2

Zoffman

Jockey: D Meyler Trainer: Noel Meade Age/Wt: 6/11-12 F: 2

7/2

Comment: Two wins and placed 11 times on the Flat (from 22 starts); signed off last season with a second over 1m4f at Cork off a respectable 91; has something to build on after second to easy winner Le Grand Peinture at Navan.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
22/03/25	Navan / Unknown / H	-	2 / 18	7/1	-
14/06/24	Cork / Handicap / F	-	2 / 10	4/1	91
25/05/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	11 / 12	12/1	91
07/05/24	Navan / Handicap / F	-	3 / 8	3/1	91
27/04/24	Navan / Handicap / F	-	3 / 16	7/1	91
04/08/23	Galway / Handicap / F	-	10 / 17	6/1	94

Kara Sacre

Jockey: S F O'Keeffe Trainer: Paul Nolan Age/Wt: 5/11-12

15/2

Comment: Has come from a good nursery, winner of a maiden point for Sam Curling 12 months ago; comes from the family of the great Sprinter Sacre.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
13/04/24	Ballycrystal / / P		-	1 / 8	6/4	-

Polemon

Jockey: D King Trainer: Denis Gerard Hogan Age/Wt: 6/11-12 F: 30/365 OR: 116

8/1

Comment: Three-time Flat winner; has shown potential for success over hurdles; not far off subsequent winner Le Grand Peinture at Leopardstown; most recent run was at Dundalk.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
14/03/25	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	4 / 6	12/1	79
02/03/25	Leopardstown / Unknown / H	-	5 / 18	5/1	-
31/01/25	Dundalk / Unknown / F	-	4 / 5	9/4	79
10/01/25	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	4 / 11	18/1	78
26/12/24	Leopardstown / Unknown / H	-	6 / 17	50/1	-
29/11/24	Thurles / Unknown / H	-	3 / 10	25/1	-

King Jon Oliver

Jockey: Tiernan Power Roche Trainer: Mrs Lorna Fowler Age/Wt: 5/11-12

16/1

Comment: First foal; dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdle/chase winner Gaillard Du Mesnil; interesting with a top claimer booked.

Lips Freedom

Jockey: K C Sexton Trainer: Andrew Kinirons Age/Wt: 5/11-12

20/1

Comment: Dual Listed winner in Germany for Andreas Suborics; bought by current connections for 43,000euros last August; fourth in a 1m4f Leopardstown handicap on stable debut last October; ran in a Listed race on final start; suited by good ground; noteworthy recruit to hurdling.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
03/11/24	Curragh / Listed / F	-	12 / 17	25/1	98
20/10/24	Leopardstown / Handicap / F	-	5 / 11	12/1	98
24/07/23	Compiegne / Listed / F	-	8 / 8	14/1	-

High Court Cave

Jockey: J S McGarvey Trainer: Noel C Kelly Age/Wt: 5/11-12 F: 4107

33/1

Comment: Point-to-point and bumper winner; back from a break with two moderate efforts in maiden hurdles here and Punchestown on testing ground.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/02/25	Punchestown / Unknown / H	-	7 / 11	33/1	-
26/01/25	Naas / Unknown / H	-	10 / 14	40/1	-
21/08/24	Sligo / Unknown / HF	-	1 / 7	2/1	-
29/07/24	Galway / Unknown / HF	-	4 / 14	12/1	-
11/05/24	Toomebridge / / P	-	1 / 10	11/10	-
27/04/24	Loughanmore / / P	-	F / 9	3/1	-

Let's Go Mans

Jockey: K E Buckley Trainer: Gavin Cromwell Age/Wt: 4/11-4

33/1

Comment: Sixth foal; half-brother to Willie Mullins-trained winners Coquin Mans and Egality Mans; worth a look for future reference.

Colvin

Jockey: S W Flanagan Trainer: S R B Crawford Age/Wt: 6/11-12 F: 5

50/1

Comment: Betrayed his inexperience first time out at Down Royal last month; showed some ability and seems likely to improve.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
17/03/25	Down Royal / Unknown / H		-	5 / 15	20/1	-

Mags Nelson

Jockey: B Hayes Trainer: Ross O'Sullivan Age/Wt: 6/11-12 F: 0

50/1

Comment: Point winner on the fifth attempt after two seconds; made little impact in midfield on hurdling debut over a longer trip at this venue last month.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/03/25	Naas / Unknown / H	-	10 / 25	20/1	-
02/02/25	Ballyvodock / / P	-	1 / 11	1/1	-
11/01/25	Ballindenisk / / P	-	2 / 5	4/5	-
01/12/24	Ballindenisk / / P	-	2 / 15	11/2	-
17/11/24	Turtulla / / P	-	U / 6	4/1	-
27/04/24	Ballysteen / / P	-	P / 14	7/1	-

Allo Al Khawaneej

Jockey: P Byrnes Trainer: C Byrnes Age/Wt: 5/11-12

80/1

Comment: Half-brother to the smart Delegator; weak form in three runs on the Flat for Owen Burrows.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
29/06/23	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	5	5 / 7	4/1	69
20/05/23	Thirsk / Unknown / F	4	4 / 7	1/1	-
29/04/23	Haydock / Unknown / F	2	5 / 7	40/1	-
06/04/23	Southwell / Unknown / F	5	6 / 7	12/1	-

Buttermere Ridge

Jockey: P T Enright Trainer: Oliver McKiernan Age/Wt: 4/11-4

80/1

Comment: Flat winner for Willie McCreery, failed to reproduce the form of his debut win last April and dropped 8lb from his initial handicap mark; best watched in the circumstances.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
02/09/24	Roscommon / Handicap / F	-	10 / 12	8/1	89
31/07/24	Galway / Handicap / F	-	9 / 10	12/1	93
15/07/24	Killarney / Unknown / F	-	4 / 4	14/1	93
16/06/24	Gowran Park / Unknown / F	-	4 / 7	9/2	-
23/04/24	Gowran Park / Unknown / F	-	1 / 8	15/2	-

Buckaway Freddie

Jockey: A Harvey Trainer: John C McConnell Age/Wt: 5/11-12 F: 27-77

100/1

Comment: Second in five-runner Naas bumper last February; failed to build on that a month later at Leopardstown; a remote seventh on his first two runs over hurdles.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
15/01/25	Clonmel / Unknown / H	-	7 / 17	25/1	-
26/11/24	Tramore / Unknown / H	-	7 / 15	25/1	-
03/03/24	Leopardstown / Unknown / HF	-	7 / 8	10/3	-
10/02/24	Naas / Unknown / HF	-	2 / 5	2/1	-

I Feel Fine

Jockey: L A McKenna Trainer: M A Molloy Age/Wt: 5/11-12 F: 8

100/1

Comment: First foal; dam placed in bumper and over hurdles, half-sister to 1m4f AQPS Flat and smart hurdle/chase winner Bamako Moriviere; down the field first time out at Gowran.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
08/03/25	Gowran Park / Unknown / H		-	8 / 20	125/1	-

The Eggler

Jockey: T E O'Connor Trainer: Mark Fahey Age/Wt: 4/11-4 F: 9

150/1

Comment: Midfield on debut at Clonmel last Thursday; will need to pick up more experience.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
27/03/25	Clonmel / Unknown / H		-	9 / 18	33/1	-

Orkneys Jack

Jockey: C M Quirke Trainer: L Young Age/Wt: 6/11-12

300/1

Comment: Half-brother to point winner Peeping Tom; unraced dam; not a likely debut winner.

Doorman Moe

Jockey: D P Maxwell Trainer: Andrew McNamara Age/Wt: 5/11-12

400/1

Comment: Second foal; dam placed once from 13 starts over hurdles, half-sister to bumper/hurdle winner Carrow Queen; wears a tongue-tie for debut; not an obvious contender on pedigree.

Georgie Green

Jockey: S D Torrens Trainer: Daniel William O'Sullivan Age/Wt: 5/11-12 F: 0

400/1

Comment: 66-1 when finishing towards the rear in a Thurles bumper four weeks ago; can be ruled out.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
06/03/25	Thurles / Unknown / HF		-	16 / 18	66/1	-

Monnow Valley

Jockey: Niall Moore Trainer: P Cluskey Age/Wt: 5/11-12 F: 00

400/1

Comment: 0-13 on Flat, placed twice at modest level, has shown nothing in two maiden hurdles.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
07/12/24	Navan / Unknown / H	-	17 / 19	200/1	-
15/11/24	Punchestown / Unknown / H	-	16 / 18	300/1	-
16/06/24	Gowran Park / Handicap / F	-	14 / 15	33/1	47
03/06/24	Gowran Park / Handicap / F	-	10 / 14	50/1	49
08/05/24	Gowran Park / Handicap / F	-	16 / 16	50/1	50
29/08/23	Bellewstown / Handicap / F	-	10 / 11	100/1	56

Catch Fire

Jockey: Sarah Kavanagh Trainer: A J Martin Age/Wt: 4/11-4 F: F

Comment: 1m4f winner on good ground for Francis-Henri Graffard last August, best watched.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
01/04/25	Limerick / Unknown / H	-	F / 16	50/1	-
28/10/24	Chantilly / Handicap / F	-	7 / 8	20/1	-
11/10/24	Compiegne / Conditions / F	-	6 / 7	39/10	-
02/08/24	Clairefontaine / Maiden / F	-	5 / 8	3/1	-
05/07/24	Clairefontaine / Maiden, Unraced / F	-	3 / 13	9/5	-