12.57
SoftFinlay Ford At Naas Novice Chase (Grade 3)
- Prize money: £15663.72
- 3m 0f 170y
- 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
100/30 (Won)
Form: 3166-1 D
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
22nd May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 4f 165y |
12st 0lb |
Second runner for yard; six-time point winner has been well below his best in that sphere last season and isn't easy to fancy on that form. |
28/1 |
|
11 |
2nd May 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 160y |
12st 0lb |
never better than midfield, pulled up 11th |
12/1 |
|
11 |
2nd May 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 160y |
12st 0lb |
never better than midfield, pulled up 11th |
12/1 |
9/4
Form: 321-1F C
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
2nd Mar 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 2f 72y |
11st 2lb |
Four-time winner over hurdles has bounced back to form this season; has finished runner up in Grade 2s the last twice at Gowran and Navan on soft to heavy ground; the drying track here is not in his favour and this trip may be a shade sharp too, albeit he can't be discounted in this company. |
5/4 |
|
2nd 6 |
9th Feb 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 180y |
11st 3lb |
prominent, disputing second 8th, went clear with winner approaching last, no impression final 110yds |
7/4 |
|
2nd 6 |
9th Feb 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 180y |
11st 3lb |
prominent, disputing second 8th, went clear with winner approaching last, no impression final 110yds |
7/4 |
9/2
Form: 51-13U
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 3m 1f 80y |
11st 12lb |
Was in the form of his life in the spring and summer of last year, victory in this race being followed by an excellent fourth in the Galway Plate; by contrast, his spring form this year leaves plenty to be desired, but he is only 3lb higher than last year and cannot be dismissed with the stable in such form. |
12/1 |
|
37 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 2lb
|
A fluent fourth in the 2m5f Topham over these fences was the first of three big runs in good handicaps last April-July; ran creditably in one (Sandown in April 2024) of his three attempts at 3m4f-3m5f and excuses might be made for his latest two outings (first cross-country, then the mud) but other candidates are more persuasive. |
80/1 |
7/4
Form: 185-11 D
Last run: 99 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 |
2nd May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 90y |
11st 7lb |
Very smart as a novice and some good runs in the Galway Plate and Munster National in 2024; generally ineffective in cross-country races since then however, reportedly burst blood vessels when fifth in this race last year, most recently (after two point-to-point wins) pulled up after never counting in 3m1f Fairyhouse hunter-chase at Easter; questions remain. |
9/2 |
|
3 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 180y |
12st 0lb |
High-class novice chaser in the 2022/23 season, when second in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham; ran well in the Galway Plate and Munster National in 2024; generally ineffective in cross-country races since then; back-to-back point wins in the autumn offer some hope; however, he was tailed off in the hunter chase at Cheltenham last month. |
9/1 |
|
11th 3 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Won a novice chase here in October 2022 and second in the NH Chase at this fixture that season; on a losing run of 14 under rules but contested plenty of strong handicaps in that time and back-to-back point wins in the autumn may give him some renewed belief; has soft-ground form but his trainer has always believed that good ground is ideal, so watch the weather; well held in a Galway Plate when tried in this equipment combination. |
12/1 |
50/1
Form: /63532
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
12th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Useful sort for Willie Mullins but has been well-held when facing mostly stiff tasks for this yard; another one today and best passed over. |
100/1 |
|
8 |
26th Feb 2023 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
10st 7lb |
Two hurdle wins for Willie Mullins in 2020, obtaining a mark of 142; well beaten in six completed chase starts for his current stable, all in decent company; in touch when falling four out in a Grade 3 event here in January; should find things easier now in his first handicap. |
10/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | €7.62 |
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