May 19 / 17.00 Naas

17.00

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Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

1st
10 (1)
Plume Noire

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.10
  • Place: £3.40

Form: 16418-

Last run: 228 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Gained her third 7f win when scoring at Fairyhouse last September; never placed at 1m or beyond; lacks a recent outing, others preferred.
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3

(12)

31st Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 94y

17:55 Roscommon

Plume Noire

9st 10lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Gerard Keane

Four-time winner between 7f and 1m; likes it soft, but fine on good ground too; two runs last year were fair efforts and she won first-time-out in 2024.

16/1

11th

12

(6)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

18:40 Leopardstown

Plume Noire

9st 4lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Gerard Keane

Won Naas handicap on 2024 seasonal debut; unlucky not to get up Curragh fillies' premier handicap before soundly beaten in Galway Mile and Irish Cambridgeshire; made a bright start for this stable at the Curragh in May; absent since but can go well fresh.

12/1

5th

4

(10)

24th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

16:50 Curragh

Plume Noire

9st 10lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Gerard Keane

Won Naas handicap (1m, good) on return last May; unlucky not to get up in C&D fillies' premier handicap (good) in June off 87; soundly beaten in Galway Mile and Irish Cambridgeshire but goes well fresh and looks well treated on stable debut.

22/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 1400-1

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Fairyhouse maiden win last summer came on good ground; handled testing conditions when beating the well fancied Merisi Diamond over 7f at Leopardstown on seasonal debut; now 7lb higher for this first attempt over this trip, fair prospects of staying this far.
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4th

12

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:50 Kilbeggan

Desert Haven

11st 4lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Noel Meade

Two respectable Flat runs last month; 0-11 over hurdles; comes into the reckoning following an improved display that saw him finish fifth of 21 in a stronger race than this at Fairyhouse.

7/2

5th

19

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Desert Haven

10st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Noel Meade

Two respectable Flat runs last month but 0-10 over hurdles and has come up shy in less competitive races than this.

33/1

12/1

  • Place: £4.80

Form: 1136-9

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Won twice in Britain last summer, adding to his two Irish wins; stays 1m4f and may find this trip inadequate; has a bit to find with Mr King on Cork running.
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10

18th Sep 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:12 Downpatrick

Derry Lad

11st 0lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Record of 4-39 on the Flat; 0-4 over hurdles; runner-up in C&D handicap last October off 1lb higher; no win since 2023; went close on Flat last month when fifth in blanket finish at Leopardstown (1m7f) but no show at Naas last time.

7/1

12th

5

(9)

23rd Aug 2026

Good

1m 3f 0y

17:00 Naas

Derry Lad

9st 8lb

J: Jessica O’Gorman

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Hasn't won since 2023 but the handicapper is relenting and he was only beaten 1l when fifth over 1m7f at Leopardstown last time; not beaten far over C&D in June off 4lb higher under this rider; in the mix.

15/2

5th

5

(9)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 0y

20:20 Leopardstown

Derry Lad

11st 5lb

J: Mr Kenny Roussety

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Four-time winner on long losing run; shaped okay when fifth at Naas on penultimate, but didn't build on that when beaten 7l over 1m5f here on latest; needs more upped in trip.

11/1

4th
5 (11)
Mr King

6/1

Form: 345-52

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Won a 1m2f handicap at Roscommon last season; showed a similar effectiveness over this trip when second in an apprentice handicap at Cork nine days ago; Colin Keane takes a ride for his father but Gary Carroll was the successful rider at Roscommon.
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3rd

4

(10)

22nd Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 75y

Class 4

16:25 Beverley

Mr King

9st 11lb

J: David Nolan

T: Geoffrey Harker

Needs a bit of luck in his races but he scored at Thirsk in June and both runs since have been solid efforts; should get a good pace to aim at and he can go well despite the widest stall.

11/2

5th

3

(4)

22nd Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 219y

Class 4

17:25 Redcar

Mr King

10st 0lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Geoffrey Harker

Third run for this yard when a head winner at Thirsk (7f, good) and was bang there in a big field at York (good to firm) despite a troubled passage; stays 1m and plenty to like.

11/2

Form: 9-9868 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 6lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Exposed eight-time winner; sixth of 21 at Curragh last month was respectable; well held by Mr King on running at Cork nine days ago.
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15th

17

(2)

30th Jul 2024

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

19:45 Galway

Spanish Tenor

9st 10lb

J: Cian MacRedmond

T: Jack W Davison

First reserve; winner off 95 for Ado McGuinness and has run well here more than once; coming down the handicap but has lost his way for now.

7th

3

(6)

17th Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 40y

16:45 Killarney

Spanish Tenor

10st 2lb

J: Cian MacRedmond

T: Jack W Davison

Eight-time winner; captured a Listowel festival handicap last autumn off 85; glimpses of form this year while coming down the handicap; hard to be confident after a disappointing handicap run on stable debut at Naas.

7/1

8th

4

(4)

26th Jun 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

20:00 Naas

Spanish Tenor

9st 13lb

J: Cian MacRedmond

T: Jack W Davison

Eight-time winner; captured a Listowel festival handicap last autumn off 85; glimpses of form this year while coming down the handicap; has left Ado McGuinness since his last run but regular rider keeps the mount.

8/1

Form: 1/5 D BF

Last run: 72 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Wide-margin winner of a 1m novice race at Kempton in December 2022 on his only start for the Crisfords; missed all of last year; looked an awkward ride on his debut for this stable in a 1m conditions race at Dundalk; was well supported for that race, so it will be interesting to see if his opening mark proves tempting here.
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3rd

4

(8)

1st Oct 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:15 Cork

Wigmore Street

9st 7lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

held up in rear, headway and went fourth over 1f out, ran on and went third towards finish, no match for first two

11/2

3rd

3

(1)

15th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

17:55 Curragh

Wigmore Street

9st 9lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

in touch with leaders on inner, midfield halfway, waiting for room over 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, went third final strides

4/1

1st

5

(6)

31st Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Wigmore Street

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

held up in rear, raced in last 2f out, keeping on but still plenty to do inside final furlong, pushed along and ran on well to lead post

14/1

Form: 6-3121 D

Last run: 58 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Gained his fourth Dundalk win last month in March, sticking to his task, despite a repeat of his tendency to hang; his fine Dundalk record contrasts with a 0-16 turf statistic (placed only once) which is a significant negative here.
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5th

8

(4)

16th Oct 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Exquisite Acclaim

9st 6lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Eight wins on this surface and returned to his best when just overhauled late in a C&D handicap last week; leading contender.

5/1

4th

8

(3)

22nd Sep 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

16:41 Listowel

Exquisite Acclaim

9st 1lb

J: Conor Cusack

T: Adrian McGuinness

One of three runners for his yard; all bar one of his nine wins have come on sand, including the Laytown race in which he was third 12 days ago (beaten just under 5l); wears new headgear combination; others appeal more.

14/1

3rd

11

(11)

10th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:20 Laytown

Exquisite Acclaim

11st 9lb

T: Adrian McGuinness

First reserve; won off 7lb higher at Dundalk (7f) in January, his eighth AW win; is 3lb lower than when winning this race last year and didn't run too badly over 1m at Navan on latest; could be a danger to all if getting a run.

12/1

Form: 6960-8 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Infrequent winner (3-32); placed in two of her four races at this venue; fair run at the Curragh on seasonal debut; may do better, but others have stronger claims.
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7th

7

26th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 110y

15:51 Bellewstown

Eastern Wind

10st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: T G McCourt

Two of her five Flat wins have come at this track; won a Tipperary maiden hurdle last year and not a bad Downpatrick handicap run last month; decent Sligo Flat run since; needs more on these terms.

10/1

2nd

5

(9)

5th Aug 2026

Good

1m 5f 56y

20:30 Sligo

Eastern Wind

9st 10lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Five Flat wins; good second of 19 over this trip at Leopardstown in May, but has struggled since; goes on any ground.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 56579- D

Last run: 191 days

W: 9st 13lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Won four handicaps in a row for Andy Slattery during a 2022 campaign that ended with a decent effort in finishing fourth of 18 in a C&D Listed race; mostly campaigned in stakes races last year and did not quite make the grade; sights are lowered now by her new trainer; remains 11lb above her last winning mark.
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8th

6

(9)

20th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Flame Of Eire

8st 11lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: John M Harney

Won four handicaps in a row for Andy Slattery during a 2022 campaign that ended with a decent effort in finishing fourth of 18 in a Naas Listed race; no show in a pair of handicaps for this trainer early in the year; tried in a tongue-tie here after a six-month absence.

14/1

8th

6

(9)

20th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Flame Of Eire

8st 11lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: John M Harney

Won four handicaps in a row for Andy Slattery during a 2022 campaign that ended with a decent effort in finishing fourth of 18 in a Naas Listed race; no show in a pair of handicaps for this trainer early in the year; tried in a tongue-tie here after a six-month absence.

14/1

7th

3

(9)

3rd Jun 2024

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 100y

15:05 Gowran Park

Flame Of Eire

9st 10lb

J: W J Lee

T: John M Harney

Won four handicaps in a row for Andy Slattery during a 2022 campaign that ended with a decent effort in finishing fourth of 18 in a Naas Listed race; mostly campaigned in stakes races last year and did not quite make the grade; failed to make an impression back in handicap company at Naas on stable debut; remains 10lb above her last winning mark.

12/1

Form: /1362- D

Last run: 220 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Ex-Dermot Weld; Killarney maiden winner over 1m; third of six in a Galway festival handicap; was seemingly ridden to stay the 1m2f trip at the Curragh when creditable staying-on sixth of 22 behind Ger Keane's Crystal Black in a premier handicap; wore a tongue-tie when second over same course and trip on his final start for Weld, left off now; Colin Keane aboard for his father.
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16th

21

(23)

13th Sep 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

17:45 Curragh

Genuine Article

8st 7lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Gerard Keane

Hard to win with, fair seventh in the Irish Cambridgeshire, 7f inadequate at Laytown on Thursday; up against it and 2lb wrong.

25/1

4th

4

(8)

10th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:20 Laytown

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11st 13lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: Gerard Keane

2-26 on turf and is 1lb lower than when last scoring at the Galway festival in 2025 (8.5f, soft); well held in the Cambridgeshire at the Curragh on latest and unproven on this surface; 7f is a query too; others preferred.

10/1

7th

15

(13)

29th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:15 Curragh

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8st 7lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Gerard Keane

Is just 2-25 but ran a cracker in this race last year, just getting chinned after forcing the pace; hasn't repeated that level in four runs this year but is off a dangerous mark if getting back to best; 1lb out of the handicap.

25/1

10/1

Form: 328- BF

Last run: 241 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Close-up third in a Galway festival maiden on debut; beaten 5l at Gowran on second star; failed to match those two 7f runs when an unplaced odds-on favourite on heavy going at Listowel in September; better ground may suit, but he was beaten by a 72-rated horse at Gowran, so his 75 mark may be too taxing.
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14th

4

(6)

27th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Sectarius

9st 12lb

J: Adam Grant

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won 1m4f AW handicap for Ed Bethell in October 2024; no worthwhile form in three turf starts for Tim Easterby; folded tamely behind Church Mountain on stable debut last month.

20/1

11th

3

(10)

23rd Jan 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Sectarius

10st 0lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won a 1m4f handicap on AW for Ed Bethell in October 2024; not so good in most recent runs, including three turf starts for Tim Easterby; makes stable debut now and perhaps return to AW can help.

20/1

9th

6

(4)

5th Sep 2025

Good

1m 3f 140y

Class 5

17:27 Haydock

Sectarius

10st 0lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Won a 1m4f handicap on AW for Ed Bethell last October; not so good on his last four outings, with new stable for last two, and his record in turf handicaps suggests he is opposable.

25/1

Form: 50145- D

Last run: 149 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Two wins from five starts at Dundalk; 0-3 on turf; fair fifth in this race last year; well beaten at the Curragh last August on her most recent turf attempt.
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1st

5

(4)

7th Oct 2024

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 30y

15:30 Killarney

Sea Chariot

9st 6lb

J: Colin Keane

T: John Joseph Murphy

Two 2023 wins on AW; excellent second on good ground at Navan last time; does not need to improve much to win a turf handicap but the prospect of testing ground is a concern.

5/1

2nd

11

(19)

29th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 20y

16:30 Navan

Sea Chariot

9st 10lb

J: Shane Foley

T: John Joseph Murphy

held up in rear

10/1

3rd

2

(16)

5th Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:50 Naas

Sea Chariot

10st 2lb

J: Shane Foley

T: John Joseph Murphy

Dual AW winner last year (7f-8f) and ran a solid race at Killarney last time; can improve from that but needs more down 2lb.

10/1

Non-runners

Something Nice

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Payout
Exacta €78.60
Straight Forecast €72.56
Tricast €1263.03
Trifecta €1233.40

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Something Nice

SPOTLIGHT:

Mr King

The Irish Sun:

Genuine Article

POSTDATA:

Desert Haven

TOPSPEED:

Plume Noire