May 19 / 17.00 Naas

17.00

Good To Yielding

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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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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

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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5th

10

(7)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Leopardstown

Derry Lad

9st 4lb

J: Jessica O’Gorman

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Four-time Flat winner at up to 1m4f but not for nearly three years; tried over various trips of late without success; handicapper giving him every chance but others preferred.

16/1

12th

12

(5)

15th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 0y

14:32 Leopardstown

Derry Lad

8st 11lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Four-time Flat winner at up to 1m4f; no sign of his old form in two outings at Dundalk since rejoining his original trainer

25/1

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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7th

6

(10)

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 173y

Class 4

17:28 Carlisle

Mr King

9st 7lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Geoffrey Harker

Modest 2-26 strike-rate and refused to race once in the autumn; however, he's often run well in competitive races, as when third of 19 at York (1m, good) last July and was hampered next time; creditable return for new yard at Redcar (first-time hood, cheekpieces now refitted) this month; involved.

14/1

6th

6

(9)

7th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 219y

Class 3

19:20 Redcar

Mr King

8st 13lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Geoffrey Harker

Successful twice (1m2f/1m) in Ireland earlier in his career; talented but failed to win in 14 starts for Iain Jardine, including refusing to race on his penultimate outing last year; it's possible a change of stable (same owner) could spark a revival but a watching brief is still the percentage call here; hooded first time.

22/1

16th

9

(11)

11th Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 4

17:05 York

Mr King

9st 8lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

2-24 with both wins coming for Ger Lyons in Ireland (1m/1m2f); finished a close third of 19 behind Billyb here (1m, good) in July, but he refused to race at Ayr three weeks ago and has enough to prove after that.

12/1

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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12th

7

(12)

3rd Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 3

15:50 Lingfield (AW)

Exquisite Acclaim

9st 4lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Adrian McGuinness

Multiple winner on the Dundalk AW; outran odds of 80-1 when a 2.5l fourth at Wolverhampton (8.6f) but he did benefit from a good position from stall 1 and he's out in 12 this time; others preferred.

16/1

4th

12

(1)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 3

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Exquisite Acclaim

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Adrian McGuinness

7-28 on the Dundalk AW, with his latest win this January and that's his clear highlight this winter; the last year suggests that others will be a bit better handicapped.

16/1

10th

9

(6)

20th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:45 Dundalk (AW)

Exquisite Acclaim

9st 3lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Seven wins here include this race last year (beating Final Voyage) and last month off 82 under a positive ride (beating Brewing) over 7f; 4lb rise okay and one for the shortlist.

7/1

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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7

(6)

26th May 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:48 Dundalk (AW)

Eastern Wind

9st 10lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Behind Jawhary and Copper Craft here in April, taking AW record to 0-9 (no places); more effective on turf, as recent Leopardstown second reminded us.

8/1

2nd

9

(12)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 180y

19:57 Leopardstown

Eastern Wind

9st 10lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Five-time Flat winner, also one win over hurdles; a frequent Leopardstown runner with two wins and three places from 17 visits; fit from AW; could go well with 7lb claimed.

14/1

6th

3

(7)

23rd Apr 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:15 Dundalk (AW)

Eastern Wind

10st 0lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Five-time Flat winner (0-8 on AW) and 1-6 over hurdles; decent return from a break when fifth over C&D last month but finished last over hurdles at Bellewstown five days ago.

25/1

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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5th

4

(6)

3rd May 2026

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

14:30 Cork

Genuine Article

9st 8lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gerard Keane

Only two wins from 22 Flat starts, placed nine times; below best on seasonal debut in Curragh event won by today's rival Key Witness.

16/1

15th

4

(7)

3rd Apr 2026

Soft

1m 0f 0y

15:42 Curragh

Genuine Article

9st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gerard Keane

Consistent handicapper last season; last win came at Galway festival over 1m on soft in July; good effort over C&D when short head second in Irish Cambridgeshire in August; acts on all ground; last two hurdle runs of limited significance and should be fitter than most after them.

16/1

7th

3

(21)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

15:05 Curragh

Genuine Article

9st 11lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Gerard Keane

Has a modest win record but usually runs well in defeat; won at Galway and fine runs since including in the Cambridgeshire here; 7f was maybe a bit too short last time but has to be considered back to 1m.

14/1

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

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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