IE - Naas - Race 3

Thoroughbred

8 Runners

5.9f

Handicap

Turf

Soft

58.5K

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Verdict

PINK VENOM has improved in leaps and bounds since switched to nurseries, winning at Fairyhouse and Cork, and is taken to complete the hat-trick despite a 10 lb rise. Equus Victor’s Gowran Park dead-heat form has worked out well, and he rates the main danger if bouncing back from a poor effort upped in grade last time. Lars Soldier won on handicap debut at Navan and is respected back in calmer waters.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
4	Progressive type who justified heavy support when winning a 6f nursery at Fairyhouse last month and then defied a 9 lb rise when following up in a similar event at Cork 11 days ago. Up another 10 lb now but will be suited by the likely conditions and looks up to completing the hat-trick. 1st Pick 4 Pink Venom (Ire) Jockey: Ben Martin Coen Trainer: John Patrick Murtagh, Ireland J: Ben Martin Coen T: John Patrick Murtagh, Ireland	100	-	-	-	56%
Analysis Progressive type who justified heavy support when winning a 6f nursery at Fairyhouse last month and then defied a 9 lb rise when following up in a similar event at Cork 11 days ago. Up another 10 lb now but will be suited by the likely conditions and looks up to completing the hat-trick.
2	Much improved when dead-heating in a 15-runner maiden over 7f at Gowran Park last month. That form worked out pretty well but ran no sort of race upped to listed level and returned to polytrack last time. Needs to bounce back returned to both turf and sprinting on nursery debut. 2nd Pick 2 Equus Victor (Ire) Jockey: Shane Foley Trainer: Daniel James Murphy, Ireland J: Shane Foley T: Daniel James Murphy, Ireland	99	-	-	-	10%
Analysis Much improved when dead-heating in a 15-runner maiden over 7f at Gowran Park last month. That form worked out pretty well but ran no sort of race upped to listed level and returned to polytrack last time. Needs to bounce back returned to both turf and sprinting on nursery debut.
3	Experienced and battle- hardened juvenile that doubled his tally with a narrow victory (met some trouble) in a fairly useful Navan nursery in September. Faced a stiff task in a listed race at Fairyhouse last time but should be suited the return to handicaps. 3rd Pick 3 Lars Soldier (Ire) Jockey: Wesley Joyce Trainer: Michael Mulvany, Ireland J: Wesley Joyce T: Michael Mulvany, Ireland	98	-	-	-	25%
Analysis Experienced and battle- hardened juvenile that doubled his tally with a narrow victory (met some trouble) in a fairly useful Navan nursery in September. Faced a stiff task in a listed race at Fairyhouse last time but should be suited the return to handicaps.

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