Naas preview
June 23rd, 2010 by Gary O BrienAfter his great week at Royal Ascot, Johnny Murtagh is a notable absentee from this evening’s midweek fixture at Naas and the likes of Wayne Lordan and Fran Berry will be looking to take full advantage of the champion jockey’s suspension.
Lordan in particular has a good book of rides to look forward to, the pick of them possibly the promising Gala Spirit in the 7f fillies maiden. Murtagh was the man in the saddle when the daughter of Invincible Spirit took an eye-catching fourth behind the Lordan-partnered School Holidays on her racecourse bow in a Fairyhouse maiden that has already thrown up a couple of subsequent winners earlier this month and any improvement on that ought to make her very hard to beat.
The winner of the aforementioned contest attempts to follow up in the 1m three year-old handicap, and having been left on a mark of 78 she is likely to be in the thick of the action once again despite a high draw. Masela has fared even worse on the draw front but is nevertheless another intriguing handicap debutant.
Berry’s decision to stick with Curragh runner-up Nidian, a full-brother to top sprinter Namid, in the 6f 3yo+ maiden allows Lordan to pick up the spare on another well-bred type in Tweedy. Eddie Lynam’s charge shaped nicely on her introduction last week in an admittedly weaker race and with plenty of improvement likely it could be pretty close between them.
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