Race cards · Sun 26 Feb
Sunday 26 February · Naas, Eire
15:10 Newlands Chase (Grade 3)
- Distance
- 2m 0f 0y
- Going
- Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- EUR 27500
- Runners
- 6
Race preview
REBEL GOLD appears better than ever this season and may upset a higher rated rival. The Pat Foley-trained gelding likes to race up with the pace and kept on strongly to beat Dunvegan by nine lengths in the valuable Dan & Joan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse last month with Battleoverdoyen back in fourth. Coeur Sublime hasn't always been the strongest finisher but was in front when falling at the last on his reappearance this term in a Grade 3 over C&D. He now takes a drop in class after filling third spot behind Blue Lord in a Grade 1 at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting. Battleoverdoyen held a career high mark of 160 but has been generally disappointing the past few seasons.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebel Gold | 8-65215 | D F O'Regan | P T Foley | 11 1 | 5-2 | |
| 2 | Coeur Sublime | 3172-F4 | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead | 11 1 | 1-2 | |
| 3 | Battleoverdoyen | 235P49 | Jordan Gainford | G Elliott | 11 1 | 6-1 | |
| 4 | Halsafari | 233365 | Brian Hayes | M J Bowe | 11 1 | 50-1 | |
| 5 | Born By The Sea | 0-23530 | J G Gilligan | P J Gilligan | 11 1 | 25-1 | |
| 6 | Monoxide | 90P-630 | Gearoid Brouder | N McCluskey | 11 1 | 250-1 |