Thursday 30 March · Naas, Eire

15:42 Owners Insurance Included In AIRO Membership Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Distance: 2m 0f 63y
Going: Yielding to Soft
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 10000
Runners: 18

Race preview

CRAFTY GAEL catches the eye off a light weight. There was plenty of merit in his first two ventures into handicap company when he was a never-nearer sixth at Punchestown in January, before running well in second in a much better class of race over a similar trip at this track. Nemean is likely to be popular after staying on to get to within a neck of the winner at Wexford. That was on better ground, but he has form on yielding, yielding to soft in places. He gets a first-time tongue-strap. Dragon's Pass should be in there pitching in addition to Thurles winner Mahlers Cove and Take My Hand.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Herculaneum	603-525	Mr D McGill	N C Kelly	11 5	16-1
2	Only One Plan	530409	Darragh O'Keeffe	P J Rothwell	11 3	16-1
3	Winnie Woodnutt	013221	Kieren Buckley	D Harvey	11 3	7-1
4	Staging Post	P9P008	Ian Power	M M McNiff	11 9	33-1
5	Dragon's Pass	30-1082	Danny Gilligan	Mrs D Foster	11 12	5-1
6	Crafty Gael	80062	Shane O'Callaghan	R O'Sullivan	11 0	10-3
7	Be My Hero	P-405P0	M J M O'Sullivan	G Elliott	10 13	12-1
8	Take My Hand	P5873	Sean Flanagan	M Mulvany	11 13	14-1
9	Nemean	00002	Phillip Enright	A J Martin	11 3	3-1
10	Mahlers Cove	668561	Mike O'Connor	J J Mangan	11 13	9-1
11	Kanors Girl	80P005	M J Molloy	D A McLoughlin	11 3	50-1
12	Getaway Molly	5P-PP90	Patrick M O'Brien	P Rooney	11 5	100-1
13	Jinxs Link	088-009	Dillon Maxwell	M Rice	11 4	50-1
14	Papa Barns	0U000	Keith Donoghue	J T R Dreaper	11 5	50-1
15	Mi Sueno	6600	Ricky Doyle	P Flood	10 12	66-1
16	Thirsty Thursday	09P96	Aidan Kelly	C Motherway	11 6	16-1
17	Leading Oak	50U50-	Conor Smithers	D Cullen	11 12	100-1
-	Infinity Tower	7/9005P	Richard Condon	N Dooly	11 6	80-1