16:40 Naas tips
Maiden7fsoft16 runners
What we lean towardspreferred
Elmakaya is our pick, though Justiciar is not far behind. It edges it on the way its price has been shortening.
Maiden over 7f on soft going. Elmakaya heads our ratings. We rate 9 of the 16 declared; the other 7 lack enough recent form for us to judge.
How we rate the field
2
Justiciar
Jack Kearney / G M Lyons
11/1
- Its price has drifted across its last 4, averaging 64% out, though the drift has been easing each run.
8/1 to 12/1: 8.0% win, 26.8% frame (709 tracked)
3
Caislean Ni Cuan
Donagh O´Connor / Thomas Mullins
26/1
- Its price has drifted across its last 5, averaging 20% out, though the drift has been easing each run.
- Quick turnaround at 13 days against its usual 28.
20/1 to 50/1: 2.0% win, -43% return over 1,150 tracked. Our weakest band.
Not rated: Abiding Memory, Ebaka, Molls Gap, Oracle Of Delphi, Palace Fever, Sing Hallelujah, The Hidden Garden — too little recent form to judge.