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Irish Racing: Saturday 17th April

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Sir Gerry, one of a handful of British raiders at Naas today

Sir Gerry, one of a handful of British raiders at Naas today

"Kevin Ryan looks to have a good chance of landing the feature race on the Naas card, the listed Woodlands Stakes, with Wi Dud, but his other runner on the card, Cobo Bay, looks worth opposing"

Timeform's Billy Nash gives you four recommendations for racing in Ireland on Saturday...

Naas 4:25 - Win Back - Partner

Partner has improved with each run since fitted with blinkers mid-way through last season and took another step forward on his return at Dundalk, only going down narrowly despite finding plenty of trouble in the straight, the underlying impression being that the handicapper hasn't got his measure just yet. It is hard to know what effect the draw will have here but at least he should get a clear run from stall 14 and Shane Foley takes a valuable 3 lb off his back.

Tramore 4:45 - Win Back - Whatsabillion

Whatsabillion won with plenty in hand at Clonmel last time and will be very hard to beat here even with 11 lb more to carry. He is still 3 lb below the mark he finished second off in a handicap hurdle at the same track on his penultimate start and he is one of the only members of this field to have shown recent form.

Naas 5:00 - Place Lay - Cobo Bay

Kevin Ryan looks to have a good chance of landing the feature race on the Naas card, the listed Woodlands Stakes, with Wi Dud, but his other runner on the card, Cobo Bay, looks worth opposing. Cobo Bay comes here high on confidence after winning a pair of claimers at Wolverhampton last month, but he didn't have to be at his best for either of those wins and was allowed to dictate on both occasions. He won't find it easy to dominate this field from stall 11 and, as plenty of these like to come from off the pace, there has to be a chance that he won't even get placed.

Tramore 5:15 - Place Lay - Dr Doocey

Dr Doocey is likely to be close to the head of the market for this following her win at Cork on Easter Monday but she was a shade fortunate to win that day as the runner-up was very slow at the last and she looks up against it now under a 7 lb penalty. She also had luck on her side when winning a point at Cloyne in March as Burnt Oil Babe had taken her measure only to fall at the last. This is a much better race than the one she won at Cork so, with very different conditions to contend with, a place lay is advised.

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