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Testing conditions to suit both Naas selections
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Redressed fresh after a break a plus
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Coen the leading rider at Naas at 17% this term
Fratas has been strongly supported on the Sportsbook from 18/119.00 into 10/111.00 for the Listed Bluebell Stakes at Naas, and while she initially caught my eye as a tough and thriving mare, the price has gone on her and I do have a nagging doubt if she'll be as effective in very testing ground.
Redressed should have no problems with the heavy going and she's a lightly-raced filly for Ger Lyons that looks well worth her place at this level.
She's rated 99 but has performed very poorly in her previous two starts including her effort down the field in the Group 2 Blandford.
That came over 1m and she's going up in distance for her first attempt at 1m4f today and she stayed on well enough in the Group 3 Park Express in the spring at the Curragh to suggest she's worth a try over middle-distances.
The 3yo has been off for 140 days but she might have had a break to save her for something towards the end of the season, especially as she relishes testing ground.
Shane Lyons, Ger's son and assistant described her as a 1m2f filly following her juvenile win in 2022, but I am hoping she can chisel out some more stamina.
Ciaran Murphy's Bottler'secret seemed to thrive in the heavy conditions at Galway last time out on just his second run, and this unexposed type looks a major player given the ground again for today.
The time was fair at Galway for the victory, and while the second he beat that day is not the heartiest in a battle, he looked strong at the line in terms of stamina with his trainer quoted as saying afterwards he's set for 1m2f and 1m4f races.
He wears blinkers for the first-time today but there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with his attitude at all, and it might be a case of just to sharpen him up in a better standard of race.
From 81, it looks a fair mark for handicap debut and he's taking on the in-form Dutch Gold who has a penalty, but also plenty of weight which is not ideal in today's forecast ground.
Today's 1m2f will suit him well. Ben Coen is on too, and he's the leading rider at Naas this term with eight winners at a strike-rate of 17%.
*Click here to read Daryl Carter's tips for Sunday and Daryl struck with 15/28.50 and 4/15.00 winners yesterday