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15:30 Naas

Sunday 9 April 2017

All13:5514:2514:5515:3016:0516:4017:10

Gladness Stakes (group 3)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 30.05s

1^st

(4)

Diamond Fields

49-4

9/2

T: J A StackJ: C D Hayes

Held up in last, pushed along in 4th 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd 1f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead close home

2^nd

(5)

Alice Springs

49-9

6/4f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Chased leader in 2nd, pushed along 1 1/2f out, progress to lead inside final furlong, kept on same pace under hands and heels and headed close home op 13/8 tchd 7/4

3^rd

(3)

Blue De Vega

49-7

2/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: P J Smullen

Led, travelling well 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd close home

4^th

1 ¾

(1)

Smash Williams

49-7

13/2

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Chased leaders in 4th, ridden in last 2f out, no impression in moderate 4th final furlong op 7/1 tchd 6/1

5^th

(2)

Gordon Lord Byron

99-12

16/1

T: T HoganJ: W M Lordan

Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon dropped to 4th, no impression in last final furlong op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.80Pl:€2.70, €1.10EX:€13.20Trifecta:€24.50SF:€11.84

Forecasts

Alice Springs (6/4), Blue De Vega (2/1), Diamond Fields (9/2), Smash Williams (13/2), Gordon Lord Byron (16/1)

DIAMOND FIELDS can upset some better fancied rivals by taking this competitive Group 3 event. The selection ran well in a couple of Graded events late last year in New York and can get the better of likely favourite Alice Springs who may find underfoot conditions against her on seasonal debut. The veteran Gordon Lord Byron is likely to run well once more while both Blue De Vega and Smash Williams are both open to improvement here.