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14:40 Naas

Sunday 8 March 2020

All14:1014:4015:1515:4516:2016:5017:20

Naas Directors Plate Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: -

1^st

Royal Rendezvous

811-2

9/4

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Tracked leaders in 3rd, short of room between horses before 2 out, improved to dispute lead and ridden 2 out, soon headed, 2nd and slight mistake at last, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, headway to dispute lead close home, led near line, all out op 5/2 tchd 11/4

2^nd

Ministerforsport

911-2

6/1

T: Noel O'NeillJ: P T Enright

Disputed lead, led 7th, joined 9th, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, soon headed, dropped to close 3rd at last, rallied to dispute lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra near line tchd 5/1

3^rd

Gallant John Joe

711-2

11/10f

T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne

Tracked leaders in 4th, not fluent 9th, 3rd and slight mistake 3 out, improved to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, soon led, ridden and strongly pressed at last, joined inside final furlong, headed and dropped to 3rd close home op 5/4

4^th

Dallas Des Pictons

711-2

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Disputed lead, headed 7th, dispute lead again 9th, ridden and bad mistake 2 out and headed, dropped to 4th approaching last, kept on under pressure in 4th inside final furlong, not reach leaders op 11/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

Halsafari

711-2

16/1

T: M J BoweJ: B Hayes

Raced in 5th throughout, niggled along at halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression from next op 20/1

6^th

Dolciano Dici

711-2

33/1

T: R K WatsonJ: D F O'Regan

Held up in last, bad mistake 1st and briefly trailing next, in touch at 4th, ridden in moderate 6th entering straight, no impression op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.90Pl:€1.50, €2.60EX:€12.80Trifecta:€45.70SF:€16.16

Forecasts

Gallant John Joe (11/10), Royal Rendezvous (9/4), Ministerforsport (6/1), Dallas Des Pictons (13/2), Halsafari (16/1), Dolciano Dici (33/1)

It's difficult to see past the chances of GALLANT JOHN JO for trainer Oliver McKiernan. The seven-year-old brings solid form into the race in Cheltenham week with a fine run behind Notebook in a Leopardstown Grade 1 contest early last month and can hold off the attentions of the likes of the Willie Mullins-trained Royal Rendezvous who has not been disgraced in a couple of efforts in Grade 1 company at Leopardstown since December and Dallas Des Picton for trainer Gordon Elliott who still holds entries for five contests at the Cheltenham festival as well at the Grand National at Aintree in April.