Ryan McElligott

1.20 TIFRUMS IRISH EBF MAIDEN 6F

It’s All A Joke may make his experience count. He is entitled to come on from his debut run at this track last week where he was beaten just over 4l into sixth by Aurora Eclipse and the slight step up in trip shouldn’t be any problem for him. He is chosen ahead of the Ballydoyle newcomers Lost Treasure and Full Moon. As a son of War Front Lost Treasure would probably prefer better ground but he is a fascinating runner as he is out of Wading who looked an exceptional filly when winning the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes on her final start some six years ago.

Selection: IT’S ALL A JOKE

Next Best: Lost Treasure

1.50 RATHASKER STUD IRISH EBF FILLIES MAIDEN 6F

Aidan O’Brien saddles some regally bred sorts here and a winning debut for either Cheering or Darkness Falls is entirely possible. Cheering is an own-sister to last season’s capable sprinting juvenile Leo Minor, a winner over this course and distance, while Darkness Falls really takes the eye as a daughter of the 2012 Epsom Oaks heroine Was. Betsey Trotter struggled at Group 3 level last time but her debut second to the subsequent listed scorer Brick By Brick was a heartening effort and three of those that finished behind her there have gone on to win.

Selection: DARKNESS FALLS

Next Best: Betsey Trotter

2.25 AT THE RACE IRISH EBF BIRDCATCHER PREMIER NURSERY 6F

Solar Wave can record her third nursery success. Her last victory came over this trip at Fairyhouse last month when she dug deep on testing ground to edge out Daliyah while she was a clear cut winner over 7f at Gowran in August. She is a consistent and versatile sort and would have run well in a 1m listed race at Navan last week only to get squeezed up at a vital stage.

Moonlight Bay, who has switched stables following a sale last month, is better than she showed when finishing a well held fourth behind Alpha Centauri here in May. She did previously cope well with testing ground to win the first two-year-old maiden of the 2017 season at this track in March. Miss Zizi commands the utmost respect following an excellent second to Threeandfourpence in a 6f Fairyhoue maiden last month.

Selection: SOLAR WAVE

Next Best: Moonlight Bay

3.00 FORAN EQUINE IRISH EBF AUCTION RACE FINAL 7F

The third edition of this race can fall to Yulong Gold Fairy who has shown up well on her three starts so far. She was a good sixth to Beckford in the strongest auction maiden of the season at the Curragh and she returned from an absence of over two months to win nicely from Quizical at Galway in August.

Her Galway victory showed that this trip will be no problem for her and she has shown that she is quite at home on easy ground. Quizical has since won a Gowran Park maiden and he went on to run with credit in a Listowel nursery where he was third to the subsequent Group 2-placed Warm The Voice. The Broghie Man is a contender. He ran well on his only previous try at this trip when taking second in a Leopardstown maiden and first time blinkers could see him take a step forward.

Selection: YULONG GOLD FAIRY

Next Best: Quizical

3.35 CLODOVIL IRISH EBF GARNET STAKES (LISTED) 1M

Petticoat is a lightly raced filly who has already shown a useful level of form and she looks capable of making her mark at this level. The 1m Leopardstown maiden winner didn’t seem to get home over 1m 2f when fourth in the Oaks Trial here in June but she followed that run with a decent third to Drumfad Bay and Music Box in a Killarney listed race.

The latter has since boosted the form with listed and Group 3 triumphs and there is certainly more to come from Petticoat. She is preferred to another lightly raced type in Elegant Pose who won her first two starts before finishing a good third to Alluringly in an extended 1m 1f stakes race at Gowran Park two months ago.

The Group 3 winner Making Light was beaten just a neck in that Gowran race and she also deserves every consideration.

Selection: PETTICOAT

Next Best: Elegant Pose

4.10 HOSPITALITY AT NAAS APPRENTICE HANDICAP (50-70) 1M 2F

A hopeful vote goes to Kandahari. He won a Gowran Park handicap earlier in the autumn but has struggled somewhat to match that form since then. However, he has still run respectably on a couple of his starts since that Gowran triumph and first-time cheekpieces could enable him to take a step forward. Harvey Specter is an obvious contender.

He has steadily worked his way back to form and comes here off a 2l victory in a 1m 1f Tipperary handicap on testing ground last month. A 5lb rise in the weights for that success shouldn’t prevent him from playing a leading role.

Selection: KANDAHARI

Next Best: Harvey Specter

4.45 WWW.NAASRACECOURSE.COM HANDICAP 1M 2F

Mustajeer can shrug off the burden of top weight. The four-year-old is making his debut for Ger Lyons and he hasn’t been at his best this season but it is worth noting that his trainer and owner have done exceptionally well with their purchases from Britain over the last few seasons.

Mustajeer was once rated 98 but lines up here off a mark of 91 which looks attractive given that he chased home the subsequent Group 1 winner and classic-placed Ventura Storm in a Newmarket stakes race last season. Espoir D’Soleil looks a major player as she progressed well from her maiden success to chase home the smart Pincheck in a handicap at this track last month.

Selection: MUSTAJEER

Next Best: Espor D’soleil

5.20 ANJAAL IRISH EBF BLUEBELL STAKES (LISTED) 1M 4F

The relentlessly progressive Detailed can record her second listed success within eight days. Last weekend this filly turned in a very willing display to edge out Cannonball in the Martin Molony Stakes.The ground won’t be as testing this time but that isn’t a concern and this highly progressive three-year-old comes here in much better form than many of her rivals. She could have most to fear from Longing. After a highly encouraging debut third at Leopardstown in April the latter didn’t get to run again until she won a Tipperary maiden last month.

Selection: DETAILED

Next Best: Longing