UK Horse Racing Tips: Naas

HAVANA ANNA sets a high standard and should prove difficult to beat. The Donnacha O'Brien-trained filly made a promising debut when third at Navan last month and the form received a major boost when the first two both won at Royal Ascot last week. She was subsequently caught close home over 6f at Cork and the drop back to the minimum trip should suit. Dawn Romance cost 160,000gns at the Craven Breeze-Up Sale and the Mehmas filly is out of a winning daughter of Dutch Art, while Darwin's Angel is a half-sister to three winners, including two who won as juveniles.
Prediction : 1st Havana Anna 2nd Dawn Romance 3rd Darwins Angel

MY GIRL SIOUX won over this trip at Dundalk last November and has been a model of consistency since including when narrowly denied in a 20-runner event over C&D last month. She is also closely matched with Zaragoza when the pair were placed behind Devil's Angel at Navan. Beano Power has been in good form this term including when successful over this trip at Navan, while Carrigans Grove has a similar profile and bids to add to a Dundalk win. Pat Flynn's charge didn't enjoy the clearest of passages when beating all bar the progressive I Bid You Ajou at Fairyhouse last time.
Prediction : 1st My Girl Sioux 2nd Beano Power 3rd Carrigans Grove

FREGADA justified good support on debut at the Curragh last autumn and the form of that 6f maiden has worked out exceptionally well since. The selection hasn't been seen since but was a late absentee (due to coughing) from the Listed Polonia Stakes at Cork last month where Revoke disappointed on her reappearance. The Ger Lyons-trained filly would be a big threat if reproducing her smart juvenile form, which includes a head second to Lady With The Lamp in the Listed Legacy Stakes at Dundalk. Ms Willpower won easily on debut at Dundalk last summer and it will be interesting to see if she attracts support after a 10-month absence.
Prediction : 1st Fregada 2nd Revoke 3rd Ms Willpower

The battle-hardened BARNAVARA can put her experience to good use. Kept busy as a juvenile, she ran with credit in some quality contests. Third in the Athasi Stakes on her penultimate start, she finished just a neck behind subsequent Coronation Stakes heroine Cercene. Well backed when lowering the colours of Red Letter on her latest outing at Navan, she looks well placed to follow up. Unbeaten in two starts, Faiyum falls into the 'could be anything' bracket. Upped in trip, she will undoubtedly have plenty of supporters. A stable companion of the selection, it will be interesting to see how Bonnie Moon fares after her recent French success, while others of interest are debut winner Darzina and Gowran Classic runner-up And So To Bed.
Prediction : 1st Barnavara 2nd Faiyum 3rd Bonnie Moon

Turned out again quickly after finishing second at the weekend, PADDYDADDY would be a deserving winner. Hampered in the closing stages of that Down Royal heat, the Mehmas three-year-old was unlucky not to have been awarded the race. A runner-up on her handicap debut at Fairyhouse earlier this month, Cuckaloo Hill is of definite interest. Noble Andy finished fifth in that contest and gave the form a boost by winning at Leopardstown. Not seen since September and now in the care of Ciaran Murphy, Lady Christa is capable of making an impact, while others for the shortlist in this open affair are Alto Sax, Unterburg and handicap debutant Brandon Creek.
Prediction : 1st Paddydaddy 2nd Cuckaloo Hill 3rd Lady Christa

A close-up third over C&D last month, with three subsequent winners in behind, the 80-rated GUARDED looks the one to beat. Disappointing prior to her latest effort, she looks to have turned a corner. An eyecatching fifth at Gowran earlier this month, Guy's Girl is of definite interest. Doing her best work towards the finish at the Co. Kilkenny circuit, she had the reopposing Chocalho behind. With some solid efforts to her name, Luscious is sure to have plenty of supporters, while her stable companion De Boode and fellow newcomer Jess Abi are others of interest.
Prediction : 1st Guarded 2nd Guys Girl 3rd Luscious

After a protracted tussle, STANDARD DEVIATION went down by just a nose when last seen at Killarney. Drawing clear of the third, it's worth noting that there was a subsequent winner back in fourth. Upped in trip now from a mile, the son of Invincible Spirit is marginally preferred to the well-bred Esherann. Second and third on his first two starts, the Dermot Weld-trained colt is out of a Listed winner, who is herself a half-sister to Group 2 winner Eziyra. A solid fourth on debut at Gowran, Limbocall is the most interesting of the remainder.
Prediction : 1st Standard Deviation 2nd Esherann 3rd Limbocall