Race Preview

4:40 Naas

Saturday 10 October 2026 ·16 runners KTB Selection: Justiciar · 55/100

A 16-runner Flat contest over 0m7f0y at Naas (4:40), on Soft going. KTB has scored every runner; the preview below reads the race off those numbers.

How the race shapes up

No one obviously wants the lead — likely a steadily-run, tactical affair where being handy pays.

The KTB Fit ranking

  1. 1Justiciar KTB Selection55/100

    Form 37-677 · G. M. Lyons · Jack Kearney(3)

    Fair performer who has shown placed form at this trip but has been below that level in three starts this year. Trainer at Naas has a solid 15 percent strike rate from nearly 900 runs while the claiming jockey is operating at a 7 percent strike rate here from a smallish sample. Course connections give some encouragement but the recent form is a clear negative.

  2. 2Elmakaya52/100

    Form 723439 · D K Weld · Chris Hayes

    Fair performer who has shown consistent placed form at this track, finishing third and second in two runs here. Drops back to 7f for the first time today after racing over a mile last time, which asks a fresh question. Trainer has a solid 12% strike rate at Naas from a big sample while the jockey operates at 9%.

  3. 3Abiding Memory51/100

    G. O'Leary · Jamie Powell

    Abiding Memory is a newcomer with no racecourse form to go on. The pedigree and sales background offer the only clues here and the low data confidence means any conclusions are tentative at best. Trainer G O'Leary has a solid 12% strike rate at Naas while jockey Jamie Powell sits on a modest 4% at the track.

  4. 4Therewillbeglory51/100

    Form -30222 · A. Slattery · Andrew Slattery

    Modest performer who has been consistent of late with five consecutive placed efforts including two seconds over this course. Steps up from 6f to 7f for the first time today having already placed at the trip without winning. Trainer records a 6% strike rate from 289 runs at Naas while the jockey is on 8% from 240 rides here.

  5. 5Oracle Of Delphi49/100

    A Oliver · Adam Caffrey

    Oracle Of Delphi is a debutant with first-time headgear and a wide draw in stall 13. The yard has a solid 10% strike rate at Naas from a big sample while the jockey is operating at a more modest 6% here. With low data confidence the assessment rests entirely on the supplied pedigree and sales background.

  6. 6Wedding49/100

    Form 567 · Aidan O'Brien · Jack Cleary(5)

    Modest performer who has shown little in three starts so far, finishing seventh on his only visit to Naas.

  7. 7The Hidden Garden48/100

    Form 9 · Eddie & Patrick Harty · Nathan Crosse

    The Hidden Garden showed little on debut over 6f and now steps up in trip as a lightly-raced 3-year-old.

  8. 8Ebaka47/100

    J. P. Murtagh · Holly Halford(10)

    Ebaka has only one career run to go on and showed nothing of note at this trip last time.

  9. 9Saoirses Choice47/100

    Francis Casey · James Ryan

    Saoirses Choice has only four career runs and steps back from 2m1½f to an untried 7f, which asks a fresh question of him.

  10. 10Wildlife45/100

    Form 88 · Michael Mulvany · Wesley Joyce

    Lightly raced with just two modest runs behind him and a low confidence figure attached.

  11. 11Palace Fever44/100

    Form 8 · W. McCreery · Ben Coen

    Palace Fever showed little on debut when finishing eighth over this trip at Naas.

  12. 12Moll's Gap43/100

    Form 00 · J. P. Murtagh · Rory Mulligan(5)

    Moll's Gap has been well beaten in both starts so far and remains lightly raced with only two runs on the board.

  13. 13Anaverna43/100

    Form 00 · M M Rice · Robert Whearty

    Anaverna has shown very little in two starts to date, both over 6f, and now steps up in trip on soft ground with only a small sample of form to go on.

  14. 14Red Dahlia42/100

    Form 77 · John Joseph Murphy · J M Sheridan

    Red Dahlia has shown little in two starts to date, finishing seventh on both occasions.

  15. 15Sing Hallelujah42/100

    Form 6 · John Joseph Murphy · Shane Foley

    Sing Hallelujah showed only modest form when sixth on debut over this trip.

  16. 16Caislean Ni Cuan42/100

    Form 475004 · Thomas Mullins · Donagh O'Connor

    Limited performer who has failed to land a blow in six starts and looks up against it from stall 14.

KTB verdict

KTB's top-rated runner is Justiciar on a Fit Score of 55/100. On our numbers the main dangers are Elmakaya and Abiding Memory.

KTB Selection Justiciar

Questions about this race

Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 4:40 at Naas?

Justiciar tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 55/100.

How many runners are in this race?

16 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).

What is the going for the 4:40 at Naas?

The going is described as Soft.

What distance is this race run over?

It is run over 0m7f0y.

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