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- Review naas 7th Nov
Review naas 7th Nov
A lovely leap from Gwencily Berbas (Adrian Heskin) on his way to victory over Petite Parisienne
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< Gwencily Berbas (6-5) made it two wins from two on Irish soil with victory in the Text Your Bet To Paddy Power On 51465 Fishery Lane Hurdle at Naas.
The French import won a Grade Two at Fairyhouse before a good effort in the Fred Winter at the Cheltenham Festival in March and set the pace on his return after Hostile Fire fell at the first.
Dual Grade One winner Petite Parisienne was sent off evens favourite for the Grade Three and settled in behind the winner, but failed to pick up when things got serious and Alan Fleming's charge stretched eight lengths clear of that rival on the run in.
Noel Meade won the Download Paddy Power's Super-Fast Messenger App Beginners Chase for the third time in four years courtesy of Killer Miller
One of four runners in the JP McManus colours and always handy, the 5-1 chance made his move approaching the last fence and kicked away to win by six lengths from long-time leader and stablemate Bonny Kate
Meade completed a quick-fire double when Disko landed the Betfred 'Scoop6Soccer' Handicap Chase with the ease his odds of 1-4 suggested he would, beating Dundrum Lad by 29 lengths.< Rolling Rocket sprang a bit of a surprise when scoring at 10-1 in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase.< The Mooch and Boher Call set the early fractions before Stephen Ryan's charge hit the front turning for home and went on to open up an eight-length cushion over the latter as he registered his first chase success.
John Neilan's Hunters Call (4-1) made his hurdling debut a winning one in the opening Welcome To Toomevara GAA Race Day Maiden Hurdle.
The Gowran bumper winner took it up from the pace-setting Powder Hound approaching the last and stayed on well to beat 6-4 favourite Macbride by five lengths.
A thrilling finish to the Betfred Lotto '100k Cash Giveaway' Handicap Chase saw On The Shannon (10-1) deny Just Get Cracking by a neck, while 20-1 newcomer Ballela Boy took the Betfred Mobile Standard Open NH Flat Race by three and a half lengths from Bright Tomorrow