Grade Three Naas Newlands Chase Guide 2023

Experienced nine-year-old since 2016 debut on the flat and his dipped between flat racing, hurdling, and chasing throughout his career.

Most recently ran in the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown in December last year, finishing 18th of 28 runners and never provided a threat to the leaders. His last chasing victory was in a handicap at Galway but that was in 2021 and previous win before that was in 2020 at Wetherby in a class four.

He was a long way behind Energumene in a grade two at Cork in December and doesn’t look likely to beat Coeur Sublime, who should have enough to beat everyone.

Massive outsider in this contest at 100/1 who has mainly run on the flat since his debut in 2018. Was largely unsuccessful over hurdles and his three chase runs have brought third at Down Royal over 2m 4f, sixth at the same course over the same distance and pulled up at Navan over 3m so far.

That form is underwhelming, and this will be a huge test for the eight-year-old here. Dismissed.

Experienced chaser for Gordon Elliott who’s last win came in the Arthur Guinness Chase at Galway in July 2021.

This gelding is a grade one winner at Leopardstown but that was over three years ago and hasn’t replicated best form for a while.

Last run brought a ninth-place finish in a handicap contest at Leopardstown earlier this month and last grade three outing was a disappointing fifth of five in the Best For Racing Coverage Chase won by Galvin in October last year.

Best form seems to be behind him, but he is capable, we just haven’t seen it for a long time.

Returns after finishing fourth in the Grade One Paddy’s Rewards Club Chase in December, finishing behind Chacun Pour Soi, Captain Guinness, and Blue Lord.

Has been running some decent races in graded company in the last year or so, with a second behind Blue Lord in another grade one at Punchestown last April.

He was a pretty good hurdler for the likes of Gordon Elliott and Gearoid O’Loughlin before moving to Henry De Bromhead’s yard and it feels there is more to come from the 155-rated chaser. Should be the horse to beat.

Very experienced horse who made his running debut back in 2018, finishing eighth on hurdling debut at Punchestown.

He has won over the smaller obstacles in his career but the only chasing win of his career came back in December 2019, winning a novice chase at Limerick.

He has been running in handicaps for a while and hasn’t done enough to win any of those and goes off 114 here, this looks a massive test for the ten-year-old.

Experienced runner who has won a couple of chases in his career, winning a beginners chase at Gowran Park in 2021 and a handicap chase at Fairyhouse earlier this year.

He has been running in handicaps for a while and makes the step into graded company here off 144 and is rated second behind favourite Coeur Sublime here.

He wasn’t fluent at Leopardstown last time out 22 days ago but had been in decent form beforehand and sits at 4/1 in the market here.

Probably in the best form of the runners behind Coeur Sublime.