Saturday's Irish action: three tips at Naas Naas takes centre stage in Ireland on Saturday with a seven-race card that features four hurdle races, a Listed mares' chase, a bumper and a hunters’ chase. The action kicks off at 13:20 and runs through to the finale at 16:50 and we have provided selections and analysis for three of the races on Saturday's card. Selections 1.20 Naas - Holy See 1.55 Naas - A Tipp For Gold 3.05 Naas - Fairyland Opera 1.20 Naas - Holy See The action kicks off with a 2m rated hurdle and this is a race that needs to be followed as horses who run in this race often go on to do well in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham the following month. Last year's winning handler, William Durkan, sends out Holy See this weekend and the four-year-old son of Night Of Thunder can break his duck over hurdles in the capable hands of Oakley Brown. A winner on the all-weather in France, he met trouble when an eye-catching fourth behind Out For A Stroll in a Limerick maiden hurdle on St Stephen’s Day, and he has a big swing in the weights with the runner-up and reopposing Bacchanalian on this occasion too. Holy See found only Charlus of the Willie Mullins camp too strong over course and distance last month and the fourth has gone on to advertise the form well by winning a Punchestown maiden hurdle. 1.55 Naas - A Tipp For Gold Declan Queally amassed 19 winners last season but he's already up to 17 this term, which tells a story, and he can continue his fine run of form with A Tipp For Gold in the extended 2m2f novice hurdle. Danny Mullins gave the son of Westerner a fine ride from the front when winning a 2m Listowel maiden hurdle in September when with Mags Mullins, and the form has been boosted with the runner-up and the fifth winning three times between them since. Third in a 2m5f Listed novice hurdle at Limerick next time, he wasn't beaten far on his handicap debut over 3m at Punchestown when about seven lengths off the winner in midfield. A Tipp For Gold possibly just needed the run when taking part in a valuable handicap at the Dublin Racing Festival last weekend on his first run for this yard, but much better can be expected in this company. 3.05 Naas - Fairyland Opera Well Dressed, Ragmans Corner and Doctor Churchill all won with a lot of authority when last seen out competitively, but the handicapper has had his say accordingly in the 2m handicap hurdle. With that in mind, it might pay to side with a potential lurker in the form of Lorna Fowler's Fairyland Opera, who creeps in off a lenient-looking mark of just 106 on her handicap bow. The mare showed ability when midfield in a hot maiden hurdle behind Tounsivator on her debut around this course. And she again caught the eye over course and distance when third in a maiden in November, just behind a runner who is now rated 125. Get €50 in FREE BETS with the bet365 sign up offer:
