Naas 4:22 Result

Top-weighted on OR 69 but with clear quality pedigree (Dark Angel out of a Kingman mare, Juddmonte-owned, G.M. Lyons yard, Colin Keane booked). Form figures 470 look modest on paper but this is a well-bred sort from a powerhouse operation that will have been placed to find a mark, and dropping into a nursery off a fair rating with a leading yard/jockey combo is a strong stable-confidence signal. Old Joanie (68) and Wecouldavehaditall (68) are close on the weights and both interesting - Old Joanie's 7853 form shows gradual improvement and she's fit having run recently, while Wecouldavehaditall is unproven having flashed 907 figures. However, Highest Order's Juddmonte/Lyons/Keane combination at a track where this trainer excels, allied to a big field where pace and inexperience of rivals could help, gives the strongest combination of class and market confidence. The 1m trip on yielding should suit sire Dark Angel's stock reasonably well given residual speed, and second-season/nursery placement often flatters horses like this that were freshly qualified. I'm not fully convinced by the beaten favourite type price expected here, but among the confirmed placed types, this looks the one with most upside relative to a fair market price, especially if forecast at low-to-mid single figures.