3:02 Naas Tips

Highly promising gelded son of Blue Bresil & Egretta Island ( Dam's sire Heron Island ) who was last seen racing over this course and distance 308 days ago where finishing 3rd/5 in a race won by Ile Atlantique who is also enrolled to run here however Inthepocket holds very strong claims of reversing the form with that rival here today and Inthepocket was much better than he could show on very testing ground when the pair last met now arriving here in top nick and in very good heart open to plenty of progress in this sphere as he remains with plenty of untapped potential as a chaser H De Bromhead's inmate can take this Barberstown Castle Grade 3 Chase before moving onto much better things jockey Mark Walsh takes the ride on the John P McManus owned gelding and can give Inthepocket a promising ride here at Naas and can take good advantage of his very considerable weight concession from most of these rivals must be taken very seriously and will be taking no prisoners

Inthepocket won a large field lower class chase last season on the second run but was then beaten comprehensively by Ile Atlantique. That one was ridden by the Willie Mullins stable jockey, Paul Townend, that day, but he has chosen to get on Champ Kiely today. His choice is a good enough guide for me. Only By Me looks like needing the run, and the Cromwell yard has 3 winners in the last 55 runners.

Only By Night had a nice season as a novice chaser and could build on that. She goes well fresh, and although her yard didn't have a good start, this horse arguably has the best form in the race.

Ile Atlantique started his chasing career with two wins, including in a Grade 2 over course and distance, where he comfortably beat Firefox and Inthepocket off level weights. There, Inthepocket made a couple of mistakes which blunted his challenge at the finish. Ile Atlantique failed to finish with an unseat and a fall in his last two races, but he is suited to front running over two miles on soft going.