17:10 Navan

Sunday 19 February 2017

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Race Displays Event Signage (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 18.40s

Ballyhome¹²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: A McCann

12/1

Expensive purchase, won latest point-to-point at third attempt in October and has fairly obvious claims now ahead of rules debut.

Form: F3136

Boubafly

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: A J Martin

10/1

Gelding is related to decent performers like Anibale Fly and Petit Robin, should make up into a decent prospect and one to watch on debut.

Form:

Highandmighty²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean P Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: S Byrne

16/1

Disappointed previous bumper try at Cork in May, comes here having won pair of point-to-points last month however and should do much better this time around.

Form: 32P5-11

Inspector Caldy^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: J Geoghegan

33/1

Effort faded in closing stage on first start in similar event over this C&D in December, needs a good leap forward to make the frame.

Form: 67866-

Impact Factor²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Katie Walsh| T: P Twomey

9/2

Solid effort to be third of ten at Cork last month, should be open to progress and likely to take a hand in the finish this afternoon.

Form:

Poli Roi¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

2/7

Extremely well-related winning point-to-pointer, got the job done in that sphere with minimum fuss under today's rider. Expensive purchase and likely to take some stopping on racecourse debut.

Form: 11

Western Moss¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: B J Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: D M O'Brien

50/1

Two attempts in these at Thurles, most recently just ten days ago, suggest this is going to prove difficult.

Form:

Non-Runners

Stir The Pot

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: R P McNamara J: Mr F Maguire

Iknowthat⁴⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: F J Flood J: Ricky Doyle

Forecasts

Poli Roi (2/7), Impact Factor (9/2), Boubafly (10/1), Stir The Pot (10/1), Ballyhome (12/1), Highandmighty (16/1), Inspector Caldy (33/1), Western Moss (50/1), Iknowthat (100/1)

Not often that Willie Mullins fails to fire at a bumper but perhaps it is easy seeing why he has avoided this one as POLI ROI looks to hold outstanding claims. He had no trouble opening his account first time in a point-to-point for this jockey and is going to carry heavy hopes of making a wining start under rules. Ballyhome was also an expensive acquisition for connections and having won last time in a point-to-point he's rated the biggest danger with a noted jockey booking. Impact Factor ran well last month at Cork and can build on that while Boubafly and Stir The Pot are among interesting newcomers. Highandmighty should do better now back on the racetrack having won two point-to-points last month. 1. Poli Roi 2. Ballyhome 3. Highandmighty