14:45 Navan

Sunday 23 April 2017

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Navan Welcomes Owners Today Apprentice Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 1m 12.17s

(18)

Feeling Easy¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: D P Linehan⁽²⁾| T: A Mulholland| OR: 70

10/1

One win from her last 21 starts. That came towards the end of last year with today's apprentice in the saddle. Fit from a recent effort at Leopardstown and should go well from just 2lb above her last winning mark.

Form: 2103-00

(11)

Guanabara Bay¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ross Coakley| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

14/1

Sole success to date came on the AW at Dundalk and doesn't look as effective on turf. Best turf effort came on fast ground so he looks opposable.

Form: 700590

(13)

Ken's Sam's^p,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: C J McGovern⁽²⁾| T: A B Joyce| OR: 69

10/1

Showed little on turf last season but has done better on the AW this winter. Disappointing on her return to turf last time out at Cork and hard to fancy on the back of that effort.

Form: 347191

(8)

Bluesbreaker^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: D W O'Connor⁽²⁾| T: D English| OR: 67

9/1

Tailed off on most of his recent efforts and appears to have lost his way since his good ground win at Navan last August. Well handicapped on that form but hard to fancy in current mood and possibly a little better over the minimum trip.

Form: 0-75000

(21)

Piazzini²⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: E T Daly⁽⁴⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 66

25/1

Still a maiden after five starts but has looked like she has a race within her. Long absence to overcome though and probably best watched on comeback having only seen the racecourse once in 2016.

Form: 6623/0-0

(9)

In My Place^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D E Hogan⁽⁴⁾| T: P M Rogers| OR: 64

25/1

Disappointing on Irish debut last time out and likely to want faster ground to be seen to best effect but not on a bad mark if he can build on his latest effort.

Form: 925-800

(10)

Cappadocia^p⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 63

16/1

Very much a hit and miss performer and more miss than hit in recent times. All wins have come on the AW and hard to fancy off the back of a poor effort at Dundalk last time.

Form: 4-72600

(20)

Doonard Prince^b²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Killian Leonard⁽²⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 62

7/1

Hit form again towards the end of last year but back within the handicappers grip judged on his recent effort at Dundalk and this draw will be tough to overcome.

Form: 4112-46

(16)

January Morn^t1¹⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 70

14/1

Unplaced on three starts for Dermot Weld but ran well twice at Naas last year and shaped like there she had ability. Poor effort at Dundalk last time but may appreciate the return to turf and market support would be interesting on yard debut.

Form: 459-46

(6)

Texas Dancer^t²⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Davis⁽⁴⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 69

20/1

Ran well in a valuable maiden at this course last year but proved a little disappointing after that. Trainer's runners often come on for their seasonal reappearance so may be of more interest on his next outing.

Form: 4366-0

(4)

Rising Eagle²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K P Gallagher⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 67

20/1

Yet to win a race in seven starts but went close in a couple of efforts in England. Will need to have improved if he's to take hand here on yard debut.

Form: 23756-0

(14)

Intensely Focussed¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D M Redmond⁽²⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 66

8/1

Disappointing on handicap debut last time but drop back down in trip should help and he could be well-handicapped. Yard have made a quiet start to the season though so not one to be too bullish about.

Form: 646-7

(7)

Dewpoint²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: P Tallis| OR: 65

20/1

Mixed record from three runs. Having shown nothing on debut she finished an excellent third here in September when she went off a 66/1 shot. Struggled on comeback at Naas but could well come on for that run and the form of her third here has been franked. Plenty to like about her chances.

Form: 03-80

(2)

There's The Rain^v1⁴³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: A J Breslin⁽⁴⁾| T: W J Fitzpatrick| OR: 54

33/1

Just moderate form in three maidens at Dundalk and has a significant absence to overcome. Makes yard debut and others preferred on his first start on turf.

Form: 9/67-

(17)

Chosen Rock¹⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: O J Orr⁽²⁾| T: P Casey| OR: 52

12/1

Shed her maiden tag at Dundalk over 6f two starts back but failed to back that up in January. Excellent apprentice on board for her return to turf and could go well if she can defy this draw from a nice mark.

Form: 69041-9

(3)

Brave Display^v²^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Anastasia O'Brien| T: P J Prendergast| OR: 62

6/1

Lost his maiden tag when winning at Dundalk on Friday but it would be a surprise if he turned up here with him unlikely to go up as much in the handicap as the penalty he is forced to carry and would need to improve again to figure here.

Form: 009-212

(15)

Secret Memories⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 61

22/1

Moderate form in four Dundalk maidens to date, best effort coming two starts back when runner-up to well-backed Zinat. Failed to back that up last time and improvement likely needed is she's to make a mark in this event.

Form: 572004

(22)

Volta Do Mar^v1⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: T P Madden⁽²⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 60

33/1

Winner of a claimer for Richard Fahey at Redcar but she looks in need of relief from the handicapper. First-time visor applied and will struggle to overcome this draw.

Form: 2414-07

(1)

Legend Status¹²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 57

16/1

Shown nothing in three AW starts at Dundalk. Drop back in trip will help and could be more to come on handicap debut but hard to recommend on what he's shown.

Form: 099-0

(5)

Molans Mare⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: Vanessa Maye⁽⁷⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 45

50/1

Soundly beaten on all 11 starts and will struggle from this far out of the handicap.

Form: 000-006

(19)

Rigid Rock^b¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 8-4| J: Damien Melia⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 45

33/1

Losing run now stands at 13 and more exposed than most in here. Set to struggle once again from this draw.

Form: 683097

Non-Runners

(12)

Bubblesontherise³⁸

Weight: 8-5| Age: 4

T: J F Levins J: Unknown Jockey

Forecasts

Brave Display (6/1), Doonard Prince (7/1), Intensely Focussed (8/1), Bubblesontherise (8/1), Bluesbreaker (9/1), Ken's Sam's (10/1), Feeling Easy (10/1), Chosen Rock (12/1), January Morn (14/1), Guanabara Bay (14/1), Legend Status (16/1), Cappadocia (16/1), Texas Dancer (20/1), Rising Eagle (20/1), Dewpoint (20/1), Secret Memories (22/1), Piazzini (25/1), In My Place (25/1), Volta Do Mar (33/1), Rigid Rock (33/1), There's The Rain (33/1), Molans Mare (50/1)

DEWPOINT is an interesting runner and if she can return to the form that saw her finish third here last year, she could go well. Feeling Easy has a poor win to run ratio but he should come on for her reappearance and she ran to a decent level on her final start last year. January Morn has shown ability when trained by Dermot Weld and may go well not starting out for a new yard.

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