15:05 Navan

Sunday 26 November 2017

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Proudstown Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 6m 6.40s

Glenloe¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: C D Meehan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 130| CD

9/4

Beaten 10L when fifth of 20 on his handicap debut at Punchestown in February. Returned to finish second of 13 beaten 1¼L in a Naas handicap hurdle earlier this month. Sure to be in the mix.

Form: 7/6515-2

Mon Lino²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 130

9/2

Comes here looking for the hat-trick for powerful connections. Winner at Galway on first run since May last month. Up 7lb for the win but can continue improvement here.

Form: 3217-11

Folsom Blue^t¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 127| C

5/1

Winner on return to the track landing a 13k handicap hurdle at Clonmel earlier this month over 3m on soft to heavy ground. Worth a market check on second start for powerful yard.

Form: 71208-1

Red Devil Lads^h,t1¹¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: D J Mullins| T: E Mullins| OR: 125

28/1

130-rated hurdler when in the hands of Rebecca Curtis. Disappointed on stable debut in August finishing sixth of nine beaten 40L in a Cork hurdle over 3m. Will need to improve to figure.

Form: 4/027P-6

Art Of Security²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 124| C

14/1

Winner at Navan last month when beating Tale Of Woe ¾L on his return to the Flat. Generally disappointing over hurdles with just one win in eight starts. Other preferred.

Form: 31470-7

Baie Des Iles^p²⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Katie Walsh| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 124

20/1

Well beaten when last seen over hurdles 24L behind Jury Duty when 12th of 16 in a Navan handicap hurdle. 12th of 16 here last term and this looks a tall order on recent form shown.

Form: 46/0513-

Duke Cass^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: K Thornton| OR: 124

16/1

Possibly needed the run on seasonal debut when finishing 11th of 15 beaten 23L behind Oscars Den at Navan earlier this month.

Form: 111F4-0

Shannak¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: A Mullins| OR: 121| D

11/1

Has produced two solid and consistent performances since returning from a break at Limerick and Naas. Will need to improve again to play a role here.

Form: 5159-44

Elusive Theatre³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin⁽³⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 120| C

20/1

Bounced back from a crunching hurdles fall at Ayr in January to hack up at short odds in a 2m maiden hurdle on soft ground the following month. Chasing since and needs a fair chunk of improvement to figure here.

Form: 123-1F5

Pairofbrowneyes²²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R Loughran| T: Barry J Murphy| OR: 120

20/1

140-rated chaser who reverted to hurdles last time out finishing sixth of 19 beaten 11L in a Cork handicap hurdle over 2m3f. Has previously won following a break and market likely to reveal expectations off a handy mark.

Form: 232206-

Rightdownthemiddle³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

16/1

Ran some nice races over fences last season but no hurdling win since February 2015 and is now back down to a mark 1lb lower than last win. Without a win from six starts on the ground and losing run up to 26 is a worry.

Form: 2F-P780

Brave Out¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Kiely| OR: 116

13/2

Needs to improve significantly on his two most recent runs since returning from a break last month and others hold stronger profiles in this contest.

Form: 955-P55

Peace N' Milan¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 112

20/1

Possibly needed the run on return when finishing 12th of 14 beaten 75L behind Folsom Blue earlier this month at Clonmel but still looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 06011-0

Forecasts

Glenloe (9/4), Mon Lino (9/2), Folsom Blue (5/1), Brave Out (13/2), Shannak (11/1), Art Of Security (14/1), Duke Cass (16/1), Rightdownthemiddle (16/1), Baie Des Iles (20/1), Elusive Theatre (20/1), Pairofbrowneyes (20/1), Peace N' Milan (20/1), Red Devil Lads (28/1)

The former Rebecca Curtis-trained Red Devil Lads like to get on with things from the front and could well have a couple of his opponents in trouble some way out in this contest. The pace set though will suit the likes of Elusive Theatre, Shannak plus the J P McManus pair Mon Lino and the Gordon Elliot charge GLENCOE who impressed on seasonal and stable debut at Naas earlier in the month.