15:45 Navan

Sunday 11 November 2018

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Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 3m 44.30s

Getaway North³⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Fell in both point-to-point starts but comes from good stock and cost connections €40,000. Represents top firm in this sphere on rules bow.

Form: FF-

Halsafari¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe

9/2

Ran pleasing race on debut in a Punchestown novice hurdle in the spring, off since and returns for bumper bow. Could go well.

Form: 8

Throughway

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien

66/1

Getaway gelding whose dam was hurdle/chase winner around 2m, closely related to useful hurdler/smart chaser Sports Line. Yard don't have a great record in bumpers.

Form:

Cenotice¹⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

11/2

Off the mark at the third time of asking in point-to-points back in May. One to take note of now returning for rules bow.

Form: 43-1

Column Of Fire²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

5/4

Best of the rest behind stablemate Commander Of Fleet in valuable Punchestown bumper in the spring, returns here and that form makes him the standout pick.

Form: 2-

I'm Charlie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin

33/1

Out of a Flat maiden, doesn't make immediate appeal on paper and watching brief safest on first start.

Form:

Shantou Warrior¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

25/1

100/1 chance and no threat in a novice hurdle at Galway on second start last month, now reverts to bumpers. Hard to fancy.

Form: 79

Pin Point Parity²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Corey McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: D McDonogh

66/1

Court Cave filly whose dam was lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles. Unfancied on debut at Punchestown last month and duly finished down the field.

Form: 7

Two Shoe Tom¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey

10/1

Well beaten in both starts thus far in bumpers at Thurles and Killarney, latest in May. Hard to build a case for here.

Form: 5-4

Non-Runners

Western Doyen

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: V T O'Brien J: E T Daly

Lord Fitzwilliam

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Column Of Fire (5/4), Getaway North (7/2), Halsafari (9/2), Cenotice (11/2), Two Shoe Tom (10/1), Lord Fitzwilliam (20/1), Western Doyen (20/1), Shantou Warrior (25/1), I'm Charlie (33/1), Throughway (66/1), Pin Point Parity (66/1)

COLUMN OF FIRE was the middle piece of a Gordon Elliott one-two-three in a €59k bumper at Punchestown in April and, with the experience under his belt, makes plenty appeal to go one place better on his return to action. He's also likely to improve and should be tough to crack. Getaway North, Halsafari and Cenotice appeal as the ones likely to be joining him at the business end.