15:10 Navan

Tuesday 3 March 2020

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navanracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 6m 5.10s

Bois De Clamart^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

5/1

Beaten 76L on hurdling debut at Down Royal before falling at the third in a maiden contest at Punchestown in November; much better effort last time at the scene of his fall and capable of going close if staying on his feet.

Form: 1/2-66F2

Desire De Joie¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K Brogan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

11/2

Has been running with plenty of credit in a few starts over hurdles since the start of the year; generally finds a couple too good but is gaining in experience and his day will come soon.

Form: 40/P343

Dessie Deschamps^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: C A McBratney

66/1

Difficult to make a strong case for based on all known form; did show slight improvement last time out here over 2m and step up in trip may help but not the most obvious winner.

Form: 1/F00-P0

Golden Spread²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

3/1

Highly respected bumper performer who has found things more difficult than expected over hurdles; seems to be going in the right direction and obviously respected from top yard.

Form: 211-854

Michael's Pick^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P E Corbett| T: Mrs D A Love

50/1

Found life difficult over hurdles at the backend of last year but produced a far better effort last time out at Thurles; expected to be suited by this step up in trip he is one for the shortlist at the very least.

Form: F507P4

Stansfield¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Traynor

33/1

Well beaten on all racecourse appearances including twice over hurdles; step up in trip may help but still hard to make a strong case for on all known form.

Form: P-36879

Thunderosa^p,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

25/1

Point-to-point winner; has struggled since switched to racing under Rules and hard to fancy in this event despite showing slightly improved effort last time out at Punchestown.

Form: 334066

Young Ted⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade| OR: 129| BF

1/1

Has been very consistent in maiden hurdles and handicaps since making his jumps debut in December 2018; clear form pick but absence of a win to date is a worry.

Form: 6/434-24

A Star In Leo^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: D M Christie

66/1

Related to some fair National Hunt performers; pulled up on only point-to-point start and similar story on recent bumper debut; cheekpieces applied for the first time more in hope than expectation here.

Form: P0

The Dreams Alive¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: H Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin

33/1

Sent off at big races in all her three racecourse appearances and ran accordingly; hard to see where the improvement will come from.

Form: 069

Forecasts

Young Ted (1/1), Golden Spread (3/1), Bois De Clamart (5/1), Desire De Joie (11/2), Thunderosa (25/1), Stansfield (33/1), The Dreams Alive (33/1), Michael's Pick (50/1), Dessie Deschamps (66/1), A Star In Leo (66/1)

YOUNG TED has the best form of those on show and while one might have expected a win from him by now, this looks a decent opportunity for him to get off the mark. The six-year put up his best performance to finish second in a handicap at Punchestown and he has fair form at this track to boot. Michael's Pick showed a fair amount of promise last time out and seems sure to be suited to this step up in trip while it would be no surprise to see Willie Mullins finally getting a tune out of the frustrating Golden Spread.