12:30 Navan

Sunday 8 November 2020

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For Auction Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 12:36 | Winning time: 4m 13.90s

N'Golo^t1⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

9/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. 10/3, won 4-runner novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 46 days ago, rallying to lead close home. Should progress further.

Form: 1P1

Eskylane²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| CD

5/4

Promising individual. 8/11, won 18-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. Entitled to come on plenty for that and is an exciting prospect with better to come.

Form: 3/1215-1

Jungle Junction²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 133| CD

8/1

Useful hurdler. C&D winner here in February. 11/1, not disgraced when 7 lengths fourth of 7 to Cedarwood Road in listed hurdle at Naas (15.8f, good to soft) 8 months ago. Player if ready to roll.

Form: 222214-

One Down¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| D

50/1

Improved from winning debut when third of 7 in minor event hurdle (15/8) at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Needs more to feature but he should improve further.

Form: 413-13

Wide Receiver^t1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| BF| CD

9/2

Bumper winner. Second of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft, 8/13) on hurdles bow 26 days ago, looking in control until last. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Should improve.

Form: 1/126-2

Annexation⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| CD

12/1

Winner at 7f on Flat in June. 6/1, won 17-runner novice hurdle at this C&D (good) on NH debut 50 days ago, quickening to lead final 100 yds. Stable having good spell. Open to progress.

Form: 1

Jesse Evans¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| D

7/2

Highly promising sort. 15/8, second of 9 in maiden at this course (14f, soft) on Flat debut 17 days ago. Switches from Flat back to hurdles. Yard having good spell. Has plenty of scope to improve.

Form: 311

Tullyhogue Fort²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr P J O'Neill| T: John F O'Neill

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Bit below form eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft, 125/1) 26 days ago. Back down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 6880

Forecasts

Eskylane (5/4), Jesse Evans (7/2), Wide Receiver (9/2), Jungle Junction (8/1), N'Golo (9/1), Annexation (12/1), One Down (50/1), Tullyhogue Fort (300/1)

Gordon Elliott has dominated this contest in recent years and his ESKYLANE gets the vote to come out on top having been value for more the winning margin on his hurdles bow last month. He's entitled to come on plenty and can enhance his trainer's excellent record. Jungle Junction heads up the dangers after 8 months off, ahead of another exciting prospect in Jesse Evans.