15:50 Navan

Sunday 8 November 2020

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Navanracecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 57.3s

Think Positive²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 115

80/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 80/1) 29 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 43509-0

Eimear^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 114| BF

4/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in October. Good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, soft, 11/4) 10 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 421512

Multifactorial²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 114

9/2

10/3, good fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. From a top yard so may yet do better.

Form: 1/2P63-5

The White Volcano⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: J Woods| OR: 114| D

14/1

Fifth of 12 in handicap chase (12/1) at Down Royal (24f, heavy) 8 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 83P-545

Theatre World²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 114| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Punchestown (24.6f, soft, 13/2) 26 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 2385-44

Room To Roam^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 113

40/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Cork (19f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-86727

Tiger Twenty Two^t⁹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. 8/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (25.4f, good) 90 days ago.

Form: 30-3148

Criq Rock^h³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 110

33/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2015. Third of 12 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Punchestown (24f, soft) 39 days ago. More needed back in handicap.

Form: 52B/093

Whereyounow^p1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Sweeney| OR: 109| BF

18/1

Latest win in hurdle at Listowel in September. Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft, 5/1) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 66-4P10

Abyssinian^b,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Barry| OR: 107

22/1

Form: 00-7635

Presenting Meghan²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 107

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Down Royal in August. Creditable third of 8 in minor event hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, soft, 15/2) 22 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 10-U513

Handsworth^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 106

16/1

6/1, good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, soft) 13 days ago, sticking to task. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account.

Form: 8907-02

Walk Me Home^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Wexford in August. Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.2f, good, 11/2) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 000-1P2

Dont Go Yet²⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 105

25/1

28/1, eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.8f, heavy). Off 8 months. Stable in good form. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 0/0P858-

King Alex²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell| OR: 104| D

5/1

1 win from 1 run this season. First run since leaving Keith Henry Clarke when career best when winning 11-runner novice hurdle (11/4) at Ballinrobe (21.8f, soft) 22 days ago, comfortably.

Form: 0846/8-1

Stamp Your Feet³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger| OR: 104

33/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Roscommon in July. 6/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 090-149

Silver Planeur²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 103

25/1

Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Cork (24.2f, good) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 20/3P-26

Bilbo Bagins⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 100| C

28/1

Course winner. 66/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, heavy) 8 days ago, headway 4 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 51/803-P

Non-Runners

Se Mo Laoch²³⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: B McMahon J: Mr E Mahon

She's All Vintage¹⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: P Magee J: R P Treacy

Cappacon³⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 12

T: O McKiernan J: B Browne

Twilight Girl²¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 1

Cash Me Outside³⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: P Nolan J: B J Cooper

Forecasts

Eimear (4/1), Multifactorial (9/2), Walk Me Home (9/2), King Alex (5/1), Se Mo Laoch (7/1), Theatre World (12/1), Presenting Meghan (14/1), The White Volcano (14/1), She's All Vintage (14/1), Handsworth (16/1), Whereyounow (18/1), Abyssinian (22/1), Dont Go Yet (25/1), Silver Planeur (25/1), Bilbo Bagins (28/1), Stamp Your Feet (33/1), Criq Rock (33/1), Room To Roam (40/1), Tiger Twenty Two (40/1), Cappacon (50/1), Think Positive (80/1)

Gavin Cromwell looks to hold a strong hand here, with the progressive PRESENTING MEGHAN taken to make a successful switch to handicaps at the expense of stablemate Walk Me Home. King Alex, Eimear and Se Mo Laoch are others with claims in an open finale.