15:23 Navan

Saturday 6 March 2021

All13:4014:1314:4815:2315:5816:3317:05

NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 5m 52.90s

Brandy Harbour⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J Neilan

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Remote fourth in maiden hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 17/2) 82 days ago. Likely vulnerable again.

Form: 218-P44

Frozen House⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in maiden hurdle at this course (20f, heavy, 150/1) on NH debut 91 days ago.

Form: 0

Mr Josiey Wales⁵¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: D A McLoughlin

3/1

Had some useful sorts behind him when winning his completed start in points in October 2019. Taken a bit of time to get back to the track but sets out over hurdles in a race lacking depth. Player.

Form: P1-

Noble Yeats²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

4/11

Useful effort when easy winner of Thurles bumper (19.3f, heavy) in January. Could have found run coming too soon when only sixth at Leopardstown 10 days later. Retains potential now hurdling.

Form: 2-316

Rathcabbin⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: D Deacon

50/1

Pulled up in points ahead of this Rules debut.

Form: P-P

Stormy Glenn³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P McNeilly⁽⁷⁾| T: R McNeilly

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, ninth of 17 in maiden hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) on hurdles bow 34 days ago, refusing to settle.

Form: 0/0-69

Escapefromcustody²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: P E Corbett| T: M A Cahill

150/1

250/1, offered little when thirteenth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft) on debut 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

Salinas

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Slevin| T: S Slevin

12/1

El Salvador gelding. Dam unraced. Possible place claims on debut.

Form:

Valyblue⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell

12/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, ninth of 19 in maiden hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 91 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 09

Mrs Watson⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short| T: P Croke

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 16 in maiden (250/1) at Punchestown (22f, heavy) on hurdles bow 5 days ago.

Form: 70

Clogga Bay Girl

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood

150/1

Imperial Monarch mare. Half-sister to modest 2¼m hurdle winner Serra Nova, stayed 3m. Dam unraced. Watching brief advised on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Old Town Garde¹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Noble Yeats (4/11), Old Town Garde (5/2), Mr Josiey Wales (3/1), Valyblue (12/1), Salinas (12/1), Brandy Harbour (16/1), Rathcabbin (50/1), Stormy Glenn (100/1), Clogga Bay Girl (150/1), Mrs Watson (150/1), Escapefromcustody (150/1), Frozen House (250/1)

NOBLE YEATS had an excuse for his heavy defeat in a Grade 2 Leopardstown bumper last time and should be more than capable of winning a race like this based on his easy bumper success at Thurles in January. Mr Josiey Wales won what has turned out to be a good point and is also respected on Rules debut.