16:33 Navan

Saturday 6 March 2021

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Navan Members Veterans Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:33 | Winning time: 6m 39.0s

Neverushacon⁸⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 132| D

17/2

1 win from 2 runs this season. Pulled up in handicap chase at Cheltenham (30.2f, soft, 6/1) 85 days ago, none too fluent. Back down in trip and holds leading claims off a mark of 132.

Form: 5318-1P

Tycoon Prince^t¹⁶¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 130

100/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2017. 28/1, ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (16f, good to soft). Off 22 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 42/95U-P

Se Mo Laoch^p¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 129| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Bounced back to best when second of 11 in handicap chase (6/1) at this C&D (heavy) 13 days ago, keeping on after headed approaching last. Merits consideration.

Form: 416-2U2

Bay Hill¹²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P Roche| OR: 128

12/1

Ran poorly when pulled up before 3 out in handicap chase at Cork (28f, heavy, 25/1) 125 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-443FP

Kavanaghs Corner³⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 122

11/2

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in November. 15/2, better than ever when second of 10 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, heavy) 30 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 16-4132

Reigning Supreme^p1,t²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 120| D

20/1

33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Nicky Henderson when ninth of 14 in handicap chase at Naas (20.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 2211-P9

Kruzhlinin^p1,t1⁹⁰

Age: 14| Weight: 10-10| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| D

12/1

Below form eighth of 27 in hunter chase (12/1) at Aintree (21.1f, good to soft) when last seen 23 months ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on 1st time but lengthy absence an obvious concern.

Form: 1111-24

Lean Araig^p,t³⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 118| D

4/1

6/1, again ran well when third of 14 in handicap chase at Naas (20.4f, heavy) 34 days ago. Not taken lightly from same mark.

Form: F/P4223

Wishmoor^p³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J F Levins| OR: 118

6/1

Latest win in veterans event at Limerick in December. Good third of 10 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, heavy, 6/1) 30 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Leading player.

Form: 2P-P313

Cappacurry Zak²⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-8| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young| OR: 116| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Visored for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, heavy, 50/1) 20 days ago, struggling when not fluent eighth. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 96547P

Minella On Line³⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Harvey| OR: 114| D

50/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser for Oliver Sherwood. Not on one of his going days when twelfth of 18 in hunter chase at Naas (24.8f, heavy) 34 days ago.

Form: 2/24240

Spancil Hill³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-1| J: K J Brouder| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 109| D

13/2

Pulled up before 2 out in handicap chase (17/2) at Down Royal (24f, heavy) 30 days ago, none too fluent. Place claims if on a going day.

Form: 1026FP

Bitview Colin^b⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 103

33/1

Ran no sort of race when pulled up in handicap chase at Gowran (16f, heavy, 33/1) 4 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 4FU56P

Forecasts

Se Mo Laoch (7/2), Lean Araig (4/1), Kavanaghs Corner (11/2), Wishmoor (6/1), Spancil Hill (13/2), Neverushacon (17/2), Kruzhlinin (12/1), Bay Hill (12/1), Reigning Supreme (20/1), Cappacurry Zak (28/1), Bitview Colin (33/1), Minella On Line (50/1), Tycoon Prince (100/1)

NEVERUSHACON is taken to get back to winning ways having made a series of jumping errors in the Glenfarclas Cross Country event at Cheltenham back in December, beaten before any stamina questions needed to be answered. The headgear is left off here and he can bounce back on his first start in a veterans' event. Se Mo Laoch, Wishmoor and Lean Araig head up the opposition.