16:30 Navan

Monday 22 March 2021

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Kells Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 11.3s

Annie Pender^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Queally| OR: 113| D

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Listowel in September. Creditable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 2-41437

Five Helmets¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112| D

5/1

Promising individual. Fairly useful winner on Flat. 4/1, improved effort over hurdles when winning 15-runner maiden at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 17 days ago, cosily. More to come in handicaps.

Form: 00091

Golf Marin²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: A J Martin| OR: 112

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 7/4, third of 16 in maiden at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 21 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 053

Presenting Dylan²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 111| D

7/4

Good third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft, 14/1) 22 days ago. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 67-6103

Jody Ted¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 109| D

7/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 18/1, career best when winning 12-runner novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy) 12 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4601

Hazran^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 107| D

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in October. 15/2, pulled up in novice chase at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 18 days ago, pulled up before sixth. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7317FP

Mc Alpine^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 101

7/1

Good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy, 4/1) 12 days ago, running on. Can give another good account.

Form: 586732

Winston Wolfe⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 96| D

28/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (15/2) at Dundalk (12f) 59 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Others more obvious.

Form: 8/9547U

Pi Ahio^p⁷⁸³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: H Rogers| OR: 93

80/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (33/1) at Down Royal (24f, good to soft), tailed off when bad mistake 3 out. Off over 2 years. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly down in trip.

Form: F600PP/

Trixie Mc^t⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 91

8/1

Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy, 4/1) 81 days ago.

Form: 0-02205

American Image¹⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 9-12| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 80| D

80/1

Winner in chase at Clonmel in October. 10/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) 18 days ago, beaten 4 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 28103P

Non-Runners

Zanavi⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Fayetta⁷⁰

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: S Fahey J: R Deegan

Forecasts

Presenting Dylan (7/4), Zanavi (4/1), Five Helmets (5/1), Golf Marin (6/1), Mc Alpine (7/1), Jody Ted (7/1), Trixie Mc (8/1), Annie Pender (10/1), Hazran (20/1), Fayetta (20/1), Winston Wolfe (28/1), Pi Ahio (80/1), American Image (80/1)

FIVE HELMETS could do with jumping better than in the closing stages on his Fairyhouse maiden win earlier this month but has definite scope for better in handicaps if he does and gets the nod for Gavin Cromwell. Golf Marin is another likely improver in handicaps and heads the dangers along with Presenting Dylan and Mc Alpine.