17:20 Navan

Saturday 27 March 2021

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Navan Members Handicap (45-70) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 3m 20.23s

(17)

Djasek^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 70

5/1

Third of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 4/1) 14 days ago, faring best of those held up. Tongue strap on 1st time on the Flat. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 901/

(14)

Crassus²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 67

3/1

22/1, respectable 15½ lengths third of 6 to Teahupoo in Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 28 days ago. Shortlist material back on the Flat.

Form: 374082-

(18)

Poster Child¹⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 67

18/1

Winner at Naas in October. 7/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at Fairyhouse (13.5f, heavy). Off 158 days.

Form: 004218-

(11)

Shumaker¹⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 65| D

25/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, heavy, 33/1) 147 days ago. Off 147 days.

Form: 114803-

(10)

Indignation²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at Dundalk (12f) 22 days ago.

Form: 8/2446-5

(15)

Merroir²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 63

13/2

7/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 046-637

(9)

The Truant^t¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 63

50/1

First run since leaving Mrs J. Harrington when 23¼ lengths fourth of 11 to Crassus in juvenile hurdle (28/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 116 days ago. Off 116 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0/53670-

(7)

Nailed Down²¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 62

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, creditable fourth of 8 in maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, soft). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 70064-

(16)

Molly Kaye⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: S M Duffy| OR: 60| D

20/1

Fell in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 87 days ago, refusing to settle. Fair on the Flat, good on last Flat run.

Form: 059872-

(12)

Stellify¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61

28/1

Winner at the Curragh in November. 6/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 129 days.

Form: 742310-

(3)

Andratx^t⁸⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M M McNiff| OR: 57

14/1

28/1, seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, heavy) 86 days ago. Fair on the Flat, very good on last Flat run. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 1/80062-

(6)

Sayesse⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: M Torrens| OR: 56

40/1

First run since leaving Noel C. Kelly when ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 40/1) 8 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 000P0-9

(1)

Lalipour^p1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 49| CD

16/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy, 28/1) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 560/190-

(19)

Nudge The Judge²⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 50

25/1

Creditable second of 11 in handicap at Killarney (14f, good to soft, 11/1), finishing well. Off 8 months.

Form: 468/082-

(13)

All Class²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 48

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Ninth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 100/1) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. RESERVE.

Form: 0-009

(4)

Santorini Sun^t⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: F G Hand| OR: 45

66/1

One win from 31 Flat runs. Thirty runs since last win in 2017. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 80/1) 75 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 62070-0

Non-Runners

(2)

Varna Gold²⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: P J Gilligan J: Robbie Colgan

(5)

Kalanoura²²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Gary Carroll

(8)

Leahman¹⁴

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: T O'Brien J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Crassus (3/1), All Class (9/2), Djasek (5/1), Leahman (11/2), Merroir (13/2), Indignation (7/1), Varna Gold (8/1), Kalanoura (12/1), Andratx (14/1), Lalipour (16/1), Poster Child (18/1), Molly Kaye (20/1), Nailed Down (22/1), Nudge The Judge (25/1), Shumaker (25/1), Stellify (28/1), Sayesse (40/1), The Truant (50/1), Santorini Sun (66/1)

CRASSUS has taken well to hurdles this season and his latest second on the Flat at Dundalk in December suggests he can win off his current mark. Kalanoura was pipped at the post off this mark at Dundalk 3 weeks ago and should go well again, while Andratx was beaten only by an unexposed 3-y-o on his final Flat run at the Curragh.