12:50 Navan

Sunday 21 November 2021

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Navan Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 4m 0.60s

Faith Du Val^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 115

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. 17/2, creditable sixth of 10 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8-531F6

Dixie Flyer^t1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 114| BF

3/1

Below form fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 5/6) 42 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: F1-324

Na Caith Tobac²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: P W Flynn| OR: 114| C

14/1

33/1, good second of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 26 days ago. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: 323100

Benkei^p⁴⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: H Rogers| OR: 113| C| D

50/1

Dual hurdles winner. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Thurles (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 45 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 0/679-70

Peckham Springs²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford| OR: 111| D

25/1

Hurdles winner. Off 11 months, 12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 21 days ago, pulled up before 2 out.

Form: 31-P

Clarens²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 109| D

4/1

Promising sort. 6/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 27 days ago, always holding on. More to come.

Form: 0-07011

The Dasher Conway¹⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 109| D

17/2

18/1, won 16-runner novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy) 180 days ago, easily. Makes handicap hurdle debut on return and could progress further, though needs to off his opening mark.

Form: F0-1

Hereditary Rule^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 107

33/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: P84P-P8

Ya Ya Baby^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 107| D

33/1

Winner of juvenile hurdle at Cork in April but disappointing since, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps (on for Flat win).

Form: 210-5P0

Toms Courage^p1⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 106| D

22/1

Dual winner last season. Held and fell 3 out in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 28/1) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 1-4608F

Millford Sound²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 103

15/2

Fair Flat winner at 12f. Off 4 months, good 8 lengths fifth of 12 to Clarens in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 27 days ago, faring best of those held up. Not dismissed.

Form: 5540/5

Sil Ver Klass^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 102| C

20/1

Fairly useful chaser. Below form seventh of 18 in handicap (15/2) at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 27 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 89/U674-

Ever So Cool^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| OR: 99| D

14/1

Hurdles winner in Britain. 15/2, fifth of 14 in novice chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft) on debut over fences 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not dismissed back hurdling at this trip.

Form: 4P-1575

Ricky Langford^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 99

10/1

Latest win in chase at Ballinrobe in September. Creditable third of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft, 11/1) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Merits consideration.

Form: 245123

Red Striker^p,t1²⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 97

100/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Off 8 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000/

Final Endeavour²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: H Rogers| OR: 94

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 22/1, sixth of 13 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 27 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 6/19 on last hurdle outing. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 086-

Forecasts

Dixie Flyer (3/1), Clarens (4/1), Millford Sound (15/2), The Dasher Conway (17/2), Ricky Langford (10/1), Faith Du Val (10/1), Ever So Cool (14/1), Na Caith Tobac (14/1), Final Endeavour (16/1), Sil Ver Klass (20/1), Toms Courage (22/1), Peckham Springs (25/1), Hereditary Rule (33/1), Ya Ya Baby (33/1), Benkei (50/1), Red Striker (100/1)

Progressive 4-y-o CLARENS can get the hat-trick up under Jack Foley. Ever So Cool is interesting back hurdling, while Ricky Langford and Dixie Flyer are also worth a look.