15:28 Navan

Saturday 4 December 2021

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Racing Again At Navan On December 18th Flat Race

Off time: 15:29 | Winning time: 4m 1.40s

Bidentime

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

18/1

Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including top-class hurdler The New One and fairly useful chaser The Newest One. Dam lightly raced over hurdles. Worth a market check.

Form:

Busty Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Gunn

50/1

Ivawood gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Majestic Touch, stays 2¾m. Unlikely to feature.

Form:

Canteeny Benny

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne

28/1

Arcadio gelding. Brother to useful hurdler/smart winning chaser around 2m Third Time Lucki. Dam unraced.

Form:

Champagne Getaway⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr N J O'Mara⁽⁷⁾| T: T J O'Mara

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 33/1) on NH debut 56 days ago.

Form: P/FP-P6

Hunters Song

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: J Neilan

50/1

Westerner gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/smart hurdler Hunters Call. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Call The Police.

Form:

Itswhatunitesus

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

10/11

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 21f) Cavite Beta. Should take all the beating debuting in a race that won't take much winning.

Form:

Junior Alliance²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Third of 5 in bumper at Punchestown (16.1f, good to soft, 9/1) on NH debut 21 days ago. May improve for that initial experience, but has a bit to find.

Form: 3

Killer Mode³⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

2/1

Twice-raced maiden. 4/1, fifth of 10 in bumper at Leopardstown (20f, soft). Off 11 months. Yard in good form. Hard to beat.

Form: 25-

Mister Beeton²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: S Nolan

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 5 in bumper (10/1) at Punchestown (16.1f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 052

Mount South

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

40/1

Well Chosen gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdle winner around 2m Swansea Mile, stays 2½m. Dam (h83), lightly raced over hurdles, 1¼m winner on Flat.

Form:

Stone Picker^t⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr M McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: S McConville

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. First run for yard after leaving Daragh Bourke.

Form: 47P

The Friday Man⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: T E Hyde

12/1

Once-raced maiden. 7/1, fifth of 13 in bumper at Clonmel (16.7f, good) on NH debut 65 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 5

Bessy Bradley⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good, 50/1) on hurdles bow 77 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 47P

Chestnut Rose⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 11 in bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy, 13/2) on NH debut 41 days ago. Likely to do better at some point.

Form: 4

Mill Field^h⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Liam Treacy

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, pulled up in bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy, 11/1) 41 days ago. Hard to make any sort of case for.

Form: 5P

Forecasts

Itswhatunitesus (10/11), Killer Mode (2/1), The Friday Man (12/1), Mister Beeton (14/1), Bidentime (18/1), Chestnut Rose (25/1), Junior Alliance (25/1), Canteeny Benny (28/1), Mount South (40/1), Busty Boy (50/1), Hunters Song (50/1), Champagne Getaway (80/1), Bessy Bradley (100/1), Mill Field (125/1), Stone Picker (150/1)

ITSWHATUNITESUS makes plenty of appeal on paper and starts out in a race where the bar isn't set very high by those with experience, so he's a fairly straightforward selection. Back in trip, Killer Mode could pose a threat despite returning from a lengthy absence, while Mister Beeton warrants respect having been second to an excellent prospect at Punchestown 3 weeks ago.