13:50 Navan

Thursday 25 August 2022

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Navan Racecourse Nursery Handicap

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 1m 10.92s

(6)

Midnight Toker⁸⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 81

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 3/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at this course (5f, good) 89 days ago, finding little. However, did shape with some promise previously and, having been gelded, he may do better now entering nurseries.

Form: 3329

(8)

Thunderbear^p1²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 80

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 15 in maiden at Galway (7f, good to soft, 4/1) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 92354

(2)

As It Was^t1²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Oliver| OR: 79| CD

10/3

Twice-raced winner. Seventeenth of 24 in minor event at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 40/1) 24 days ago, met some trouble. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 10

(5)

Distillate²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in nursery at Naas (5f, good to soft, 11/1) 24 days ago, driven 2f out but not quicken. Eased 3 lb.

Form: 57964

(9)

Pub Talk⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 69

11/1

Mondialiste gelding who is progressing gradually, fourth of 6 in nursery at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 7 days ago, every chance over 1f out and no extra. Drop in trip a plus on that evidence.

Form: 6864

(3)

Static Charge^p²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 68| BF

9/2

9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 10 in nursery at Sligo (5.7f, soft) 22 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 546673

(4)

Autumnal Breeze²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/1, fifth of 6 in maiden at Sligo (5.7f, soft) 22 days ago. Stable having good spell. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 745

(1)

Ooh La Belle^v1¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 65

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, eighth of 10 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good) 12 days ago. Visor needs to have positive effect now.

Form: 56708

Non-Runners

(7)

Master Garvey²⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: Joseph Murray J: James J Doyle

Forecasts

Thunderbear (3/1), Midnight Toker (3/1), As It Was (10/3), Static Charge (9/2), Pub Talk (11/1), Autumnal Breeze (12/1), Distillate (12/1), Master Garvey (16/1), Ooh La Belle (25/1)

MIDNIGHT TOKER proved to be a disappointment in a maiden here in May, yet he had previously shaped with promise and having been given a break/gelded, it would come as no surprise to see him bounce back now his attentions are switched to nurseries. Static Charge and Thunderbear are others fancied to figure.