Welcome Back To Navan Racecourse Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 12:11 | Winning time: 4m 6.06s

Landrake⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 135

9/2

Promising individual. Career best when winning 10-runner minor event hurdle (7/1) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, soft) 49 days ago, responding well. Back down in trip but in fine heart at present.

Form: 32P-311

Path D'oroux²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

3/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 50/1, well-held fourth of 6 to Facile Vega in Future Champions Novices' Hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 25 days ago. More is needed here.

Form: 511-1P4

Intranet²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

5/2

First run since leaving Mlle D. Mele when winning 2m novice hurdle at Punchestown (11/8) in November. Well-held fifth of 6 to Facile Vega in Future Champions Novices' Hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 25 days ago but he remains with potential.

Form: 1-15

Spirit Of Legend²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 129| C

9/4

Won 19-runner maiden hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) on hurdles bow in November before fine second on his handicap debut at Leopardstown following month. More to come. Big player.

Form: 28-12

Ifiwerearichman^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan

10/1

Built on debut hurdling promise when readily landing 7-runner novice hurdle at Down Royal (17f, soft) 26 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: F0-31

Glamorgan Duke⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 116

125/1

Fair hurdler. Below-par ninth of 18 in handicap chase (50/1) at this course (24f, heavy) 55 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles with lots to find.

Form: 4P/P-439

Forecasts

Spirit Of Legend (9/4), Intranet (5/2), Path D'oroux (3/1), Landrake (9/2), Ifiwerearichman (10/1), Glamorgan Duke (125/1)

SPIRIT OF LEGEND showed himself to be a useful novice when a fine second in a competitive Leopardstown handicap last time and can quickly resume winning ways back in novice company. Both Landrake (second best) and Intranet are promising sorts with better days ahead of them though and they should ensure Henry de Bromhead's 6-y-o doesn't have things all his own way in an intriguing contest.