15:10 Navan

Saturday 4 March 2023

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Navan Racecourse Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 15.30s

Cotteemcavennigoal^t⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley| OR: 116| C

9/1

Course winner. 16/1, below form tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, heavy) 63 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 2/26-970

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Legacy Thor^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 116| CD

14/1

Unreliable sort. Below form eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 14 days ago. Stable in good form. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 18/0560

Wild Hunt¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 115| D

33/1

Behind when unseated rider last in novice chase (11/1) at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) on debut over fences 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and not ruled out back up in trip.

Form: 12-409U

Bigz Belief^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley| T: M J Smith| OR: 114| C

66/1

Course winner. 28/1, refused in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Back up in trip. Now below last winning mark but others are preferred.

Form: 80680R

Coolmeen Park²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 114

6/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 50/1, won 15-runner novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress. Considered.

Form: 5P51

Unanswered^t⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 113| BF

17/2

2 wins from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Cheltenham in November. 11/4, fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 66 days ago. Has good chance on form and worth another chance here.

Form: 000-110

Justicialism³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 112

20/1

Good fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy, 25/1) 37 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-86024

Meetingofthewaters³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 112| D

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in December. Seventh of 9 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy) 33 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 381337

Mister Beeton³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 112| D

16/1

33/1, creditable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.7f, soft) 34 days ago. Back up in trip and no forlorn hope.

Form: 40-2127

Music Of Tara^t⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112

4/1

Promising individual. Good third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft, 17/2) 66 days ago, finishing well. Player with more to offer.

Form: 63-2493

New Ross⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 111| D

25/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in December. 9/4, creditable fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, soft) 41 days ago. Up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 140P-14

Billable Grant¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 110

80/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft, 80/1) 111 days ago, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out. Back up in trip. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 61P-66P

Junior Rattler^p1,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 109| BF| D

33/1

5/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time now.

Form: 455-040

Ahead Of The Posse⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 107

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in January. 9/2, last of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 47 days ago. Yard in good form so could bounce back.

Form: 366710

Jake Peter^t1¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 107

40/1

12/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time and not discounted.

Form: 22PU/0-0

Neigh Botha²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

11/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Below form sixth of 23 in novice hurdle (17/2) at Naas (19f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Trainer going well so not dismissedon his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1-3846

Mylestown Upper⁶⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 105

18/1

Promising type. 5/6, won 14-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) on hurdles bow, just holding on. Off 22 months but still needs considering on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 441/

Aurora Princess²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 104

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 33/1) 24 days ago. Much respected now going into handicaps.

Form: 0085

Simply Shabra^b1²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 103

50/1

25/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: P03PP0

Prince Zaltar²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 101| D

12/1

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, good to soft, 11/1) 24 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: F2PP24

Ben Thomson^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 97

80/1

100/1, first run since leaving Noel Meade when fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.7f, soft) 34 days ago. Up in trip with work to do.

Form: 4401F-0

Callthebarman^b,t⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 97| C| D

100/1

First run since leaving Matthew J. Smith when thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft, 66/1) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 7605P0

Dragon's Pass^b,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 91| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 14/1, twenty first of 25 in handicap hurdle at this course (22.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0430-10

Ashton Court¹¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 84

18/1

Below form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Hereford (16.2f, good to soft) 116 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Simon Earle and not dismissed with new stable having good spell.

Form: 8/P-6546

Brock Beauty⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G Farrell| OR: 84

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy, 40/1) 62 days ago.

Form: 90-00P

Captain Cal^p,t⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 82

40/1

40/1, creditable fifth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft) 74 days ago. Up in trip. Plenty to find on form here though.

Form: 06-P235

Non-Runners

Banada Bridge¹⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Music Of Tara (4/1), Coolmeen Park (6/1), Unanswered (17/2), Ahead Of The Posse (9/1), Cotteemcavennigoal (9/1), Neigh Botha (11/1), Prince Zaltar (12/1), Legacy Thor (14/1), Meetingofthewaters (16/1), Mister Beeton (16/1), Mylestown Upper (18/1), Ashton Court (18/1), Justicialism (20/1), New Ross (25/1), Banada Bridge (25/1), Junior Rattler (33/1), Dragon's Pass (33/1), Wild Hunt (33/1), Captain Cal (40/1), Jake Peter (40/1), Aurora Princess (50/1), Brock Beauty (50/1), Simply Shabra (50/1), Bigz Belief (66/1), Ben Thomson (80/1), Billable Grant (80/1), Callthebarman (100/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. MUSIC OF TARA should prove well suited by the likely strong pace on here so Henry de Bromhead's progressive mare can gain a deserved breakthrough success. Tony Martin's Unanswered is weighted to have a big say and feared most, although Coolmeen Park and Mylestown Upper both have potential for further improvement and need factoring in too.