16:40 Navan

Thursday 31 August 2023

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Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 2nd Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 10.08s

(19)

Celtic Revival¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 65

9/1

9/2, creditable second of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and each-way chance.

Form: 355282

(3)

Oranmore²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 65| D

17/2

Winner at Bellewstown in July. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap (11/1) at Galway (14.1f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 503159

(7)

Elzaamsan^b,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 64

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good to soft) 35 days ago, not clear run. Shortlist material.

Form: 833907

(15)

Pale Moonlight^v⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 62

7/1

7/1, bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to soft) 42 days ago, slowly away. Stable in good form. Folly to ignore on pick of form.

Form: 570-846

(9)

Jomont^b,t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 61

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 97-0027

(1)

Franno^v⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 56| BF| D

7/1

Unreliable sort. Latest win at Bellewstown in July. 5/1, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 9 days ago, not clear run. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8-07124

(6)

Prince Of Abington³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 53| BF

18/1

Twenty-eight runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form eighth of 18 in handicap at Naas (8f, soft, 9/2) 36 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 040038

(11)

Virtual Hug^p,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 53

12/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Sligo (13.2f, good to soft, 8/1) 22 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 0-05826

(10)

Indignation⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52

14/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft, 9/1) 9 days ago, not clear run. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3500/4-0

(14)

Mutadaawel²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 51| C

22/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Sixth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, soft, 33/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 446-006

(18)

Fond Farewell⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Shane Foley| T: J J Murphy| OR: 50| BF

4/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Limerick in April. Bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good, 5/2) 69 days ago. Up in trip. Yard in good form.

Form: 3754-19

(16)

Scalor^h,t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 50

10/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (28/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 4033-67

(13)

Hague Convention^t³⁰⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 49

100/1

Sixteenth of 18 in handicap (66/1) at Galway (11.8f, heavy). Off 10 months.

Form: 85920/0-

(17)

Appian Way^b⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 47

8/1

12/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.4f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time on the Flat (on when winning over jumps). Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 00057/4

(2)

Ben Alexander²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 47

80/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 80/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, soft) 20 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 90860/0

(8)

Enquire Within^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: F G Hand| OR: 47

11/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Sligo (13.2f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 0-46765

(12)

Tenth Amendment^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: K H Clarke| OR: 47

28/1

One win from 44 Flat runs. Thirty one runs since last win in 2018. 40/1, bit below form eleventh of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good) 18 days ago, unsuited by way race developed.

Form: 5-99740

Non-Runners

(5)

Make Good³⁰⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: S Crawley J: Seamie Heffernan

(4)

Curious Bride¹⁶

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: E O'Connell J: Scott McCullagh

Forecasts

Fond Farewell (4/1), Pale Moonlight (7/1), Franno (7/1), Make Good (7/1), Appian Way (8/1), Oranmore (17/2), Celtic Revival (9/1), Scalor (10/1), Curious Bride (10/1), Enquire Within (11/1), Virtual Hug (12/1), Elzaamsan (12/1), Indignation (14/1), Prince Of Abington (18/1), Jomont (20/1), Mutadaawel (22/1), Tenth Amendment (28/1), Ben Alexander (80/1), Hague Convention (100/1)

ELZAAMSAN remains a maiden following 15 attempts but he caught the eye in this headgear combination at Leopardstown last time and, granted better luck-in-running here, he could be the answer. Make Good was returning from a lengthy absence when a close third in a big-field handicap at the Curragh in October and will be a big threat if able to build on that back from a 10-month break. Celtic Revival and Curious Bride are others to consider.