14:45 Navan

Saturday 16 September 2023

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Bar One Racing Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 3m 46.20s

Banntown Girl^p³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss J Townend| T: S G Carey| OR: 117| D

3/1

Showed promise in first-time cheekpieces when third of 13 in maiden at Tramore (16f, good) on Flat debut 30 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle outing. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2302-17

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Clarens¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss E Cody⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 116| CD

20/1

C&D winner who stepped up on recent run when ninth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 33/1) 142 days ago.

Form: 111/869-

Hearts Are Trumps⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: D McDonogh| OR: 115| D

11/1

25/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (18f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle outing.

Form: 800-716

Gordons Aura^p³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss Georgie Benson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 116| D

11/1

Creditable third of 6 in minor event hurdle (15/2) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 34 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps. Merits consideration.

Form: 3U-4483

Pro Bono^p,t³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss S Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 111

10/1

Registered a first success on the Flat in 9-runner handicap (4/1) at Tramore (12f, good) 3 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle run.

Form: 4/2-5155

Cash The Cheque^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 107

8/1

Hood on for 1st time in this code, eighth of 13 in maiden (50/1) at Tramore (16f, good) on flat debut 30 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle outing.

Form: 23-5236

Scott Lang^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 104| C

10/1

Fair winner at 13f on Flat. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 10/1) 22 days ago. May yet do better.

Form: 3-336

First Dare²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss M O'Sullivan| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 102| D

3/1

5/1, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 60-4442

Benkei^p¹¹⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 10-6| J: Miss M Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 99| C| D

33/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, good to soft, 25/1). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Good on last hurdle outing.

Form: 60/3434-

Ricky Langford^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 97| BF

10/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. 10/3, creditable third of 8 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, soft) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can continue in form.

Form: 731613

Craic Eile^t³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 96| D

11/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap at Tramore (16f, good, 25/1) 3 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 260730

Non-Runners

Walhaan⁴⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Ciaran Murphy J: Ms C L McGoldrick

Miss Fourie²²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

First Dare (3/1), Banntown Girl (3/1), Miss Fourie (6/1), Cash The Cheque (8/1), Ricky Langford (10/1), Pro Bono (10/1), Scott Lang (10/1), Walhaan (10/1), Hearts Are Trumps (11/1), Craic Eile (11/1), Gordons Aura (11/1), Clarens (20/1), Benkei (33/1)

FIRST DARE proved as good as ever when runner-up at Tramore last month and a reproduction of that form could be good enough to see her go one better here. Gordons Aura and Banntown Girl are a couple of others who make appeal.