15:25 Navan

Wednesday 4 October 2023

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Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 1m 12.27s

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Real Force¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 93

6/1

Reappearance winner at Cork. Below form eighth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft, 12/1) 11 days ago. Looks competitive on form if bouncing back.

Form: 4400-18

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(1)

Apache Outlaw²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 92| D

33/1

First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when eighteenth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 66/1) 24 days ago. Trainer going well. Has work to do.

Form: 55-9480

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Verhoyen^b⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 92| D

16/1

Latest win at the Curragh in June. 14/1, respectable fifth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 53 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 016185

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Jon Riggens^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: E Lynam| OR: 91| C| D

7/4

Course winner. Latest win at the Curragh in August. 13/2, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft) 11 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: P34174

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Gustavus Weston^h⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 85| D

11/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Cork (5f, good) 68 days ago.

Form: 570700

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Volatile Analyst²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85| D

18/1

25/1, seventeenth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Stable in good form and tumbling in the weights but has lots to prove.

Form: 508-570

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Collective Power²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| C| D

11/2

Course winner. 3 wins from 14 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (11/4) at Cork (6f, good to firm) 28 days ago, pushed out.

Form: 752931

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Heavenly Power¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| D

9/2

Eighth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at the Curragh (7f, soft) 11 days ago. Shortlist material back sprinting,

Form: 055208

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Wave Machine^b1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 83| D

11/1

Visored for 1st time, won 7-runner handicap at Down Royal (5f, soft, 5/1) 9 days ago. Blinkers now the headgear of choice.

Form: 604321

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Sioux Spirit^v¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K J Condon| OR: 78| C| D

12/1

Course winner. 28/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 939590

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Clear Quartz³³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Fahey| OR: 72| D

40/1

Fourteenth of 17 in handicap (10/1) at Galway (8.3f, heavy). Off 11 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 140030-

Non-Runners

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Mickey The Steel⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: Joseph Murray J: Wesley Joyce

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Little Queenie²⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: P W Flynn J: Robert Whearty

Forecasts

Jon Riggens (7/4), Mickey The Steel (3/1), Heavenly Power (9/2), Collective Power (11/2), Real Force (6/1), Gustavus Weston (11/1), Wave Machine (11/1), Sioux Spirit (12/1), Verhoyen (16/1), Little Queenie (16/1), Volatile Analyst (18/1), Apache Outlaw (33/1), Clear Quartz (40/1)

The step up to 7f was a plausible excuse for HEAVENLY POWER at the Curragh 11 days ago and quickly back sprinting, he could be the way to go. Last-time-out winners Mickey The Steel and Collective Power (a stablemate of the selection) are feared most.