14:40 Navan

Saturday 2 March 2024

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BoyleSports Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 6m 7.1s

Ebasari^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

14/1

11/1, fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.8f, heavy) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 50F-8P5

El Capitaine³⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 114| BF

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Michael Lynch. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 58/653-

Upping The Anti^t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112| D

4/1

Useful winner at 20f in chases. 9/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.5f, soft) 34 days ago. Yard in good form. Should go well again.

Form: F-0F7F4

Smackwater Jack³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 106

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. First run since leaving Olly Murphy when pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (24f, heavy) 35 days ago, pulled up early in straight.

Form: 52/5R6-P

Carrig Carol⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 100| D

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 65 days ago.

Form: 3-635PP

Aodhan May¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 99| C

10/3

On a quick hat-trick after wins here and at Punchestown (24.9f, heavy) in recent weeks. Likely capable of even better and can defy the handicapper again.

Form: P-P0511

Rockbrook³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 96

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in October. 11/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.5f, soft) 34 days ago. Stable won the race last year.

Form: 0-2D698

Chosen Diamond^p⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: E Cawley| OR: 94| BF| D

7/2

Winner in chase at Naas in November. Fell in handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 10/3) 42 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 58-1U4F

Maimie's Magic^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 93

6/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (22.7f, soft, 15/2) 15 days ago. Another to consider.

Form: 662-584

Non-Runners

Party Playboy¹⁴

Weight: 12-1| Age: 10

T: D A McLoughlin J: P J O'Hanlon

Forecasts

Aodhan May (10/3), Chosen Diamond (7/2), Upping The Anti (4/1), Rockbrook (11/2), Maimie's Magic (6/1), El Capitaine (10/1), Party Playboy (10/1), Ebasari (14/1), Carrig Carol (16/1), Smackwater Jack (28/1)

AODHAN MAY only had to be pushed out at Punchestown last week and can make light of a 9 lb rise and complete a hat-trick. Chosen Diamond looked a big threat when falling at the last over C&D 6 weeks ago and is second choice ahead of Henry de Bromhead's Upping The Anti.