14:20 Navan

Saturday 8 June 2024

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Navan Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 0.13s

(2)

Thunderbear^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Colin Keane| T: J Davison| OR: 99| D

5/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap at York (5f, good, 18/1) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and this is a pretty big drop in class.

Form: 17-0858

(6)

Arnhem¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Gavin Ryan| T: M G Quinn| OR: 90

12/1

Eleventh of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good, 33/1) 15 days ago. Eased further 3 lb and this isn't as competitive.

Form: 035-400

(7)

Tawaazon^p,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 86| C| D

25/1

Course winner. 50/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's below his last winning mark.

Form: 1887-00

(3)

Mehman^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 81| BF| D

15/8

Latest win at Naas in May. Creditable third of 14 in handicap (85/40) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago, having to pick way through. Yard having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 36-8513

(1)

Pro Bono Alexander²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 80| D

8/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in April. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 001217

(4)

Never Shout Never^h1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79| BF| D

9/1

Good third of 10 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, heavy, 9/4) 11 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 0-06063

(5)

Blanc De Noir^b³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73

5/2

Creditable fifth of 19 in handicap (5/1) at the Curragh (6.3f, good to firm) 3 days ago. Yard having good spell. Blinkers back on.

Form: 153-575

Forecasts

Mehman (15/8), Blanc De Noir (5/2), Thunderbear (5/1), Pro Bono Alexander (8/1), Never Shout Never (9/1), Arnhem (12/1), Tawaazon (25/1)

It might be worth siding with THUNDERBEAR, who showed enough at York a fortnight ago to think he's in reasonable nick and this represents an easier assignment. Pro Bono Alexander and Mehman are a couple of potential threats.