15:00 Navan

Thursday 29 August 2024

All14:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:0517:35

Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 9.09s

(13)

Laugh A Minute¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: J Davison| OR: 90| D

33/1

Latest win at Naas in April. Sixth of 8 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 40/1) 12 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 130806

(10)

Bid For Chester^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 88| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Latest win at the Curragh in April. 22/1, respectable tenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft) 25 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 3-21000

(2)

New Definition⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 85| D

80/1

28/1, last of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to firm) 62 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 50-9000

(12)

Profit Refused^v1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 85

7/1

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm, 9/2) 13 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others look better treated.

Form: 6-78355

(9)

Harry's Bar^p,t¹⁸⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 81| D

50/1

Creditable 1¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Collective Power in handicap (6/1) at Dundalk (6f). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Adrian McGuinness. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3018-24

(7)

National Lady¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 84| D

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Naas in July. 7/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Others more appealing.

Form: 214108

(4)

Transcendental²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 79| C| D

11/8

Course winner (5f) in April. Upped game in recent starts, latest when close second of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2-13932

(5)

Universally^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: N G McCullagh| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 79| D

8/1

Already scored twice this term and arrives on back of creditable third of 8 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good, 11/2) 24 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 771413

(6)

Sevensees^b1⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 78| BF

16/1

Winner at Tipperary in May. Below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Cork (5f, good, 3/1) 76 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not out of things.

Form: 703014

(11)

Collective Power¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 77| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Bit below form 4 lengths fifth of 14 to Keke in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 8/1) 19 days ago, slowly away. Warrants respect.

Form: 300525

(3)

Mehman^t⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: S Foley| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 77| BF

6/1

Latest win at Naas in May. 15/8, last of 7 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 82 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 6-85137

(1)

Moltophino^v1,t1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 78

9/1

Good second of 8 in handicap (11/1) at Dundalk (6f) 14 days ago. Visor/tongue strap on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-72242

(8)

Rathbranchurch²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: T Casey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 74| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Bellewstown in July. Below-par eleventh of 13 at same course (5f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 515080

Non-Runners

(14)

Jon Riggens¹²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: E Lynam J: James Ryan

(15)

Keke¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: E Lynam J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Transcendental (11/8), Keke (11/2), Mehman (6/1), Profit Refused (7/1), Universally (8/1), Moltophino (9/1), Collective Power (10/1), Jon Riggens (10/1), National Lady (12/1), Sevensees (16/1), Bid For Chester (18/1), Rathbranchurch (33/1), Laugh A Minute (33/1), Harry's Bar (50/1), New Definition (80/1)

KEKE continues on an upward curve and his habit of winning by narrow margins has helped to protect his handicap mark. He makes plenty of appeal. Transcendental and Universally head the list of dangers.