12:35 Navan

Saturday 18 January 2025

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NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 5m 25.8s

Forty Coats³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| BF

6/5

Bumper winner. Promising type. 7/4, second of 19 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.1f, soft) 39 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 11-22

Jacob's Ladder²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

6/1

Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. Fifth of 17 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. Will improve with this trip sure to suit.

Form: 12-175

Kainsbourg²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott

11/8

Promising individual. 15/8, first run since leaving Francois Nicolle when second of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) on IRE NH debut 23 days ago. Up in trip. Sets a good standard with promise of more to come.

Form: 1-2

Smooth Scotch^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 115

16/1

Fair hurdler. Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.1f, good to soft, 12/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 8332/F-5

Non-Runners

Bossofthebrownies²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M F Morris J: Gavin Brouder

Did I Ask You That⁵⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Brian Hayes

Le Grand Peinture¹³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: M J Tynan J: Phillip Enright

Lucky Jack

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Ian Donoghue J: J Smith

Retreat Archie²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Jamie Sloan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Forty Coats (6/5), Kainsbourg (11/8), Did I Ask You That (9/2), Jacob's Ladder (6/1), Bossofthebrownies (13/2), Smooth Scotch (16/1), Le Grand Peinture (50/1), Retreat Archie (66/1), Lucky Jack (66/1)

KAINSBOURG will need to settle better to see it out over this trip but he's got more than his share of ability and is fancied to build on his opening second over hurdles. Forty Coats and Did I Ask You That head the opposition.