NavanRacecourse.ie Mares Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 5m 41.6s

Enjoy The Dream^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A McNamara| OR: 120

13/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 10/1, respectable fifth of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.9f, soft) 49 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 5/7-4425

Deons Diamond²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 108

4/1

Promising type. 28/1, seventeenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (18f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Open to progress back in this sphere.

Form: 41P-440

Pebble Bleu^t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C Motherway| OR: 104

10/1

Winner in chase at Punchestown in October. 4/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, soft) 47 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 5155P6

Pipers Boreen^p⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Kieren Buckley| T: S Nolan| OR: 104

7/2

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. Sixth of 9 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, soft, 7/2) 44 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 24-3266

Tankardstown Diva²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 102

7/2

Fair winner at 22f over hurdles. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Punchestown (22f, soft, 14/1) 26 days ago. Respected.

Form: 570F84

Lilian Bland²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: R Deegan| T: N P Hennessy| OR: 94| D

9/2

One win from 25 NH runs. 6/1, good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 24 days ago, no match for winner. Switches from hurdles to chase. Not taken lightly.

Form: 024P32

Gold Haven^b¹⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 92

9/1

Unreliable type. Below form eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.4f, good to soft, 20/1) 173 days ago, never travelling well. Switches from hurdles to chase. Blinkers back on.

Form: P28758

Forecasts

Pipers Boreen (7/2), Tankardstown Diva (7/2), Deons Diamond (4/1), Lilian Bland (9/2), Enjoy The Dream (13/2), Gold Haven (9/1), Pebble Bleu (10/1)

DEONS DIAMOND wasn't up to the better company at Leopardstown last time but she remains open to potential back in this sphere and back down in class. Enjoy The Dream is potentially on a fair opening mark so is next best ahead of Tankardstown Diva.