15:55 Navan

Saturday 22 March 2025

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Navan Racecourse Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 5m 26.60s

Autoportrait^p⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 117| BF

13/8

Fairly useful hurdler who again ran well when second of 15 in maiden hurdle at Naas (18.5f, good to soft, 9/4) 42 days ago. The third has franked the form already and he has an excellent chance of going one better.

Form: 53-2322

Butcher Hollow^t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: T Cooper| OR: 117

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler who shaped as if better for the run (after 10 months off) when sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) 47 days ago. Enters calculations on pick of his form.

Form: 12233-6

Goody Four Shoes²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: T Gibney| OR: 115

25/1

Back on track when fourth of 10 in novice hurdle (28/1) at this course (22.4f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 75644

Harbour Highway²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Mullins| BF| C

4/1

7/2, back on track when third of 18 in maiden hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Remains capable of better.

Form: 110-973

He's Gorgeous⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 112

25/1

Fair hurdler. Respectable fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy, 50/1) 55 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Needs more.

Form: 9-06345

Mashalla Habibi^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 116

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden who got back on track when fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 19 days ago. More needed, though.

Form: 2-554

Smooth Scotch^t⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 120

9/2

Fairly useful maiden hurdler. Showed the benefit of recent run when third of 4 in novice hurdle at this C&D (soft, 16/1) 63 days ago, though very much had the run of the race.

Form: 332/F-53

Non-Runners

Attaboyarchie²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: K Thornton J: Miss E J Sweeney

Colorado Charlie⁸⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J Halley J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Autoportrait (13/8), Butcher Hollow (3/1), Harbour Highway (4/1), Smooth Scotch (9/2), Attaboyarchie (12/1), Mashalla Habibi (18/1), He's Gorgeous (25/1), Goody Four Shoes (25/1), Colorado Charlie (33/1)

AUTOPORTRAIT is proving a little expensive to follow up, but the form of his latest effort has already been franked by the third, so it seems wise to afford him one more chance. Butcher Hollow should strip fitter for last month's reappearance at Punchestown and has the form to be a serious threat, while Harbour Highway got back on track under a hands-and-heels ride at Leopardstown on his most recent outing and remains capable of better.