15:15 Navan

Saturday 7 June 2025

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Navan Handicap

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 1m 0.87s

(3)

Rappell⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 72| C

7/1

Course winner. Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at Listowel (6.3f, good) 6 days ago. However, return to a bare 5f may not suit ideally.

Form: 17-0786

(1)

Surpass And Shine²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Lee| T: P J Flynn| OR: 68| D

10/3

1 win from 2 runs this year. 9/2, career best when winning 20-runner handicap at Naas (5f, good) 28 days ago by head from Irish Rumour. Remains low mileage and well worthy of interest again.

Form: 6228-01

(8)

Irish Rumour^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 67| BF| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 9/2, showed benefit of reappearance when good head second of 20 to Surpass And Shine in handicap at Naas (5f, good) 28 days ago. Meets that rival on 2 lb better terms here and she's another high on the shortlist.

Form: 6790-82

(15)

Nouvel Espoir³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Shay Wallace⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 65| CD

15/2

Dual winner in 5f handicaps last year (including over C&D) who was off 8 months prior to finishing sixteenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good, 33/1) 3 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 31390-0

(11)

Asdana^v⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 70

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden who proved as good as ever when fourth of 11 in handicap at Down Royal (5f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Less exposed than most and not ruled out from same mark.

Form: 4645-04

(12)

My Girl Sioux¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 59| D

17/2

One win from 48 Flat runs. Respectable third of 6 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft, 4/1) 11 days ago. Each-way claims again.

Form: 453253

(13)

Inishmot Prince^v²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 55| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 16/1, 4½ lengths eleventh of 20 to Surpass And Shine in handicap at Naas (5f, good) 28 days ago. Others arrive with more pressing claims on recent evidence.

Form: 6-73000

(6)

An Laochmor^b1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: J G Coogan| OR: 50

15/2

11/2, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at Cork (5f, good) 18 days ago, fading final 100 yds. Shouldn't be long in picking up a race from this sort of mark judged on recent exploits. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 0-60444

(2)

Realtin Fantasy¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-8| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 50| D

18/1

Two wins from 46 Flat runs. 14/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Cork (5f, good) 18 days ago, always behind. Went close on second start back in this race 12 months ago and another who has been afforded a chance by the assessor.

Form: 23459-0

(7)

Stanhope²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-7| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48| CD

18/1

Veteran. 4-time course winner. Respectable fourth of 19 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 10/1) 21 days ago. Sound each-way claims again.

Form: 1052-24

(9)

Step Back In Time^p¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: C Timmons| OR: 48| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Bit below form sixth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good, 16/1) 1 day ago.

Form: 0-01666

(10)

Whatswrongnow⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Batt Burke| OR: 43

10/1

16/1, below form ninth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6.1f, good) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 067039

(4)

Dark Enigma^p,t1⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: J G Murray| OR: 41

100/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Listowel (7f, good) 6 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Hard to fancy judged on recent exploits.

Form: 32-0000

Non-Runners

(5)

Beano Power¹¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: E Lynam J: Non Runner

(14)

Art Of Unity¹⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 10

T: Maurice Ahern J: Julian Pietropaolo

Forecasts

Surpass And Shine (10/3), Rappell (7/1), Irish Rumour (7/1), Nouvel Espoir (15/2), An Laochmor (15/2), Beano Power (8/1), Step Back In Time (17/2), My Girl Sioux (17/2), Whatswrongnow (10/1), Inishmot Prince (10/1), Art Of Unity (14/1), Realtin Fantasy (18/1), Stanhope (18/1), Asdana (22/1), Dark Enigma (100/1)

SURPASS AND SHINE looked well suited by the drop back to the minimum trip when proving a head too strong for re-opposing Irish Rumour when the pair met at Naas 28 days ago. Still unexposed as a sprinter, he gets the nod to confirm those placings with further progress distinctly possible. The latter-named is an obvious threat with her sole previous success coming over C&D. Beano Power is another fancied to be thereabouts.