Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Navan Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

4YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 4f | 6 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| CD

Readily landed the odds in 22-runner novice hurdle at this course (20.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 19 days ago. Stable having good spell. Should have more to offer.

Form: 1/13-1

Daydream Nation⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Harvey| T: William Harvey| D

33/1

9/4, won 12-runner novice hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, soft) on NH debut 63 days ago, forging clear. This demands a lot more though.

Form: 221-1

Doctor Steinberg⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Useful bumper scorer who made a winning start in this sphere in 8-runner novice (5/2) at Galway (21.4f, soft) 41 days ago, kept up to work. Has more to offer for top yard. A likely player.

Form: 3/2-151

Kovanis³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

3/1

Debut bumper winner who built on hurdling debut promise to readily bag 12-runner novice hurdle (9/2) at Clonmel (19.6f, soft) 30 days ago. Trainer going well. Likely to improve further.

Form: 116-31

Port Authority²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

7/2

£200,000 purchase after making a winning point debut in March and he easily landed a 2m Naas maiden hurdle (heavy) on Rules debut 27 days ago, drawing right away from the last flight. Sure to improve, especially now up in trip. The form pick.

Form: 1-1

Thedeviluno²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

8/1

Showed fairly useful bumper form without winning but got off the mark at the first time of asking over hurdles in 20-runner novice (9/1) at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Well in the mix.

Form: 622-21

Forecasts

Classical Creek (9/4), Doctor Steinberg (11/4), Port Authority (10/3), Kovanis (7/2), Thedeviluno (15/2), Daydream Nation (25/1)

None of these can be ruled out in this Grade 2 but PORT AUTHORITY rates the pick on the form of his emphatic Naas victory so edges the vote from Galway victor Doctor Steinberg. Classical Creek and Kovanis, stablemates of the selection, also command plenty of respect in this fascinating contest.