13:20 Navan

Saturday 17 January 2026

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Navan Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 5m 31.20s

Balko D'ange²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 131| C

8/1

Course winner in November. Good third of 17 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Should go well again.

Form: 43/4513

Sa Fureur¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 131| C| D

8/1

Five wins from 18 NH runs. 13/2, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20.5f, good to soft) 19 days ago. The yard's other runners have more obvious credentials.

Form: 1000/47

Son Of Anarchy⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 128

9/1

Promising individual. 7/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) 56 days ago. Open to further progress and can make light of a 10 lb rise.

Form: 674/241

Fad Eadrainn^p1,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 127| D

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in November. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Leopardstown (20.5f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others are preferred.

Form: 214/410

Timeless Treaty²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 126

6/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. 11/2, creditable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (23.4f, good) 20 days ago, keeping on when bad mistake last.

Form: 115U58

Hgranca De Thaix²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| OR: 124| D

9/1

Good nose second of 23 to reopposing The Nagger Reidy in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Leopardstown (20.7f, good) 20 days ago. That was a competitive race and he'll be a player if in the same form.

Form: 408P/02

Killaney King^h³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 122

8/1

Creditable third of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, heavy, 11/2) 34 days ago, despite refusing to settle. Capable off this mark.

Form: 7222/53

Grimaud^p1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

7/1

Creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Limerick (24f, heavy) 20 days ago. One of 4 runners for his top stable.

Form: 305246

The Nagger Reidy²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: S G Carey| OR: 121

13/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. 9/2, career best when winning 23-runner handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20.7f, good) 20 days ago by nose from Hgranca De Thaix, responding well. Should remain very competitive off 6 lb higher.

Form: 523/221

Zanoosh^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 120| D

15/2

2/1, career best when winning 18-runner maiden hurdle at Punchestown (19f, heavy) 37 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to further improvement.

Form: 41/4731

Catch The Beast⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Eoin Walsh| T: E Cawley| OR: 118

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Naas (20f, heavy) 69 days ago.

Form: 550PF/6

Cafe Con Leche^p¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr A D Bustin⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 117| D

50/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in November. Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Punchestown (19.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 004108

I A Connect²²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 112| D

8/1

Won 15-runner handicap chase at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft, 3/1) 22 days ago. Has a 12 lb higher mark to contend with back hurdling.

Form: 579331

Forecasts

Timeless Treaty (6/1), The Nagger Reidy (13/2), Grimaud (7/1), Zanoosh (15/2), Sa Fureur (8/1), I A Connect (8/1), Killaney King (8/1), Balko D'ange (8/1), Hgranca De Thaix (9/1), Son Of Anarchy (9/1), Catch The Beast (14/1), Fad Eadrainn (33/1), Cafe Con Leche (50/1)

There should be more to come from Punchestown handicap debut scorer SON OF ANARCHY and he can provide Gordon Elliott with a second successive win in this race. Hgranca de Thaix can turn around Leopardstown Christmas form with The Nagger Reidy and provide the chief threat. Zanoosh and Balko d'Ange are others to consider in this useful handicap.