15:20 Navan

Saturday 4 March 2017

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:35

Meath Hospice Homecare Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 6m 0.1s

1^st

Bilbo Bagins

810-6

8/1

T: A MurrayJ: Sean Flanagan

Took keen hold early, held up, 9th after 4th, not fluent 8th, ridden to chase leaders from before last, stayed on well run-in to lead close home op 12/1

2^nd

Camlann

611-10

9/4f

T: J J HanlonJ: D N Russell

Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, 6th after 4th, closed travelling smoothly straight, led approaching last and attempted to assert, kept on run-in, headed close home op 2/1

3^rd

Like A Demon

710-1

7/1

T: N SlevinJ: R Loughran

Led, inclined to jump right, bumped rival 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace op 8/1

4^th

4 ¾

Close Shave

611-3

7/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Mark Walsh

Took keen hold early, tracked leaders, 3rd after 4th, no impression and one pace from between last 2 op 6/1

5^th

3 ¾

Canadian Steel

810-1

16/1

T: B R HamiltonJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up, a little keen, closer in 7th after 4th, improved from before 6th, impeded after 7th, challenged between last 2, no impression when slight mistake last, one pace

6^th

Dubai Devils

610-12

14/1

T: P StaffordJ: A W Short (7)

Tracked leader, lost place straight, no extra and one pace from 2 out op 16/1

7^th

1 ½

Dontbackme

1011-2

11/1

T: P G FaheyJ: P D Kennedy (3)

A little keen, held up, 10th after 4th, pushed along 8th, no impression straight, some headway and slight mistake last, kept on op 14/1

8^th

1 ¾

Thekingofrocknroll

711-3

14/1

T: Barry J MurphyJ: A P Byrne (7)

Took keen hold early, tracked leaders, 5th after 4th, pushed along from 3 out, no impression and one pace next op 16/1 tchd 12/1

9^th

4 ¼

Monastic

510-3

5/1

T: G ElliottJ: B J Cooper

Tracked leaders, 4th after 4th, closed up from before straight, bumped 3 out, slight mistake next and no impression, one pace op 4/1

10^th

6 ½

Crehelp

610-2

8/1

T: F J FloodJ: Danny Mullins

Jumped slightly right 1st, chased leaders, 8th after 4th, stumbled slightly approaching 6th, pushed along before 3 out, soon no impression op 9/1

11^th

War Of The Pennys

911-6

25/1

T: Don CashmanJ: D E Splaine

Towards rear, headway on outer into straight, soon no impression, no extra and virtually pulled up close home, tailed off op 28/1

12^th

1 ¾

Redoute Star

119-10

40/1

T: N MoranJ: Robbie Colgan

In rear, closed up on outer from before straight, no impression after 3 out, no extra and virtually pulled up close home, tailed off

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Non-Runners

For Freddie⁴⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 9

T: E Kent J: B J Foley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€15.30Pl:€5.10, €1.02, €3.60EX:€80.10Trifecta:€399.70Tricast:€144.01SF:€29.26

Forecasts

Camlann (9/4), Monastic (5/1), Like A Demon (7/1), Close Shave (7/1), Bilbo Bagins (8/1), Crehelp (8/1), Dontbackme (11/1), Dubai Devils (14/1), Thekingofrocknroll (14/1), Canadian Steel (16/1), War Of The Pennys (25/1), For Freddie (25/1), Redoute Star (40/1)

Close Shave is one to look out for now handicapping and any market support would certainly make him interesting given jockey booking and a trainer going well. Canadian Steel is another handicap debutant and he may be on a lenient mark for this while Like A Demon will surely prove his latest Clonmel effort to have been subpar. Camlann may have found his Fairyhouse run came too quickly off the Down Royal win previously and is a leading contender now but a chance is taken on the returning DUBAI DEVILS. He has gone close in maidens before and looks to be on a workable mark now returning from almost a year off.