13:45 Navan

Sunday 17 December 2023

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Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 35.00s

1^st

Butty O Brien

711-5

14/1

T: P MageeJ: E Walsh (3)

Close up, 2nd after 3rd, a little keen and closed before 5th, led at 6th, attempted to assert before last, strongly pressed and headed closing stages, rallied to lead final stride op 16/1

2^nd

Ena Baie

911-13

25/1

T: C O'DwyerJ: C G O'Dwyer (5)

In touch, dropped to 9th before 5th, headway and closed approaching straight, 2nd 2 out, stayed on run-in to lead narrowly closing stages, headed final stride op 18/1 tchd 16/1

3^rd

Read To Return

611-11

5/4f

T: A J MartinJ: Phillip Enright

In touch, 5th before 5th, slight mistake 2 out, effort in 4th before last where slight mistake, ran on well closing stages, nearest at finish op 7/4

4^th

Native Gold

911-7

25/1

T: E CawleyJ: Kieren Buckley (3)

Tracked leader, 3rd before 5th, dropped to 5th before last where not fluent, stayed on well closing stages, not quite reach leaders op 33/1

5^th

2 ¾

Blossom De Mai

610-12

11/2

T: P J RothwellJ: Conor Owens (7)

Towards rear, 12th before 5th, progress at 7th, improved to 3rd before last, no extra closing stages and dropped to 5th op 13/2

6^th

5 ½

Upthereforthinking

411-11

5/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Sean Flanagan

Rear of mid-division, 11th before 5th, effort and progress after 2 out, not fluent in 8th last, kept on one pace op 11/2 tchd 9/2

7^th

Golden Nugget

411-7

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Rear of mid-division, 10th before 5th, progress after 2 out, 7th last, no extra run-in op 16/1

8^th

Ferrum

710-6

20/1

T: G A KingstonJ: Jake Coen (5)

Towards rear, slight mistake at 2nd, 13th before 5th, mistake 2 out, soon effort, mistake last, kept on run-in, never nearer op 14/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

Western Model

411-3

12/1

T: P NolanJ: R Deegan

Mid-division, 6th before 5th, lost place before 2 out, under pressure after 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in op 16/1

10^th

Lets Do This

611-9

6/1

T: C CollinsJ: Mr H C Swan (5)

Towards rear, 14th before 5th, headway after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no extra before last, weakened closing stages op 9/2

11^th

2 ½

Lariat

711-3

40/1

T: J J LambeJ: Shane O'Callaghan (5)

In rear, jumped right at 1st, 15th before 5th, some headway before last where not fluent, no impression, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 50/1

12^th

9 ½

Not May

910-11

28/1

T: H P FineganJ: Gavin Brouder (5)

Prominent, 4th before 5th, took closer order 4 out, not fluent 2 out, lost place and weakened before last tchd 33/1

13^th

2 ½

Ivar The Boneless

511-9

40/1

T: R K WatsonJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led, headed at 6th, lost place before 2 out, weakened before last op 28/1

14^th

Jimli's Cave

511-1

100/1

T: R K WatsonJ: C P McNamara

In touch, progress before 2nd, dropped to mid-division before 4th, 7th before 5th, lost place and reminders after 4 out, weakened in rear before 2 out, completely tailed off op 66/1

15^th

9 ½

Sundrenched

811-12

125/1

T: J J LambeJ: Anna McGuinness (7)

Rear, not fluent at 2nd, 16th before 5th where mistake, reminder after 7th, weakened before 3 out, completely tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

Cala Di Volpe

811-9

66/1

T: R K WatsonJ: J S McGarvey

Mid-division on outer, headway after 1st, lost place before 4th, 8th before 5th, lost place and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€21.20Pl:€3.20, €3.10, €1.30, €4.20EX:€955.50Trifecta:€799.50Tricast:€764.67SF:€319.83

Forecasts

Read To Return (5/4), Upthereforthinking (5/1), Blossom De Mai (11/2), Lets Do This (6/1), Western Model (12/1), Butty O Brien (14/1), Ferrum (20/1), Ena Baie (25/1), Native Gold (25/1), Not May (28/1), Golden Nugget (33/1), Lariat (40/1), Ivar The Boneless (40/1), Cala Di Volpe (66/1), Jimli's Cave (100/1), Sundrenched (125/1)

Lots with chances but BLOSSOM DE MAI returned better than ever with a stylish success at Tramore so looks the way to go. Upthereforthinking is much less exposed and rates a big threat with this return to a longer trip a likely plus, although a solid case can also be made for the likes of Read To Return, Lets Do This and Ferrum.

BLOSSOM DE MAI (FR)
UPTHEREFORTHINKING (IRE)
READ TO RETURN (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00