15:00 Navan

Saturday 17 January 2026

All12:1012:4513:2013:5014:2515:0015:35

Gormanlough Handicap Chase (0-100)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 7m 3.30s

1^st

Brown Boots

711-0

7/4f

T: L P CusackJ: Brian Hayes

Mid-division, tracked leaders at halfway, bad mistake 4 out, headway to lead travelling well 2 out, ridden clear before last, stayed on well inside final furlong op 11/4 tchd 15/8 and 3/1

2^nd

Duce Bigalow

710-12

13/2

T: S NevilleJ: J J Slevin

Disputed lead, led from 10th, joined 4 out, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 5/1

3^rd

Plain Or Battered

911-2

5/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche (3)

Disputed lead, headed 10th, disputed lead again 4 out, ridden 3 out, headed and dropped to 3rd when mistake 2 out, kept on same pace tchd 6/1

4^th

6 ½

Smackwater Jack

1211-8

8/1

T: Mrs D FosterJ: Ricky Doyle

Mid-division, slight mistake 9th, ridden in moderate 7th 3 out, went moderate 4th at last, no extra op 10/1

5^th

Butty O Brien

1011-10

18/1

T: P MageeJ: Eoin Walsh

Tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 3 out, moderate 4th 2 out, no extra op 16/1

6^th

Made In The Woods

911-3

11/2

T: M WintersJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

In rear, slow at 2nd, mistake 9th, headway into 5th and ridden 3 out, no impression op 4/1

7^th

Fox Le Bel

1110-4

12/1

T: Liz DoyleJ: Simon Torrens

Disputed lead early, headed 3rd, mid-division at 6th, ridden in moderate 8th 3 out, no impression op 9/1 tchd 8/1

8^th

7 ½

Spanish Maid

810-6

33/1

T: F J FloodJ: Ben Kennedy (7)

Rear of mid-division, headway entering straight, went 3rd when hampered by loose horse approaching 3 out, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, 5th next, weakened op 20/1

Also Ran

North Of Nashville

912-0

33/1

T: C BoweJ: Jordan Gainford

Disputed lead early, headed 10th, weakened 13th, pulled up before 3 out op 20/1

Le Grand Vert

1011-12

25/1

T: N C KellyJ: Keith Donoghue

Always behind, pulled up before 4 out op 16/1

Buckaway Freddie

611-9

50/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey

Always behind, mistake 3rd, bad mistake and almost unseated rider 9th, weakened, pulled up before 4 out tchd 66/1

Connemara Shore

610-6

15/2

T: R TynerJ: Phillip Enright

Mid-division, in touch when bad mistake and unseated rider 12th op 16/1 tchd 7/1

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Non-Runners

Milanaway²²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: D Hogan J: Philip Donovan

Ardaghs Choice¹⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 11

T: E Sheehy J: Kevin Sexton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.75Pl:€1.10, €2.50, €1.80EX:€11.50Trifecta:€40.90Tricast:€54.74SF:€15.41

Forecasts

Brown Boots (7/4), Plain Or Battered (5/1), Made In The Woods (11/2), Duce Bigalow (13/2), Connemara Shore (15/2), Smackwater Jack (8/1), Milanaway (10/1), Fox Le Bel (12/1), Butty O Brien (18/1), Ardaghs Choice (20/1), Le Grand Vert (25/1), Spanish Maid (33/1), North Of Nashville (33/1), Buckaway Freddie (50/1)

MADE IN THE WOODS took a step back in the right direction on first start for Michael Winters at Clonmel last month and is potentially well treated now returning to chasing, so he's put forward as the answer. Brown Boots is an interesting chasing newcomer stepping up to a trip that should suit on breeding, with Duce Bigalow and veteran Smackwater Jack others capable of having a say.

MADE IN THE WOODS (IRE)
BROWN BOOTS (IRE)
DUCE BIGALOW (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

One Horse Army

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 8

J: Aidan Kelly | T: P Roche

5/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00