William Hill Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2) – Navan

Navan

14:45

William Hill Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2)

Date 2024-02-11

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €21,535

Winning Time 5m 59.30s (slow by 56.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hiddenvalley Lake (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	3/1F	Won
2nd	Beacon Edge (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	16/5	3.25
3rd	Da Capo Glory (IRE) J J Slevin · Padraig Butler	6/1	.75
4th	Galvin (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	25/1	1
5th	Ashdale Bob (IRE) Jody McGarvey · Mrs John Harrington	11/2	10
6th	Delta Work (FR) Donagh Meyler · Gordon Elliott	33/1	.75
7th	Sire Du Berlais (FR) Mark Walsh · Gordon Elliott	12/1	9

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Blazing Khal (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	4/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Blazing Khal Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	162	—	11/16-	-	170	142	332d	—	—	-19	8.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Defied a long absence to win this race last year, good chance of a repeat success
3	Hiddenvalley Lake Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	160	—	1129-F	139	150	101	64d	—	—	+8	28.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
2-4 hurdles, well placed when falling three out in a beginners' chase here in December
4	Ashdale Bob Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Jody McGarvey T:Mrs John Harrington	157	—	P5-533	149	167	124	17d	—	—	+14	29.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
His losing sequence stretches back to April 2021, hard to be confident on recent evidence
5	Beacon Edge Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	36-1P4	142	161	132	45d	—	—	+15	26.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won this race and Drinmore Chase in 2021, sights lowered now after Grade 1 run on latest
6	Da Capo Glory Bay J:J J Slevin T:Padraig Butler	J:J J Slevin T:Padraig Butler	157	—	2-15P1	141	156	111	36d	—	—	+18	29.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Return from after a break to win a 2m4f handicap at Cork last month, stepping up in class
1	Sire Du Berlais Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	166	tb	P4113-	158	168	148	290d	—	—	+36	43.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fourth behind Blazing Khal here last year before two Grade 1 wins, makes seasonal debut
8	Galvin Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	62U-85	-	153	-	58d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Former top-class staying chaser, below his best in two cross-country runs this season
7	Delta Work Brown J:Donagh Meyler T:Gordon Elliott	J:Donagh Meyler T:Gordon Elliott	157	tp	61U-36	-	154	-	86d	—	—	-3	1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Warming up for the cross-country race he has won at the last two Cheltenham Festivals

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Blazing Khal	5/2	2/1	11/4
Hiddenvalley Lake	3/1	10/3	11/4
Ashdale Bob	5/1	5/1	5/1
Beacon Edge	13/2	13/2	13/2
Da Capo Glory	6/1	15/2	15/2
Sire Du Berlais	10/1	10/1	10/1
Galvin	20/1	18/1	20/1
Delta Work	25/1	22/1	25/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Sire Du Berlais

43.8

OR: 27 Form: 14.7 Odds: 2.1

10/1

2nd

Da Capo Glory

29.3

OR: 22.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Ashdale Bob

29.2

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Hiddenvalley Lake

28.4

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Beacon Edge

26.3

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Blazing Khal

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

11/4

Galvin

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Delta Work

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sire Du Berlais	158	168	148
Ashdale Bob	149	167	124
Beacon Edge	142	161	132
Da Capo Glory	141	156	111
Hiddenvalley Lake	139	150	101
Blazing Khal	—	170	142
Galvin	—	153	—
Delta Work	—	154	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ashdale Bob	17d ago	Fit
Da Capo Glory	36d ago	Fit
Beacon Edge	45d ago	Fit
Galvin	58d ago	Fresh
Hiddenvalley Lake	64d ago	Fresh
Delta Work	86d ago	Fresh
Sire Du Berlais	290d ago	Long break
Blazing Khal	332d ago	Long break