Navan Handicap – Navan · The Final Fence

Navan

17:10

Navan Handicap

Date 2024-04-27

Distance 1m5f

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €9,145

Winning Time 2m 59.15s (slow by 13.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Boher Road (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Jarlath P Fahey	7/1	Won
2nd	Eastern Legend (IRE) Declan McDonogh · J S Bolger	11/1	2.25
3rd	Zoffman (IRE) Colin Keane · Noel Meade	7/1	2
4th	Astar (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	12/1	1
5th	Almuhit (IRE) Ben Coen · Emmet Mullins	12/1	.75
6th	En Or (FR) Wayne Lordan · A J Martin	14/1	.5
7th	Last Ammo (IRE) Jack Kearney · Richard John O'Brien	25/1	.75
8th	Vera Verto (IRE) Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	5/1	0.2
9th	Reverend Hubert (IRE) Sean Davis · C Byrnes	25/1	1.25
10th	Charming Star (IRE) James Ryan · T G McCourt	16/1	0.3
11th	Teed Up (IRE) N G McCullagh · Emmet Mullins	28/1	2.75
12th	Edge Of Darkness (IRE) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	40/1	0.2
13th	Squire Danagher (GB) W J Lee · A Oliver	5/2F	.5
14th	Morph Speed (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Nigel Thomas Slevin	66/1	3.5
15th	Whiskey Sour (IRE) Andrew Slattery · S Wilson	100/1	1.25
16th	Feud (GB) Shane Foley · Richard John O'Brien	11/1	4.75

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
15 (13)	Squire Danagher Bay J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	126	b	33-311	81	102	78	36d	—	—	-11	15.8	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Handles soft ground and a 4lb penalty for his last Dundalk win not excessive; big chance
4 (8)	Vera Verto Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	140	t	41128-	95	99	84	168d	—	—	+14	26.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Off since November but the stable are flying and every chance she can make an impact here
5 (2)	Zoffman Bay J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	136	—	10/20-	91	101	72	267d	—	—	+4	12.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Off since August but Keane booked and running off the same mark; chance if forward enough
13 (15)	Boher Road Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Ronan Whelan T:Jarlath P Fahey	126	—	0/810-	81	104	59	—	—	—	+3	9.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Dangerous to give too much leeway to but might not get an easy lead here
3 (11)	Eastern Legend Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	140	tp	31331-	95	94	80	—	—	—	+23	30.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Resumes on the Flat off a 10lb higher mark than Leopardstown; needs a career best
16 (14)	Feud Bay J:Shane Foley T:Richard John O'Brien	J:Shane Foley T:Richard John O'Brien	124	—	41233-	79	103	97	232d	—	—	+14	19.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Middle distance winner for Ralph Beckett; acts on good and yet to be tested on much softer
12 (16)	Astar Chestnut J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	127	h	23210-	82	99	77	195d	—	—	+15	21	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Runner-up in her sole handicap at the Galway festival; capable of a bold showing
14 (5)	Charming Star Bay J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	126	p	413-0	81	102	77	17d	—	—	+5	9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Visor left off after a poor run at Leopardstown two weeks ago and should fare better here
17 (9)	En Or Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A J Martin	J:Wayne Lordan T:A J Martin	123	t	42198-	78	101	71	—	—	—	+9	15.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ran okay in a couple of maiden hurdles and interesting if the market speaks positively
6 (3)	Almuhit Bay J:Ben Coen T:Emmet Mullins	J:Ben Coen T:Emmet Mullins	135	tp	23019-	90	97	72	—	—	—	+15	20.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Narrow winner at Killarney last year; fit from hurdling and respected on his best form
10 (1)	Reverend Hubert Chestnut J:Sean Davis T:C Byrnes	J:Sean Davis T:C Byrnes	128	p	16949/	83	97	-	—	—	—	+8	11.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Decent Flat stayer for Richard Hannon with three wins; cheekpieces tried; market may guide
1 (4)	Teed Up Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Emmet Mullins	J:N G McCullagh T:Emmet Mullins	142	—	21200-	97	101	89	195d	—	—	+16	19.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Off since beaten in the Naas November Handicap and might well come on for the run here
7 (7)	Last Ammo Chestnut J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Richard John O'Brien	J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Richard John O'Brien	133	t	42148-	88	100	87	217d	—	—	+14	16.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Yet to prove how effective he can be off this mark and others preferred
8 (10)	Edge Of Darkness Chestnut J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	128	p	6521-7	83	102	72	43d	—	—	+7	8.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Mid-division in a Dundalk claimer on his stable debut last month; more needed
9 (17)	Morph Speed Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	J:Robbie Colgan T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	128	t	82450-	83	103	68	—	—	—	+9	10.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Off since October and looks best watched on debut for a new trainer
11 (6)	Whiskey Sour Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:S Wilson	J:Andrew Slattery T:S Wilson	128	—	00/50-	83	99	94	195d	—	—	+7	8.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Debuts for a new stable here and probably best watched after six months off
NR (12)	Weston Grey J:TBC T:H Rogers	J: T:H Rogers	141	—	/8500-	96	103	68	216d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Plum last in two big handicaps after Ascot and best watched on debut for Harry Rogers

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Squire Danagher	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Vera Verto	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Zoffman	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Boher Road	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Eastern Legend	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Feud	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Astar	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Charming Star	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
En Or	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Almuhit	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Reverend Hubert	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Teed Up	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Last Ammo	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Edge Of Darkness	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Morph Speed	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Whiskey Sour	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Eastern Legend

30.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 17.2 Odds: 1.9

10/1

2nd

Vera Verto

26.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

3rd

Astar

OR: 8 Form: 11.4 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Almuhit

20.5

OR: 10 Form: 8.9 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Feud

19.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Teed Up

19.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1

20/1

Last Ammo

16.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Squire Danagher

15.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

2/1

En Or

15.1

OR: 7 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Zoffman

12.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Weston

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Reverend Hubert

11.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 2 Odds: 1

20/1

Morph Speed

10.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Boher Road

9.7

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Charming Star

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Edge Of Darkness

8.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Whiskey Sour

8.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Teed Up	97	101	89
Weston	96	103	68
Vera Verto	95	99	84
Eastern Legend	95	94	80
Zoffman	91	101	72
Almuhit	90	97	72
Last Ammo	88	100	87
Reverend Hubert	83	97	—
Edge Of Darkness	83	102	72
Morph Speed	83	103	68
Whiskey Sour	83	99	94
Astar	82	99	77
Squire Danagher	81	102	78
Boher Road	81	104	59
Charming Star	81	102	77
Feud	79	103	97
En Or	78	101	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Charming Star	17d ago	Fit
Squire Danagher	36d ago	Fit
Edge Of Darkness	43d ago	Fit
Vera Verto	168d ago	Long break
Astar	195d ago	Long break
Teed Up	195d ago	Long break
Whiskey Sour	195d ago	Long break
Weston	216d ago	Long break
Last Ammo	217d ago	Long break
Feud	232d ago	Long break
Zoffman	267d ago	Long break
Boher Road	—	—
Eastern Legend	—	—
En Or	—	—
Almuhit	—	—
Reverend Hubert	—	—
Morph Speed	—	—