Navan Racecourse Handicap – Navan

Navan

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Navan Racecourse Handicap

Date 2024-06-08

Distance 5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €9,145

Winning Time 1m 0.13s (slow by 0.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thunderbear (IRE) Colin Keane · Jack W Davison	5/1	Won
2nd	Arnhem (IRE) Gavin Ryan · M G Quinn	12/1	1.25
3rd	Never Shout Never (IRE) Cian MacRedmond · Adrian McGuinness	9/1	.75
4th	Blanc De Noir (IRE) Rory Mulligan · J P Murtagh	5/2	.5
5th	Pro Bono Alexander (IRE) Wayne Hassett · W P Browne	8/1	0.3
6th	Tawaazon (IRE) Adam Caffrey · John Andrew Kinsella	25/1	.75
7th	Mehman (GB) Shane Foley · Gerard O'Leary	15/8F	1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (3)	Mehman Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	126	t	6-8513	81	106	94	21d	—	—	-13	17.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Gained first turf win at Naas; third over C&D since with three of these behind
7 (5)	Blanc De Noir Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	119	b	53-575	74	100	90	3d	—	—	-11	13.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
2l behind Mehman on reappearance over C&D; fifth in lower grade at Curragh on Wednesday
1 (2)	Thunderbear Bay J:Colin Keane T:Jack W Davison	J:Colin Keane T:Jack W Davison	144	p	7-0858	99	104	66	14d	—	—	+2	16.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Standout performances came on testing ground; down in grade but opposable on this terrain
5 (1)	Pro Bono Alexander Bay J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:W P Browne	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:W P Browne	125	—	001217	80	104	74	21d	—	—	+14	22.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Wasn't able to transfer AW improvement to turf when nearly 4l behind Mehman over C&D
6 (4)	Never Shout Never Bay J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	124	h	-06063	79	103	83	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+2	13.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Behind a couple of these over C&D last month and beaten fav when dropped in grade since
2 (6)	Arnhem Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:M G Quinn	J:Gavin Ryan T:M G Quinn	135	—	35-400	90	103	68	15d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has run some crackers in defeat at this venue and should be okay on the ground
3 (7)	Tawaazon Bay J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:John Andrew Kinsella	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:John Andrew Kinsella	131	tp	887-00	86	102	69	15d	—	—	+7	9.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Made hay last year when winning six races for James McAuley; in rear both recent starts

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mehman	7/4	15/8	15/8
Blanc De Noir	5/2	5/2	5/2
Thunderbear	6/1	11/2	11/2
Pro Bono Alexander	8/1	17/2	8/1
Never Shout Never	9/1	6/1	8/1
Arnhem	14/1	11/1	11/1
Tawaazon	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Pro Bono Alexander

22.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

2nd

Mehman

17.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

Thunderbear

16.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Blanc De Noir

13.3

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Never Shout Never

13.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Arnhem

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Tawaazon

9.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Thunderbear	99	104	66
Arnhem	90	103	68
Tawaazon	86	102	69
Mehman	81	106	94
Pro Bono Alexander	80	104	74
Never Shout Never	79	103	83
Blanc De Noir	74	100	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blanc De Noir	3d ago	Quick return
Never Shout Never	11d ago	Quick return
Thunderbear	14d ago	Fit
Arnhem	15d ago	Fit
Tawaazon	15d ago	Fit
Mehman	21d ago	Fit
Pro Bono Alexander	21d ago	Fit