NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle – Navan

Navan

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NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-01-18

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,080

Winning Time 5m 25.80s (slow by 33.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jacob's Ladder (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	6/1	Won
2nd	Forty Coats (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	6/5F	.5
3rd	Smooth Scotch (IRE) Sean Flanagan · S R B Crawford	16/1	4.75
4th	Kainsbourg (FR) Mark Walsh · Gordon Elliott	11/8	6

Runners (9)

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
5	Kainsbourg Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	1-2	-	133	102	23d	—	—	-17	26.2	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Can improve for step up in trip after Irish/hurdles debut 2nd over at Limerick last month
3	Forty Coats Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	11-22	-	124	104	39d	—	—	-26	12.5	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Runner-up to the now Grade 1-placed Wingmen on hurdling bow; second again latest; player
4	Jacob's Ladder Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	12-175	-	121	88	23d	—	—	-9	3.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Tailed off at Punchestown in November and only minor promise on hurdling bow; must improve
9	Smooth Scotch Brown J:Sean Flanagan T:S R B Crawford	J:Sean Flanagan T:S R B Crawford	166	t	32/F-5	115	118	27	23d	—	—	+13	17.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Placed in three maiden hurdles in spring of 2022; respectable 5th at Down Royal last month
NR	Bossofthebrownies Bay J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:M F Morris	J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:M F Morris	166	—	933-24	122	123	109	20d	—	—	—	18	—	—
4th behind The Enabler at Leopardstown; will have a future over fences but player here
NR	Did I Ask You That Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	166	t	240/3	-	120	76	55d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Nice start over hurdles when placed over 2m6f in useful maiden at Punchestown on soft
NR	Le Grand Peinture Bay J:Phillip Enright T:M J Tynan	J:Phillip Enright T:M J Tynan	166	—	0/36-0	-	-	-	13d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Third in a bumper at Limerick last season but was beaten out of sight on hurdling bow
NR	Lucky Jack Brown J:James Smith(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:James Smith(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Dam unraced sister to dam of useful 2m hurdle/2m4f chase winner Piton Pete; best watched
NR	Retreat Archie Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Jamie Albert Sloan	J:NON-RUNNER T:Jamie Albert Sloan	166	—	U-87	-	76	-	23d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has shown very little in a point-to-point, an AW bumper and spin over hurdles at Christmas

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kainsbourg	evn	evn	evn	11/10	Evens
Forty Coats	5/4	5/4	5/4	6/5	5/4
Jacob's Ladder	9/1	17/2	9/1	7/1	9/1
Smooth Scotch	25/1	20/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Bossofthebrownies	-	-	-	-	-
Did I Ask You That	-	-	-	-	-
Le Grand Peinture	-	-	-	-	-
Lucky Jack	-	-	-	-	-
Retreat Archie	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Kainsbourg

26.2

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 14.2

11/10

2nd

Bossofthebrownies

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Smooth Scotch

17.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Forty Coats

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

5/4

Jacob's Ladder

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

9/1

Did I Ask You That

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Le Grand Peinture

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lucky Jack

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Retreat Archie

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bossofthebrownies	122	123	109
Smooth Scotch	115	118	27
Kainsbourg	—	133	102
Forty Coats	—	124	104
Jacob's Ladder	—	121	88
Did I Ask You That	—	120	76
Le Grand Peinture	—	—	—
Lucky Jack	—	—	—
Retreat Archie	—	76	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Le Grand Peinture	13d ago	Quick return
Bossofthebrownies	20d ago	Fit
Kainsbourg	23d ago	Fit
Jacob's Ladder	23d ago	Fit
Smooth Scotch	23d ago	Fit
Retreat Archie	23d ago	Fit
Forty Coats	39d ago	Fit
Did I Ask You That	55d ago	Fresh
Lucky Jack	—	—