Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap – Navan

Navan

14:10

Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap

Date 2025-04-08

Distance 5f180y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 1m 13.27s (slow by 3.17s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Step Back In Time (IRE) Colin Keane · Chris Timmons	9/2	Won
2nd	Stanhope (GB) Keithen Kennedy · John C McConnell	9/1	1.75
3rd	Navorrosse (IRE) Rory Mulligan · G A Kingston	20/1	.5
4th	Lismacbryan Hill (IRE) Chris Hayes · Patrick Magee	7/4F	0.3
5th	Hasiyna (IRE) Ross Coakley · John C McConnell	9/2	.5
6th	Little Mi Mi (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · C P Donoghue	14/1	.5
7th	Gegenpressing (GB) Alexandra Egan · Eddie & Patrick Harty	17/2	.5
8th	Dark Willow (IRE) Gary Halpin · Mrs Mary Whelehan	40/1	3.25
9th	Akeela (GB) Alan Persse · M A Cahill	10/1	0.2

Runners (10)

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
10 (10)	Lismacbryan Hill Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Patrick Magee	J:Chris Hayes T:Patrick Magee	130	—	000-52	43	55	51	3d	—	—	-22	10	0.41/1	13/8 38%
No impact last season, much better at Bellewstown, place claims again if handles track
9 (9)	Step Back In Time Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:Chris Timmons	J:Colin Keane T:Chris Timmons	131	p	0300-0	44	58	53	16d	—	—	-13	5.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
1-18 on turf, sole win came here over 6f and 3lb lower now, Keane up, could go well
2 (4)	Hasiyna Chestnut J:Ross Coakley T:John C McConnell	J:Ross Coakley T:John C McConnell	140	—	814644	53	60	-	4d	—	—	-8	7.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
AW winner, 0-10 on turf, fit from AW but wants soft ground, Stanhope more likely for yard
4 (1)	Akeela Bay J:Alan Persse(7) T:M A Cahill	J:Alan Persse(7) T:M A Cahill	139	—	42838-	52	60	56	160d	—	—	-3	6.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
1-10 on turf, won off 1lb higher at Naas over 6f, may need this run on seasonal return
6 (2)	Stanhope Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	137	—	61052-	50	57	47	167d	—	—	+2	10.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Veteran, four-time course winner, ground versatile, has gone well fresh, chance if fit
1 (5)	Gegenpressing Bay J:Alexandra Egan(10) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Alexandra Egan(10) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	140	t	40630-	53	59	44	173d	—	—	-1	4.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
4-46 on turf, handles most ground, well-treated on old form but might need this run
8 (6)	Navorrosse Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:G A Kingston	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:G A Kingston	132	h	82709-	45	59	52	146d	—	—	-4	3.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
3-38 on turf, last win over C&D on soft in 2023, may need this after break
3 (3)	Little Mi Mi Chestnut J:Donagh O'Connor T:C P Donoghue	J:Donagh O'Connor T:C P Donoghue	140	t	/6920-	53	60	52	189d	—	—	+1	5.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
0-6, best effort here over 5f on good off 1lb higher, claims if fit on reappearance
7 (8)	Dark Willow Bay J:Gary Halpin T:Mrs Mary Whelehan	J:Gary Halpin T:Mrs Mary Whelehan	135	—	6/80-9	48	61	40	10d	—	—	-3	1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
0-8 on turf, didn't show enough on her comeback to make her of interest here
NR (7)	Happy Henry Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:W McCreery	J:Nathan Crosse T:W McCreery	138	—	8750-0	51	60	-	71d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	0.3	—	—
0-5 on the AW, no show in first two h'caps, switch to turf needs to transform

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lismacbryan Hill	13/8	13/8	13/8
Step Back In Time	10/3	7/2	7/2
Hasiyna	11/2	5/1	5/1
Akeela	8/1	8/1	8/1
Stanhope	9/1	17/2	9/1
Gegenpressing	16/1	14/1	14/1
Navorrosse	16/1	14/1	16/1
Little Mi Mi	16/1	14/1	14/1
Dark Willow	33/1	28/1	33/1
Happy Henry	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Stanhope

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 2.4

9/1

2nd

Lismacbryan Hill

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10

13/8

3rd

Hasiyna

7.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 2 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Akeela

6.8

OR: 0.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Little Mi Mi

5.6

OR: 0.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Step Back In Time

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Gegenpressing

4.5

OR: 0.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Navorrosse

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Dark Willow

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Happy Henry

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hasiyna	53	60	—
Gegenpressing	53	59	44
Little Mi Mi	53	60	52
Akeela	52	60	56
Happy Henry	51	60	—
Stanhope	50	57	47
Dark Willow	48	61	40
Navorrosse	45	59	52
Step Back In Time	44	58	53
Lismacbryan Hill	43	55	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lismacbryan Hill	3d ago	Quick return
Hasiyna	4d ago	Quick return
Dark Willow	10d ago	Quick return
Step Back In Time	16d ago	Fit
Happy Henry	71d ago	Fresh
Navorrosse	146d ago	Long break
Akeela	160d ago	Long break
Stanhope	167d ago	Long break
Gegenpressing	173d ago	Long break
Little Mi Mi	189d ago	Long break