Navan Handicap – Navan · The Final Fence

Navan

15:15

Navan Handicap

Date 2025-06-07

Distance 5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 1m 0.87s (slow by 1.57s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Step Back In Time (IRE) Rory Cleary · Chris Timmons	17/2	Won
2nd	Whatswrongnow (IRE) Rory Mulligan · Batt Burke	10/1	1.75
3rd	Asdana (IRE) Nathan Crosse · W McCreery	22/1	1.5
4th	Nouvel Espoir (IRE) Shay Wallace · James M Barcoe	15/2	0.3
5th	Rappell (IRE) J M Sheridan · Paul W Flynn	7/1	.5
6th	My Girl Sioux (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	17/2	0.2
7th	Irish Rumour (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	7/1	.75
8th	An Laochmor (IRE) Leigh Roche · J G Coogan	15/2	1
9th	Surpass And Shine (IRE) W J Lee · Patrick J Flynn	100/30F	.75
10th	Dark Enigma (GB) Wesley Joyce · J G Murray	100/1	0.1
11th	Inishmot Prince (IRE) James Ryan · T G McCourt	10/1	.5
12th	Realtin Fantasy (IRE) Wayne Hassett · W P Browne	18/1	.5
13th	Stanhope (GB) Keithen Kennedy · John C McConnell	18/1	2.75

Runners (15)

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 (1)	Surpass And Shine Bay J:W J Lee T:Patrick J Flynn	J:W J Lee T:Patrick J Flynn	138	—	228-01	68	80	70	28d	—	—	-11	11.2	0.80/1	16/5 24%
Made all when holding Irish Rumour at Naas; 2lb worse off now but stiff finish to suit
13 (9)	Step Back In Time Chestnut J:Rory Cleary T:Chris Timmons	J:Rory Cleary T:Chris Timmons	119	p	-01666	49	77	67	1d	—	—	-5	6.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won here in April but bit to find on recent efforts
1 (3)	Rappell Chestnut J:J M Sheridan T:Paul W Flynn	J:J M Sheridan T:Paul W Flynn	142	—	7-0786	72	81	49	6d	—	—	-3	8.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Looked to be returning to form at Listowel six days ago but more needed
10 (6)	An Laochmor Bay J:Leigh Roche T:J G Coogan	J:Leigh Roche T:J G Coogan	120	b	-60444	50	77	68	18d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Solid recent handicap form including over C&D; place claims
3 (8)	Irish Rumour Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	137	t	790-82	67	81	71	28d	—	—	-3	6.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Head off Surpass And Shine at Naas last month; 2lb better off so every chance
4 (15)	Nouvel Espoir Bay J:Shay Wallace(10) T:James M Barcoe	J:Shay Wallace(10) T:James M Barcoe	135	—	1390-0	65	79	72	3d	—	—	-3	6.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Mildly encouraging comeback Curragh run on Wednesday; don't rule out with 10lb claimed
6 (12)	My Girl Sioux Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	129	—	453253	59	77	67	11d	—	—	+3	10.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Hard to win with but solid recent form gives her place claims again
12 (7)	Stanhope Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	119	—	052-24	49	76	62	21d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Course specialist entitled to be in the mix again
14 (10)	Whatswrongnow Chestnut J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Batt Burke	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Batt Burke	119	—	067039	49	74	57	9d	—	—	-2	3.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Penultimate Cork third encouraging but tough task from 6lb out of handicap
8 (13)	Inishmot Prince Bay J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(3) T:T G McCourt	125	v	-73000	55	82	61	28d	—	—	-2	3.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Yet to hit form this turf campaign but handicapper giving him every chance
11 (2)	Realtin Fantasy Bay J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:W P Browne	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:W P Browne	120	—	3459-0	50	81	77	18d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Poor strike-rate; no show on recent Cork comeback and others preferred
5 (11)	Asdana Chestnut J:Nathan Crosse T:W McCreery	J:Nathan Crosse T:W McCreery	133	v	645-04	70	73	22	8d	—	—	+2	6.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Down Royal fourth a definite step in the right direction but Billy Lee deserts her
15 (4)	Dark Enigma Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:J G Murray	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:J G Murray	119	tp	2-0000	49	78	47	6d	—	—	+3	3.8	20.00/1	80/1 1%
New headgear combination tried but has it all to do from 8lb out of the handicap
NR (5)	Beano Power Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Edward Lynam	J:NON-RUNNER T:Edward Lynam	128	t	642172	58	77	-	11d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
C&D winner good second at Tipperary; return to this stiffer track should suit
NR (14)	Art Of Unity Chestnut J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Maurice Andrew Ahern	J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Maurice Andrew Ahern	122	b	1410-6	52	81	72	18d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Dual C&D winner; better for recent comeback run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Surpass And Shine	3/1	3/1	16/5	5/2	11/4
Step Back In Time	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Rappell	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
An Laochmor	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1
Irish Rumour	9/1	17/2	17/2	10/1	10/1
Nouvel Espoir	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1
My Girl Sioux	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Stanhope	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Whatswrongnow	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Inishmot Prince	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Realtin Fantasy	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Asdana	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Dark Enigma	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Beano Power	-	-	-	-	-
Art Of Unity	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Beano Power

13.5

OR: 2 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Surpass And Shine

11.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

16/5

3rd

My Girl Sioux

10.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 6.4 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Rappell

8.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Irish Rumour

6.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Nouvel Espoir

6.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Step Back In Time

6.3

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Asdana

6.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Inishmot Prince

3.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Whatswrongnow

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Dark Enigma

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.3

80/1

An Laochmor

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Stanhope

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Realtin Fantasy

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Art Of Unity

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rappell	72	81	49
Asdana	70	73	22
Surpass And Shine	68	80	70
Irish Rumour	67	81	71
Nouvel Espoir	65	79	72
My Girl Sioux	59	77	67
Beano Power	58	77	—
Inishmot Prince	55	82	61
Art Of Unity	52	81	72
An Laochmor	50	77	68
Realtin Fantasy	50	81	77
Step Back In Time	49	77	67
Stanhope	49	76	62
Whatswrongnow	49	74	57
Dark Enigma	49	78	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Step Back In Time	1d ago	Quick return
Nouvel Espoir	3d ago	Quick return
Rappell	6d ago	Quick return
Dark Enigma	6d ago	Quick return
Asdana	8d ago	Quick return
Whatswrongnow	9d ago	Quick return
My Girl Sioux	11d ago	Quick return
Beano Power	11d ago	Quick return
An Laochmor	18d ago	Fit
Realtin Fantasy	18d ago	Fit
Art Of Unity	18d ago	Fit
Stanhope	21d ago	Fit
Surpass And Shine	28d ago	Fit
Irish Rumour	28d ago	Fit
Inishmot Prince	28d ago	Fit