SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle

Navan

14:00

Date 2025-09-20

Distance 1m7f165y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,555

Winning Time 3m 49.00s (slow by 8.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ragmans Corner (IRE) Eoghan Finegan · Gerard Keane	5/1	Won
2nd	Whimsy (GB) Alex Harvey · Anthony McCann	12/1	2.5
3rd	Avalo (IRE) Sam Ewing · Peter Fahey	6/1	1.25
4th	Kazakh d'Arthel (FR) Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	14/1	1.5
5th	Radar Ahead (GB) Donagh Meyler · T G McCourt	25/1	.75
6th	St Faz (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	2/1F	1.25
7th	Ned In The Park (IRE) Mr D Doyle · Timothy Doyle	16/1	1.75
8th	Firebrand (GER) Daniel King · John J Nallen	18/1	.75
9th	General Clermont (FR) Gavin Brouder · D E Fitzgerald	14/1	1
10th	Eastern Wind (GB) Sean Flanagan · T G McCourt	40/1	.5
11th	Faithful Follower (IRE) Niall Prendergast · Paul Hennessy	16/1	1
12th	The Dasher Conway (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Mrs Gillian Callaghan	28/1	1
13th	Complete Fiction (IRE) Peter Smithers · Jarlath P Fahey	40/1	3.25
14th	Quint Major (IRE) Danny Gilligan · M A Molloy	7/1	0.1
15th	Lady Doyanne (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	16/1	1
16th	In For The Night (IRE) Aidan Kelly · Desmond McDonogh	33/1	1

Runners (19)

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
3	St Faz Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	162	t	33-125	116	125	-	64d	—	—	-4	25.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Solid chase form this year for the late Edward O'Grady, interesting off lower hurdles mark
2	Ragmans Corner Brown J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Gerard Keane	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Gerard Keane	164	—	621P-2	118	124	111	—	—	—	+12	26	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Course 1m6f Flat winner in June, big chance on his hurdles second at the Galway festival
9	Avalo Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Peter Fahey	J:Sam Ewing T:Peter Fahey	154	—	-81623	108	127	104	22d	—	—	+16	27.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Has gone close in two of his three handicap starts since a maiden win, could be in the mix
15	Quint Major Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan T:M A Molloy	J:Danny Gilligan T:M A Molloy	152	—	596P3-	106	127	114	—	—	—	+10	18.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Bumper winner, had a run on the Flat in June; placed at Clonmel on his last hurdles start
6	Faithful Follower Bay J:Niall Prendergast(7) T:Paul Hennessy	J:Niall Prendergast(7) T:Paul Hennessy	158	—	5-43F1	112	118	51	42d	—	—	+12	17	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Atoned for Bellewstown fall by winning a maiden at Kilbeggan, opening mark looks stiff
12	Lady Doyanne Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	153	—	P1-1	107	117	59	43d	—	—	+19	26.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Point winner, winning favourite on stable/hurdling debut at Wexford, could be progressive
1	Whimsy Chestnut J:Alex Harvey(3) T:Anthony McCann	J:Alex Harvey(3) T:Anthony McCann	166	—	33215-	120	128	113	152d	—	—	+24	30.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Three-time Flat winner, frustrating over hurdles before 2m Gowran maiden win in March
R17	General Clermont gr/b J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:D E Fitzgerald	J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:D E Fitzgerald	150	—	2-2032	104	128	-	28d	—	—	+12	18.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
First reserve, consistent over fences in the spring, fair placed over hurdles last month
11	Kazakh d'Arthel Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	154	h	57UF-U	108	120	101	12d	—	—	+11	15.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
May need confidence restored after a series of mishaps, hampered and unseated at Galway
8	Firebrand Bay J:Daniel King T:John J Nallen	J:Daniel King T:John J Nallen	156	tp	/8-822	110	126	101	12d	—	—	+12	16.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Second on his last two maiden hurdle starts, will need to be more resolute to go in here
14	Ned In The Park Bay J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	152	—	-33455	106	125	107	46d	—	—	+12	16.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Not much luck on a couple of occasions, Punchestown third in June was quite promising
13	Radar Ahead Chestnut J:Donagh Meyler T:T G McCourt	J:Donagh Meyler T:T G McCourt	153	—	47-210	109	126	117	—	—	—	+12	15.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Beat Spick And Span readily at Sligo in July, has run on Flat since a poor Galway effort
4	In For The Night Bay J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:Desmond McDonogh	J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:Desmond McDonogh	159	—	0P10-0	113	124	86	104d	—	—	+13	16.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Naas win in April was over 2m3f, overall form points to a preference for further than this
5	The Dasher Conway Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Mrs Gillian Callaghan	J:Keith Donoghue T:Mrs Gillian Callaghan	159	—	-9535P	113	127	100	34d	—	—	+13	16.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Two disappointing runs over fences since placed in a handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan in July
7	Eastern Wind Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:T G McCourt	J:Sean Flanagan T:T G McCourt	156	h	B-14	110	123	65	24d	—	—	+12	16.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Five wins on Flat, maiden hurdle winner in May, not suited by race conditions last time
10	Complete Fiction Bay J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	154	tp	/2-056	108	125	88	—	—	—	+16	18.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Four wins on the Flat, relatively unexposed over hurdles, recent attempts unconvincing
NR	Spick And Span Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Kevin Sexton T:James Andrew Fahey	150	—	4-2217	104	129	118	44d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Took a long time to win over hurdles, two handicap runs at Sligo offer some encouragement
NR	Speakasyoufind Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	142	—	2588	98	124	80	40d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Second reserve, second in a point-to-point, ordinary form in three maiden hurdle starts
NR	Skyscraper Bay J:TBC T:A J Martin	J: T:A J Martin	140	—	80-8	94	102	83	127d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Third reserve, no obvious promise in three maiden hurdle starts, has had time to mature

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
St Faz	7/4	15/8	15/8	7/4	7/4
Ragmans Corner	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Avalo	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Quint Major	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Faithful Follower	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Lady Doyanne	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Whimsy	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
General Clermont	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Kazakh d'Arthel	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Firebrand	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Ned In The Park	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	14/1
Radar Ahead	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1
In For The Night	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
The Dasher Conway	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Eastern Wind	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	20/1
Complete Fiction	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Spick And Span	-	-	-	-	-
Speakasyoufind	-	-	-	-	-
Skyscraper	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Whimsy

30.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 11 Odds: 1.7

14/1

2nd

Avalo

27.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Lady Doyanne

26.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Ragmans Corner

OR: 17 Form: 5 Odds: 4

5/1

St Faz

25.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

General Clermont

18.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Complete Fiction

18.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Quint Major

18.3

OR: 14 Form: 2 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Faithful Follower

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

14/1

Ned In The Park

16.9

OR: 14 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

The Dasher Conway

16.7

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

In For The Night

16.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Firebrand

16.3

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Eastern Wind

16.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Kazakh d'Arthel

15.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Radar Ahead

15.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Spick And Span

13.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Speakasyoufind

13.5

OR: 12 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Skyscraper

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Whimsy	120	128	113
Ragmans Corner	118	124	111
St Faz	116	125	—
In For The Night	113	124	86
The Dasher Conway	113	127	100
Faithful Follower	112	118	51
Firebrand	110	126	101
Eastern Wind	110	123	65
Radar Ahead	109	126	117
Avalo	108	127	104
Kazakh d'Arthel	108	120	101
Complete Fiction	108	125	88
Lady Doyanne	107	117	59
Quint Major	106	127	114
Ned In The Park	106	125	107
General Clermont	104	128	—
Spick And Span	104	129	118
Speakasyoufind	98	124	80
Skyscraper	94	102	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kazakh d'Arthel	12d ago	Quick return
Firebrand	12d ago	Quick return
Avalo	22d ago	Fit
Eastern Wind	24d ago	Fit
General Clermont	28d ago	Fit
The Dasher Conway	34d ago	Fit
Speakasyoufind	40d ago	Fit
Faithful Follower	42d ago	Fit
Lady Doyanne	43d ago	Fit
Spick And Span	44d ago	Fit
Ned In The Park	46d ago	Fresh
St Faz	64d ago	Fresh
In For The Night	104d ago	Long break
Skyscraper	127d ago	Long break
Whimsy	152d ago	Long break
Ragmans Corner	—	—
Quint Major	—	—
Radar Ahead	—	—
Complete Fiction	—	—