Christmas Parties At Navan Racecourse 6th & 14th December Handicap

Navan

14:47

Date 2025-10-22

Distance 5f180y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (20)

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
1 (1)	Velvet Skies Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:Michael Mulvany	J:Ben Coen T:Michael Mulvany	142	—	805703	60	68	41	5d	—	—	-7	10.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Two wins from 38 starts, placed nine times, best on good and AW, third on AW last week
11 (2)	Steel Magnolia Grey J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	131	—	828626	50	65	58	6d	—	—	-6	8.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
C&D second early in the month with several of these behind, another solid run last week
6 (12)	Run Forrest Run Bay J:Adam Grant(10) T:Thomas Coyle	J:Adam Grant(10) T:Thomas Coyle	136	tp	896070	54	69	62	14d	—	—	-7	4.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Out of the money in his last six races, held by several of these on recent C&D running
16 (14)	Whatswrongnow Chestnut J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Batt Burke	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Batt Burke	123	—	906046	41	63	55	8d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Fair form on last two starts, needs to find extra to open his account at the 20th attempt
19 (5)	Happy Henry Bay J:Megan Telford-Kelly(7) T:W McCreery	J:Megan Telford-Kelly(7) T:W McCreery	122	h	769658	40	66	49	8d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Mild promise when fifth at Bellewstown early in the month, no impact at Dundalk last week
13 (17)	American In Paris Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Paul W Flynn	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Paul W Flynn	126	tv	980348	44	69	56	14d	—	—	-4	3.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
In the frame in two of her six races since 6f win on good ground at Naas, others preferred
17 (13)	Browned Off Bay J:Robert Whearty T:Paul W Flynn	J:Robert Whearty T:Paul W Flynn	122	b	206004	40	67	60	14d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Creditable fourth of 17 over C&D two weeks ago, needs to reverse form with Gimmieminnie
4 (6)	Distillate Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	139	t	431048	57	65	36	6d	—	—	0	7.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has often run well in a very busy campaign, others have more compelling claims
9 (9)	Gegenpressing Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Chris Hayes T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	133	t	-71900	51	67	48	53d	—	—	-3	5.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Mid-field in three starts since winning at Sligo in May; still 2lb above that winning mark
5 (18)	Art Of Unity Chestnut J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Aidan Melia	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Aidan Melia	136	v	10-601	54	63	55	20d	—	—	-4	2.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Veteran eight-time winner and 5f specialist; accounted for several of these at Bellewstown
12 (7)	Gimmieminnie Bay J:Aleesha McArdle(10) T:M M Rice	J:Aleesha McArdle(10) T:M M Rice	127	ht	095020	45	59	56	8d	—	—	0	4.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Big chance on a C&D second two weeks ago if forgiven last week's poor showing at Dundalk
2 (15)	Only Spoofing Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	140	—	977236	58	66	55	14d	—	—	+2	8.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Three-time C&D winner, in good form lately, has a bit to find to find with Gimmieminnie
20 (3)	Shoebox King Bay J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	122	b	05-807	40	66	44	22d	—	—	-3	1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
A long losing sequence a course win in 2023, hard to make a case for him at this stage
3 (19)	Sister Lily Bay J:James Ryan T:R P Burns	J:James Ryan T:R P Burns	140	b	0-458	58	56	44	23d	—	—	-2	3.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Unplaced on handicap debut, Nicola Burns deserts her to ride recent winner Art Of Unity
8 (10)	Alnofoor Bay J:Colin Keane T:Ms Claire O'Connell	J:Colin Keane T:Ms Claire O'Connell	133	t	86469/	51	-	-	1509d	—	—	-2	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Some ability or Natalia Lupini in 2021, off for four years, booking of Keane is intriguing
15 (11)	Stanhope Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John C McConnell	123	—	-24000	41	67	58	14d	—	—	-1	1.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Weak form lately including here last time, has a sound overall Navan record, four C&D wins
14 (4)	Iva Batt Chestnut J:Seamie Heffernan T:R K Watson	J:Seamie Heffernan T:R K Watson	126	—	0400-0	44	63	57	6d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
No success since 2022, inconsistent last year, last of 16 on last week's seasonal debut
18 (16)	Eruption Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	122	b	089860	40	68	57	14d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Three-time winner; has failed to make the frame in seven outings this year, up against it
10 (8)	Kayamite Bay J:Milo Malone(10) T:Chris Timmons	J:Milo Malone(10) T:Chris Timmons	132	t	57-870	51	62	37	53d	—	—	-1	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Weak form in three sprint handicaps, trainer won with Step Back In Time here two weeks ago
NR (20)	La La Lucrative Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Matthew J Smith	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Matthew J Smith	135	—	000408	53	60	50	5d	—	—	—	0.8	—	—
Winner over 6f on heavy in Britain a year ago, best Irish form has been at Roscommon

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Velvet Skies	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Steel Magnolia	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Run Forrest Run	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Whatswrongnow	8/1	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1
Happy Henry	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
American In Paris	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Browned Off	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Distillate	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Gegenpressing	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Art Of Unity	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Gimmieminnie	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	14/1
Only Spoofing	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Shoebox King	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Sister Lily	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Alnofoor	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Stanhope	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	22/1
Iva Batt	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Eruption	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Kayamite	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1
La La Lucrative	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Velvet Skies

10.7

OR: 2.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Steel Magnolia

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Only Spoofing

8.2

OR: 2 Form: 4.6 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Distillate

7.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Gegenpressing

5.5

OR: 0.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Gimmieminnie

4.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Run Forrest Run

4.1

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

American In Paris

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Sister Lily

3.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Art Of Unity

2.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Whatswrongnow

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Happy Henry

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Stanhope

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Browned Off

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Alnofoor

1.1

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Shoebox King

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

La La Lucrative

0.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Iva Batt

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Eruption

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Kayamite

0.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Velvet Skies	60	68	41
Only Spoofing	58	66	55
Sister Lily	58	56	44
Distillate	57	65	36
Run Forrest Run	54	69	62
Art Of Unity	54	63	55
La La Lucrative	53	60	50
Gegenpressing	51	67	48
Alnofoor	51	—	—
Kayamite	51	62	37
Steel Magnolia	50	65	58
Gimmieminnie	45	59	56
American In Paris	44	69	56
Iva Batt	44	63	57
Whatswrongnow	41	63	55
Stanhope	41	67	58
Happy Henry	40	66	49
Browned Off	40	67	60
Shoebox King	40	66	44
Eruption	40	68	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Velvet Skies	5d ago	Quick return
La La Lucrative	5d ago	Quick return
Steel Magnolia	6d ago	Quick return
Distillate	6d ago	Quick return
Iva Batt	6d ago	Quick return
Whatswrongnow	8d ago	Quick return
Happy Henry	8d ago	Quick return
Gimmieminnie	8d ago	Quick return
Run Forrest Run	14d ago	Fit
American In Paris	14d ago	Fit
Browned Off	14d ago	Fit
Only Spoofing	14d ago	Fit
Stanhope	14d ago	Fit
Eruption	14d ago	Fit
Art Of Unity	20d ago	Fit
Shoebox King	22d ago	Fit
Sister Lily	23d ago	Fit
Gegenpressing	53d ago	Fresh
Kayamite	53d ago	Fresh
Alnofoor	1509d ago	Long break