Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase – Navan

Navan

13:50

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase

Date 2025-12-14

Distance 2m

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €11,800

Winning Time 4m 29.00s (slow by 29.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Battle Of Ridgeway (IRE) Liam McKenna · Martin Hassett	6/1	Won
2nd	May Call You Back (GB) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	2/1F	3.5
3rd	Rockbrook (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · P J Rothwell	11/1	7
4th	Big Stage (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	13/2	3.75
5th	Mount Frisco (IRE) Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	33/1	7
6th	Banjaxed (GB) John Shinnick · Mrs Lorna Fowler	6/1	12
7th	Leave In Secret (IRE) James Smith · Thomas Gibney	13/2	2
8th	In The Trenches (GB) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	16/1	27
9th	Individualiste (FR) Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	28/1	13

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ferdia (IRE) Michael Kenneally · John Patrick Ryan	100/1
P.U.	Splashing Out (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · Eoin Griffin	12/1
Fell	Tell Us This (IRE) Eoin Staples · Gavin Cromwell	10/1

Runners (12)

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	May Call You Back Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	153	h	114211	107	123	115	36d	—	—	+14	45.8	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Progressive mare handled heavy at Gowran last time; 5lb lower chase mark so obvious chance
3	Battle Of Ridgeway Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Martin Hassett	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Martin Hassett	164	t	-91343	118	129	117	28d	—	—	+16	27.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Recent Cheltenham third took him to a career-high chase mark
7	Big Stage Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	160	t	5-29F7	114	127	90	14d	—	—	+9	18.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well held in Fairyhouse lady riders handicap after a break; may come on for that
1	Banjaxed Bay J:John Shinnick(3) T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	J:John Shinnick(3) T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	166	—	27-448	120	124	73	28d	—	—	+10	20.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Okay runs in handicaps in October over further; down in grade/trip here
9	Tell Us This Bay J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	154	t	1874F8	108	125	104	22d	—	—	+9	16.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Tended to jump left of late so switch to left-handed track may bring improvement here
4	Leave In Secret Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Thomas Gibney	J:James Smith(5) T:Thomas Gibney	164	t	151346	118	124	117	31d	—	—	+14	24.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Two beginners' chase efforts not without promise but opening mark looks on the high side
6	Splashing Out Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:Eoin Griffin	J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:Eoin Griffin	161	p	9256-1	115	121	101	44d	—	—	+21	28.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Down Royal winner could have more to offer in these more testing conditions
5	In The Trenches Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	-22F22	115	124	90	52d	—	—	+23	27.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Longstanding maiden; placed form of late so no respite from the handicapper
12	Rockbrook Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:P J Rothwell	151	p	1187-7	105	117	-	38d	—	—	+9	15.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Cheekpieces fitted for handicap chase debut off a potentially nice mark; ground to suit
2	Individualiste Roan J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	14PP-P	120	121	108	44d	—	—	+15	18.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Jumping frailties since win on this card since; this trip on the short side
11	Mount Frisco Bay J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	153	—	666-8P	107	126	34	21d	—	—	+12	15	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Out of form for some time; return to this shorter trip to suit but still others preferred
8	Ferdia Bay J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	158	—	57445/	112	-	-	1142d	—	—	+14	15.9	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Absent over 3 years; rider has done well for this yard of late so worth a market check

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
May Call You Back	6/4	6/4	13/8	13/8	6/4
Battle Of Ridgeway	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Big Stage	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Banjaxed	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	8/1
Tell Us This	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Leave In Secret	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	9/1
Splashing Out	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
In The Trenches	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Rockbrook	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	18/1
Individualiste	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Mount Frisco	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Ferdia	100/1	80/1	80/1	125/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

May Call You Back

45.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 21.5 Odds: 10

13/8

2nd

Splashing Out

28.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

11/1

3rd

In The Trenches

27.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 10.3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Battle Of Ridgeway

27.8

OR: 17 Form: 7.5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Leave In Secret

24.6

OR: 17 Form: 4.5 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Banjaxed

20.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Big Stage

18.9

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Individualiste

18.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Tell Us This

16.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ferdia

15.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Rockbrook

15.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Mount Frisco

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Banjaxed	120	124	73
Individualiste	120	121	108
Battle Of Ridgeway	118	129	117
Leave In Secret	118	124	117
Splashing Out	115	121	101
In The Trenches	115	124	90
Big Stage	114	127	90
Ferdia	112	—	—
Tell Us This	108	125	104
May Call You Back	107	123	115
Mount Frisco	107	126	34
Rockbrook	105	117	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Big Stage	14d ago	Fit
Mount Frisco	21d ago	Fit
Tell Us This	22d ago	Fit
Battle Of Ridgeway	28d ago	Fit
Banjaxed	28d ago	Fit
Leave In Secret	31d ago	Fit
May Call You Back	36d ago	Fit
Rockbrook	38d ago	Fit
Splashing Out	44d ago	Fit
Individualiste	44d ago	Fit
In The Trenches	52d ago	Fresh
Ferdia	1142d ago	Long break