Flyingbolt Novice Chase (Grade 3) – Navan

Navan

15:35

Flyingbolt Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Date 2026-02-28

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €20,650

Weather Clear

Temp 1°C

Wind 6mph NW

Rain 0%

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 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	Jacob's Ladder Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	155	p	-23121	151	165	134	26d	—	—	+10	65.1	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Made a stylish entry to handicap company at the DRF, can continue on an upward curve
4	Lovely Hurling Bay J:Mark Walsh T:C A Murphy	J:Mark Walsh T:C A Murphy	155	—	112-22	-	151	131	63d	—	—	-18	8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Solid form in defeat since his maiden hurdle win, will get easier opportunities than this
5	Port Joulain Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	155	—	310-71	-	151	102	45d	—	—	-12	5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Left a poor chasing debut behind when winning well at Fairyhouse, can continue to improve
2	Intense Approach Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:John C McConnell	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:John C McConnell	155	—	P8-15U	132	146	102	27d	—	—	+18	21.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Best hurdles form on good ground over further, faces a big test on the prevailing going
1	Choccabloc Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Andrew McNamara	J:Brian Hayes T:Andrew McNamara	155	t	2-7F2P	116	136	77	20d	—	—	+19	20.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Likely to struggle in this grade, meets Jacob's Ladder on 35lb worse than handicap terms

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jacob's Ladder	8/13	8/13	8/13	8/13	4/6
Lovely Hurling	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	5/2
Port Joulain	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Intense Approach	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Choccabloc	200/1	150/1	200/1	200/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jacob's Ladder

65.1

OR: 25.3 Form: 20.4 Odds: 19.4

4/6

2nd

Intense Approach

21.3

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

3rd

Choccabloc

20.3

OR: 16.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Lovely Hurling

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

3/1

Port Joulain

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jacob's Ladder	151	165	134
Intense Approach	132	146	102
Choccabloc	116	136	77
Lovely Hurling	—	151	131
Port Joulain	—	151	102

Last Run