Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap – Navan

Navan

14:18

Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap

Date 2026-03-30

Distance 5f180y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 6.1°C

Wind 13mph W

Rain 0%

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
10 (2)	Exceeding Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	131	—	0766-2	49	63	34	8d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-7	10	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Looks the part here after an excellent display from 6lb out of the handicap at Naas
11 (11)	Alnofoor Bay J:Colin Keane T:Ms Claire O'Connell	J:Colin Keane T:Ms Claire O'Connell	128	t	9/588-	46	63	49	122d	—	—	-10	4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Fifth over C&D last October (Happy Henry, second); failed to build on that at Dundalk
13 (14)	Happy Henry Bay J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	126	v	48287-	44	62	56	117d	—	—	-9	6.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Career-best when second of 19 over C&D last Oct', not much luck in running at Dundalk
5 (10)	Uncle Albert Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	138	p	0/050-	56	62	40	247d	—	—	-7	4.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won well over 7f on heavy ground in 2024, now 16lb below his winning mark, could feature
2 (5)	Polar Bear Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	141	p	94/00-	59	60	36	160d	—	—	-5	4.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Heavy ground 5f winner in 2023, no success since, moderate form in two runs last year
3 (1)	Zephron Bay J:Luke McAteer T:Anthony McCann	J:Luke McAteer T:Anthony McCann	139	p	00000-	57	61	53	154d	—	—	-6	4.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has five wins to his name, none since April 2024; weak form last year, has changed stable
8 (3)	Never Shout Never Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Andrew McNamara	J:Gavin Ryan T:Andrew McNamara	134	t	-60860	52	62	66	47d	—	—	-5	2.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Regressive since second in a claimer last summer, needs to step up on recent Dundalk form
9 (9)	Gegenpressing Bay J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	132	t	19008-	50	61	49	159d	—	—	-3	4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has a bit to find with Happy Henry and others on running over C&D last October
4 (6)	Distillate Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	138	t	49-270	56	65	64	10d	—	—	-3	3.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Below her best twice since a Dundalk second, placed only once from nine Navan runs.
1 (8)	Platino Bianco Grey J:Nicola Burns(5) T:Conor David Maxwell	J:Nicola Burns(5) T:Conor David Maxwell	142	tp	1-5042	60	61	37	31d	—	—	+6	10.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has been hit with a 12lb rise for an excellent run in a claimer, may find a few too good
15 (4)	Rattletheonionbag Bay J:Chris Hayes T:W P Browne	J:Chris Hayes T:W P Browne	122	p	709-39	40	60	38	17d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
A 29-race maiden. placed in six of her 17 races at Dundalk, turf form is unconvincing
6 (15)	Ukiyo Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Andrew Kinirons	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Andrew Kinirons	136	—	610-07	54	61	50	47d	—	—	-2	2.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
6f winner on yielding ground at Cork last September, held by Rattletheonionbag on AW form
12 (13)	Half Nutz Chestnut J:E E Ryan(10) T:James M Barcoe	J:E E Ryan(10) T:James M Barcoe	126	—	04607-	44	64	56	154d	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Last won in 2002; some chance of a revival from this mark but not a betting proposition
14 (7)	My Kurkum Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:R K Watson	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:R K Watson	122	—	2800-9	40	63	66	43d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Twice runner-up in turf handicaps last May, four lesser efforts have followed
7 (12)	Apache Star Brown J:James Ryan T:E D Delany	J:James Ryan T:E D Delany	135	h	33346-	53	62	23	251d	—	—	+2	4.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Only three wins in a 46-race career but placed 15 times, lack of a recent run a drawback

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Exceeding	7/2	7/2	18/5	4/1	7/2
Alnofoor	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	11/2
Happy Henry	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Uncle Albert	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2	6/1
Polar Bear	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Zephron	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1	8/1
Never Shout Never	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Gegenpressing	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Distillate	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Platino Bianco	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Rattletheonionbag	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ukiyo	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Half Nutz	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
My Kurkum	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	33/1
Apache Star	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Platino Bianco

10.7

OR: 2.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

25/1

2nd

Exceeding

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Happy Henry

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Polar Bear

4.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Uncle Albert

4.8

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Zephron

4.6

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Apache Star

4.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Alnofoor

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Gegenpressing

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 2

12/1

Distillate

3.1

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Never Shout Never

2.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ukiyo

2.1

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Rattletheonionbag

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Half Nutz

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

My Kurkum

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Platino Bianco	60	61	37
Polar Bear	59	60	36
Zephron	57	61	53
Uncle Albert	56	62	40
Distillate	56	65	64
Ukiyo	54	61	50
Apache Star	53	62	23
Never Shout Never	52	62	66
Gegenpressing	50	61	49
Exceeding	49	63	34
Alnofoor	46	63	49
Happy Henry	44	62	56
Half Nutz	44	64	56
Rattletheonionbag	40	60	38
My Kurkum	40	63	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Exceeding	8d ago	Quick return
Distillate	10d ago	Quick return
Rattletheonionbag	17d ago	Fit
Platino Bianco	31d ago	Fit
My Kurkum	43d ago	Fit
Never Shout Never	47d ago	Fresh
Ukiyo	47d ago	Fresh
Happy Henry	117d ago	Long break
Alnofoor	122d ago	Long break
Zephron	154d ago	Long break
Half Nutz	154d ago	Long break
Gegenpressing	159d ago	Long break
Polar Bear	160d ago	Long break
Uncle Albert	247d ago	Long break
Apache Star	251d ago	Long break