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Navan

1:45

Date 2023-12-17

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners 16

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Read To Return b Phillip Enright · A J Martin	Phillip Enright · A J Martin	165	t	2-2154	99	105	31	15d	—	—	-5	25.1	7/4 36%
Fourth in a handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse latest; strong form in the context of this race
7	Lets Do This b Mr H C Swan(5) · Cian Collins	Mr H C Swan(5) · Cian Collins	163	—	4-8026	97	103	81	92d	—	—	0	16.5	9/2 18%
Improved late summer; ground could be an issue but not without a chance if he handles it
4	Upthereforthinking b Sean Flanagan · Gavin Cromwell	Sean Flanagan · Gavin Cromwell	165	—	46946	99	101	69	28d	—	—	+3	15.9	6/1 14%
Staying-on sixth in a 2m handicap hurdle here last month; step up in trip will suit
14	Blossom De Mai b Conor Owens(7) · P J Rothwell	Conor Owens(7) · P J Rothwell	152	p	5700-1	86	110	81	19d	—	—	+11	22.1	15/2 12%
Win going away over 2m5f at Tramore; improving as the stable continues in excellent form
12	Western Model b Richard Deegan · Paul Nolan	Richard Deegan · Paul Nolan	157	—	098-65	91	101	71	40d	—	—	+7	11.6	16/1 6%
Didn't seem to get home over 2m4f in heavy ground at Fairyhouse; has time on his side
10	Butty O Brien b E Walsh(3) · Patrick Magee	E Walsh(3) · Patrick Magee	159	—	0P-558	93	100	-	51d	—	—	+7	12.4	16/1 6%
Not disgraced when returning to hurdles at Sligo in October but much more needed here
16	Ferrum b Jake Coen(5) · G A Kingston	Jake Coen(5) · G A Kingston	146	p	0/0-64	80	96	55	23d	—	—	+3	9.2	16/1 6%
Appears to be going the right way and could get involved if the drop in trip suits
8	Golden Nugget b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	161	—	09-770	95	99	-	28d	—	—	+8	12.6	20/1 5%
Disappointing horse and needs to find plenty here to be a factor
1	Ena Baie b Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · Conor O'Dwyer	Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · Conor O'Dwyer	167	p	-6B499	101	106	102	24d	—	—	+9	14.1	18/1 5%
Neither of her last two runs would give much encouragement; cheekpieces tried
6	Ivar The Boneless br Darragh O'Keeffe · R K Watson	Darragh O'Keeffe · R K Watson	163	ht	844/44	97	93	75	30d	—	—	+9	12.6	28/1 3%
Debuts for the Watsons here with headgear and could be interesting if settling better
15	Not May b Gavin Brouder(5) · Hugh Paul Finegan	Gavin Brouder(5) · Hugh Paul Finegan	151	t	P0/P-5	85	91	52	23d	—	—	+7	9.5	33/1 3%
Back in trip here but has an each-way squeak if able to find a little improvement
9	Native Gold b Kieren Buckley(3) · Edward Cawley	Kieren Buckley(3) · Edward Cawley	161	p	/U70P-	95	107	-	323d	—	—	+9	12	40/1 2%
Failed to rediscover best form last season; best watched on his first start for 11 months
11	Lariat ch Shane O'Callaghan(5) · J J Lambe	Shane O'Callaghan(5) · J J Lambe	157	—	0U-690	91	108	93	—	—	—	+8	11	40/1 2%
Dual Flat winner but still a maiden over hurdles and has not shown much for a while
13	Jimli's Cave b Conor McNamara · R K Watson	Conor McNamara · R K Watson	155	—	07-00	89	109	26	36d	—	—	+8	10.2	80/1 1%
Mild promise in Downpatrick maiden in April but well held twice since; best watched
5	Cala Di Volpe b Jody McGarvey · R K Watson	Jody McGarvey · R K Watson	163	—	4/P6/P	97	106	-	—	—	—	+10	12.2	80/1 1%
Off the track for 22 months and pulled up in a point-to-point at Moira in October
2	Sundrenched br Anna McGuinness(7) · J J Lambe	Anna McGuinness(7) · J J Lambe	166	t	P1/P-0	100	108	-	15d	—	—	+11	12.9	80/1 1%
Beaten a mile in a handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse two weeks ago; hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Read To Return	7/4	7/4	13/8	7/4	13/8
Lets Do This	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Upthereforthinking	11/2	5/1	11/2	6/1	5/1
Blossom De Mai	15/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Western Model	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Butty O Brien	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Ferrum	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	11/1
Golden Nugget	20/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Ena Baie	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Ivar The Boneless	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Not May	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Native Gold	40/1	33/1	40/1	28/1	25/1
Lariat	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Jimli's Cave	80/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	66/1
Cala Di Volpe	66/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Sundrenched	80/1	66/1	80/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Read To Return

25.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 9.4

7/4

2nd

Blossom De Mai

22.1

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Lets Do This

16.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Upthereforthinking

15.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Ena Baie

14.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Sundrenched

12.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Golden Nugget

12.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ivar The Boneless

12.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Butty O Brien

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Cala Di Volpe

12.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Native Gold

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Western Model

11.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Lariat

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Jimli's Cave

10.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Not May

9.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ferrum

9.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ena Baie Top Rated	101	106	102
Sundrenched	100	108	—
Read To Return	99	105	31
Upthereforthinking	99	101	69
Lets Do This	97	103	81
Ivar The Boneless	97	93	75
Cala Di Volpe	97	106	—
Golden Nugget	95	99	—
Native Gold	95	107	—
Butty O Brien	93	100	—
Western Model	91	101	71
Lariat	91	108	93
Jimli's Cave	89	109	26
Blossom De Mai	86	110	81
Not May	85	91	52
Ferrum	80	96	55

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Read To Return	15d ago	Fit
Lets Do This	92d ago	Long break
Upthereforthinking	28d ago	Fit
Blossom De Mai	19d ago	Fit
Western Model	40d ago	Fit
Butty O Brien	51d ago	Fresh
Ferrum	23d ago	Fit
Golden Nugget	28d ago	Fit
Ena Baie	24d ago	Fit
Ivar The Boneless	30d ago	Fit
Not May	23d ago	Fit
Native Gold	323d ago	Long break
Lariat	—	—
Jimli's Cave	36d ago	Fit
Cala Di Volpe	—	—
Sundrenched	15d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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