QuinnBet Beginners Chase – Navan

Navan

2:25

QuinnBet Beginners Chase

Date 2026-01-17

Distance 3m

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,375

Runners 9

Weather Drizzle

Temp 4.9°C

Wind 7mph S

Rain 37%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Slade Steel b Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	166	t	/22-2B	145	149	134	17d	—	—	-12	43.2	8/13 62%
Has been costly to follow over fences but has strong credentials and can collect now
5	Patter Merchant b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	166	—	95-325	132	139	111	20d	—	—	+11	24.5	11/2 15%
Went close in a weaker contest at Fairyhouse; failed to build on that at Leopardstown
7	Spread Boss Ted b Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	166	—	114/6-	-	-	-	271d	—	—	-11	4.4	5/1 17%
Fourth in the Albert Bartlett in 2024, interesting chase prospect if he can recapture form
1	Ballybow b Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	166	—	110-85	-	123	79	42d	—	—	-6	2.4	12/1 8%
Unplaced on both chase starts, looks significantly inferior to stablemate Wingmen
3	Joystick gr Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	166	—	P27-46	-	130	90	16d	—	—	-5	2	14/1 7%
Tailed off in the Fairyhouse event in which stablemate Kaid D'Authie beat Wingmen
9	Yoradreamer ch Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	166	—	2-51P4	-	123	53	178d	—	—	+2	4.2	50/1 2%
Maiden hurdle winner last summer, absent remote fourth on chase debut at Wexford in July
4	Kings Hill gr Jack G Gilligan(5) · Paul John Gilligan	Jack G Gilligan(5) · Paul John Gilligan	166	—	70P0-3	-	104	95	21d	—	—	+2	3.4	100/1 1%
NR	Built By Ballymore b J J Slevin · Martin Brassil	J J Slevin · Martin Brassil	166	tp	/749-4	122	124	97	17d	—	—	—	18	—
Well held in four chase starts, remote fourth last time when Slade Steel was brought down
NR	Wingmen b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	166	—	06-232	139	142	123	16d	—	—	—	22.3	—
Has more than enough ability to win a chase but faces a tough task against Slade Steel

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Slade Steel	8/13	8/13	8/13	4/7	8/13
Patter Merchant	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Spread Boss Ted	5/1	4/1	5/1	9/2	9/2
Ballybow	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	12/1
Joystick	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Yoradreamer	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Kings Hill	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Built By Ballymore	-	-	-	-	-
Wingmen	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Slade Steel

43.2

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 19.4

8/13

2nd

Patter Merchant

24.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Wingmen

22.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Built By Ballymore

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Spread Boss Ted

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Yoradreamer

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Kings Hill

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ballybow

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Joystick

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Slade Steel Top Rated	145	149	134
Wingmen	139	142	123
Patter Merchant	132	139	111
Built By Ballymore	122	124	97
Spread Boss Ted	—	—	—
Ballybow	—	123	79
Joystick	—	130	90
Yoradreamer	—	123	53
Kings Hill	—	104	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Slade Steel	17d ago	Fit
Patter Merchant	20d ago	Fit
Spread Boss Ted	271d ago	Long break
Ballybow	42d ago	Fit
Joystick	16d ago	Fit
Yoradreamer	178d ago	Long break
Kings Hill	21d ago	Fit
Built By Ballymore	17d ago	Fit
Wingmen	16d ago	Fit

Going: Soft To Heavy

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