17:25 Navan

Sunday 19 March 2017

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Navan Race Members (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 4m 20.5s

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Ballyhome²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C Brassil⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

12/1

Expensive purchase, won latest point-to-point at third attempt in October and third of seven in bumper over this C&D last month. Should progress.

Form: F3136

Beyond The Law⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R A Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Morris

8/1

Beat around 8L in a Gowran Park bumper a year ago, won point-to-point at Nenagh in January by similar margin on sole outing since and has joined Grand National-winning trainer subsequently.

Form: 5-12

Castle Clyde⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽⁵⁾| T: G Stewart

14/1

Former point-to-point winner posted an improved effort at Down Royal on third bumper outing to be 5L third of nine in January over this trip.

Form: 4P1-2

Four Alfie

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms K Walsh| T: W P Mullins

5/1

€65,000 3-y-o out of King's Theatre represents powerful connections on racecourse debut here and will be no surprise should he go close.

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Jetz⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss K Harrington⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/4

Solid fourth in first start at Naas last month in 2m3f maiden hurdle, first bumper run here for Friday's Gold Cup-winning trainer.

Form: 433-

Kiwi King

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr L J McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms Richert

25/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding makes first appearance on the track for yard that doesn't have many runners and no surprise should he need the run before seen to best effect.

Form: 8

Minellafordollars⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

6/4

Winner of a point-to-point at Lingstown by 8L on debut in December. Very much one for the shortlist here representing a team in red-hot form this week.

Form: 1

Riverdene

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin

20/1

€46,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding is pitched in against some promising rivals here and best watched unless market vibes are strong.

Form: 4-

Two In One²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A J Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

25/1

Better effort at Naas last month in 2m bumper, needs another good step forward to have a leading role in this.

Form: 600554-

Our Little Gem¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

50/1

Mare didn't display anything in previous bumper outings at Naas and Limerick to suggest she'll play a forward role now.

Form: 000-

The Lady Of Brega¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey

66/1

Beaten 57L when eighth of nine over C&D early this month, hard to see how she will turn that around against some smart opposition.

Form: 8

Whats The Forecast⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor

66/1

In trouble not long after halfway on debut at Thurles over this trip in December on soft ground, beat over 100L, limited expectations in this as a result.

Form: 8P0-

Forecasts

Minellafordollars (6/4), Jetz (11/4), Four Alfie (5/1), Beyond The Law (8/1), Ballyhome (12/1), Castle Clyde (14/1), Riverdene (20/1), Two In One (25/1), Kiwi King (25/1), Our Little Gem (50/1), The Lady Of Brega (66/1), Whats The Forecast (66/1)

At the end of a week where they effectively duelled for the top trainer award at Cheltenham, the Elliott and Mullins teams lock horns much closer to home in the finale. It is the former who may come out best again with MINELLAFORDOLLARS, an impressive point-to-point winner previously under today's rider who should be up to the challenge on his first racecourse foray. Four Alfie represents the champion trainer and is of course greatly respected given the Closutton strike rate in these contests. The well-related Jetz ran well enough over timber at Naas last month to merit consideration for the in-form Harrington team now tackling a bumper, while Castle Clyde and Ballyhome are capable of improving on decent showings in this sphere already.