17:30 Navan

Monday 18 March 2019

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Vincent Ward Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 1.0s

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Selected odds by:

Axiomatic³⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

16/1

Fell on point-to-point debut in February last year but made amends when the sole finisher on soft-to-heavy ground the following month. Represents a top yard and is a notable runner on Rules debut.

Form: F1-

Big King^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss R A Traynor⁽⁷⁾| T: A Fleming

25/1

Unraced son of Born King and a half-brother to winning jumper Flight Zero. Wears a hood on debut for a yard with a 22% strike-rate (2/9) of late.

Form:

Dreamonlad^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney

40/1

Unraced Dream Ahead gelding and a half-brother to Flat and jumps winner Cactus Valley. Wears a tongue tie on racecourse debut.

Form:

Epson Du Houx^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Unraced Diamond Boy gelding bought for £100,000 as a three-year-old in May 2017. Dam unraced and represents top connections with a hood worn for his debut.

Form:

Falco De Candale Aa⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Good effort when finishing a neck second in a bumper over 2m on soft going at Cork in January. Given a break since and is one for the shortlist on this occasion.

Form: 02

Ferocious

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

33/1

Unraced son of Presenting cost connections €100,000 at the sales in June 2017. Dam won over hurdles and market support would be notable on debut.

Form:

Fiddlerontheroof⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

16/1

Placed on both bumper starts so far including when runner-up over 2m at Fairyhouse (good) in January. Interesting to see how he fares on this occasion.

Form: 4-532

Heroes Of Renown⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: J Motherway

20/1

Improved on debut effort when finishing 16L third in a 2m3f bumper at Naas (yielding) in January. Likely more needed if he is to take this event.

Form: 53

Lucky Ranger^t1⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: L Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

10/1

Caught the eye when finishing 15L fourth in a maiden hurdle won by a subsequent Grade 1 winner at Leopardstown (good-to-yielding) in December. Tongue tie worn for the first time in this contest.

Form: 4

Santana Plessis⁹⁹

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

3/1

Placed on both previous starts including when runner-up in a good ground bumper at Punchestown in December. Previously third in a valuable contest there in April and is likely to play a leading role once more.

Form: 3-2

Shaws Bridge⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

10/1

Ran well to finish third in a 14 runner bumper over an extended 2m when debuting at Down Royal (yielding) in December. Likely to have improved for the experience.

Form: 3

Stormy Glenn

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P McNeilly⁽⁷⁾| T: R McNeilly

100/1

Unraced son of Winged Love and a half-brother to winner One Cool Guy. Probably best watched on debut for a small stable.

Form:

The Big Getaway³⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

8/11

Impressive 30L winner of a point-to-point on yielding-to-soft ground just over 12 months ago. Purchased for £230,000 subsequently and looks likely to play a leading role for a top yard on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Grove Hill^h1,t⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr K M Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany

100/1

Struggled in a couple of bumpers and it was a similar story switched to hurdles at Leopardstown (2m4f, good-to-yielding) in December. Hood (first time) replaces the blinkers won last time out.

Form: 770

Non-Runners

Hesamanofhisword⁹⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: D E Fitzgerald J: K J Brouder

Mister Melia

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: F G Hand J: D J Hand

Resurrected Duke²³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: T J Taaffe J: Mr Pat Taaffe

Russian Diamond⁸¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: E Mullins J: Mr D O'Connor

Forecasts

The Big Getaway (8/11), Santana Plessis (3/1), Lucky Ranger (10/1), Shaws Bridge (10/1), Resurrected Duke (12/1), Russian Diamond (12/1), Fiddlerontheroof (16/1), Axiomatic (16/1), Epson Du Houx (20/1), Falco De Candale Aa (20/1), Heroes Of Renown (20/1), Big King (25/1), Ferocious (33/1), Dreamonlad (40/1), Hesamanofhisword (50/1), Mister Melia (66/1), Grove Hill (100/1), Stormy Glenn (100/1)

A classy looking bumper can go the way of SANTANA PLESSIS who has placed on both previous bumper starts and he looks capable of going one better than when finishing runner-up at Punchestown last time out. The Big Getaway was an expensive purchase following his maiden point-to-point victory and he can take second for a top yard while third place can go to Lucky Ranger who performed well when fourth in a maiden hurdle on debut in December.