12:05 Navan

Saturday 18 December 2021

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Navan Ford Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 4m 4.7s

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Selected odds by:

Au Fleuron²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

7/2

Promising type. First run since leaving Denis Paul Murphy when fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good, 8/13) on hurdles bow 27 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Should improve.

Form: 1-4

Be Fierce

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh

100/1

Fame And Glory gelding. Dam (c104/h115) bumper/2m/2¼m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m) out of unraced sister to very smart winner up to 10.5f Act One.

Form:

Ceanndana³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne| T: R O'Sullivan

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, thirteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, good to soft) 35 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 00

Champ De Gane^t1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 13 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Ayr (20.4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 32 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 257

Dutch Schultz³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: G P Cromwell| BF

17/2

Useful Flat winner. Promising individual. Seventh of 22 in novice hurdle (8/13) at Cork (16f, soft) on NH debut 34 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 7

Enki Flacke²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| D

40/1

Promising type. First run since leaving Gerald Stephen Quinn when seventh of 12 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on hurdles bow 21 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 40-17

Ernie From Nurney^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

300/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Dam (c117/h112) 2m/17f hurdle/chase winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Freddie Robdal⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

€4,000 3-y-o, Valirann gelding. Half-brother to temperamental but fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Melchior King and temperamental but fair chaser Ballyvoneen, stayed 3¾m. Placed in a point.

Form: 6-3

Ha D'Or^h³¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/1, tailed-off fifth of 6 to Quilixios in Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft), dropping away quickly. Off 10 months but sure to be well prepared for this.

Form: 135-

I Am Spider Man²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith

250/1

33/1, eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good) on NH debut 27 days ago.

Form: 8

Money Heist²⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

€14,000 3-y-o, Imperial Monarch gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Storm Survivor and fair hurdler/chaser Shadow Play. Dam lightly raced over hurdles.

Form: 32-

Reflectionist²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R A Doyle| T: D P Dunne

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 97

Son Of Tully²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: Patrick Turley

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 0-00

Agape⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

66/1

Eighth of 13 in bumper (11/1) at Galway (16f, heavy) 55 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 53-8

Belle Metal²⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

8/11

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 8/13, won 9-runner listed bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) by 8 lengths from Powpowfizz, kept up to work. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 11-

Frontline Worker³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

Promising type. 10/1, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 32 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 38

Nailed Down⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 12/1) 45 days ago.

Form:

Nanny Tess

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R P Treacy| T: A Donoghue

200/1

Snow Sky filly. Dam (h69) winning pointer.

Form:

Plassey House²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: P A Fahy

150/1

125/1, twelfth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 25 days ago.

Form: 0

Sixty Four Notes⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J I Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien

300/1

100/1, pulled up in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 76 days ago, tailed off when pulled up early in straight. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P

Westwind Girl

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Orr| T: Thomas Coyle

250/1

Dam, unraced, closely related to unreliable but fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Kitegen and half-sister to smart hurdler/top-class chaser (winner up to 25f) Keen Leader.

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Non-Runners

Duffys Getaway⁵⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Kerrytown Rock

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

He Ain't Heavy²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: F J Flood J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Belle Metal (8/11), Au Fleuron (7/2), Ha D'Or (7/2), Dutch Schultz (17/2), Freddie Robdal (10/1), Duffys Getaway (11/1), Champ De Gane (33/1), Frontline Worker (33/1), Enki Flacke (40/1), Money Heist (50/1), Kerrytown Rock (50/1), He Ain't Heavy (50/1), Agape (66/1), Be Fierce (100/1), Plassey House (150/1), Reflectionist (200/1), Nanny Tess (200/1), Ceanndana (250/1), Nailed Down (250/1), I Am Spider Man (250/1), Son Of Tully (250/1), Westwind Girl (250/1), Ernie From Nurney (300/1), Sixty Four Notes (300/1)

Following an impressive bumper win, AU FLEURON failed to land the odds starting out over hurdles for Gordon Elliott here a month ago but he seems sure to step up on that. He's well worth another chance, with the Mullins pair Belle Metal and Ha D'or feared most.