13:10 Navan

Sunday 12 February 2023

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Navan Ford & Opel Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 8.05s

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Any Luck Colm^p1⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney

200/1

Well held in points. Once-raced maiden under Rules. 250/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (20f, heavy) on NH debut 77 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 7459-P

Cross Court¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: W J Bryson

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy) 18 days ago. Needs to build on that effort now.

Form: 8/0-5

Faulty²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade

4/1

Fairly useful form in trio of bumpers, runner-up in 10-runner affair at Fairyhouse (2m) 4 weeks ago, headway approaching final 1f and keeping on. Type to make his mark over hurdles and betting should guide.

Form: FU-232

Firm Footings¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott| D

10/3

Promising individual. Winner in bumper at Galway in October. Not at best when third of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (2m) 18 days ago but he remains open to improvement and likely type to bounce back.

Form: 3-1233

Goldwyn^t1³⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/2, fifth of 14 in bumper at Cork (19f, heavy). Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 835-

Horantzau D'airy⁴¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

4/5

Won maiden bumper at Fontainebleau in June 2020 and promise on belated return/yard debut when runner up in a Leopardstown maiden hurdle (20f) last winter. Absent again since but he's in top hands and big shout with more to come.

Form: 1/2-

Joshua Chamberlain^h¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R A Doyle| T: G Keane

80/1

Fair maiden in bumpers. Third of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 12/1) on hurdles bow back in August, no extra run-in. May do better further down the line in this sphere.

Form: P-5673

Rightfolksplease

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: P W Flynn

150/1

Policy Maker gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (2m winner) Ifandbutwhynot.

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The Belmont Boys^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) 19 days ago. Passed over here.

Form: 0F80

Walhaan¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

20/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising type. Fourth of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut 15 days ago. Entitled to do better in this sphere, particularly in handicaps further down the line.

Form: 4

Winning Paddy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

25/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to fairly useful hurdle winner/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Leighinmohr. Betting should guide as one of 4 representatives from this yard.

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Zeeband³⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| D

25/1

Useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Fourth of 6 in handicap (7/2) at Newcastle (16.2f). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Michael Bell and betting should guide.

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Charity Barnum⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C P McNamara| T: G Elliott

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 8/1, fifth of 9 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 48 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Yard having good spell.

Form: 5

Gonetomillgrove¹¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1½m) who ran poorly last 2 starts in that sphere during the autumn. Probably best watched now sent hurdling for new yard.

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O Faolains Lass⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R J Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, heavy, 150/1) 42 days ago. Passed over here.

Form: 7808

Prioritise¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

150/1

Fair Flat winner but well held in maiden hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Zefiro Dodville¹²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Horantzau D'airy (4/5), Firm Footings (10/3), Faulty (4/1), Zefiro Dodville (5/1), Goldwyn (12/1), Walhaan (20/1), Zeeband (25/1), Winning Paddy (25/1), Charity Barnum (50/1), Joshua Chamberlain (80/1), Gonetomillgrove (150/1), Prioritise (150/1), Rightfolksplease (150/1), Cross Court (150/1), O Faolains Lass (150/1), The Belmont Boys (200/1), Any Luck Colm (200/1)

HORANTZAU D'AIRY has another lengthy absence to overcome but he displayed plenty of promise when runner-up in a Leopardstown maiden when last seen and, representing his leading yard, fitness is unlikely to be an issue ahead of this. Firm Footings is an obvious danger on the pick of his form and feared, with Faulty and Zefiro Dodville others worth a second look.