December 17 / 14.55 Navan

14.55

Soft To Heavy

Kevin Brady Car Sales Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £6004.42
  • 2m 4f 100y
  • 9 runners
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Kevin Brady Car Sales Handicap Chase

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.70
  • Place: £2.10

Form: /4-488 D

Last run: 50 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Three hurdle wins in 2021 in a tongue-tie and fairly lightly raced since, catching the eye at Naas in January; trip and ground fine and better for latest run at Galway after a break; opening chase mark is 10lb lower than his hurdles rating and the tongue-tie is back on.
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1st

1

17th Dec 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 100y

14:55 Navan

Pour Pavore

12st 0lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

prominent, went second 7th, led 5 out, clear and going best when awkward jump 2 out, went further clear approaching last, easily

7/1

8th

6

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Pour Pavore

11st 5lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: Gavin Cromwell

Three hurdle wins include here two years ago; two chase runs in the spring were modest and looks a more likely type for handicaps in due course.

20/1

8th

9

12th May 2023

Yielding

2m 3f 20y

19:20 Kilbeggan

Pour Pavore

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Three-time hurdle winner is rated 119 in that sphere; well beaten on chasing debut at Down Royal and has to improve significantly.

18/1

OUR TIP

11/2

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 14U6-3 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Game winner from the front of deep-ground handicap hurdle at Clonmel in January and came back from seven months off with decent third in 3m beginners' chase at Fairyhouse; hood off, cheekpieces stay on; has only run left-handed once in 10 starts.
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3

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

15:03 Down Royal

Rolly Bowley Boy

11st 11lb

J: J J Slevin

T: P J F Murphy

On losing run since Clonmel win in January 2023; failed to complete last four starts for Philip Rothwell; best watched on first run for new yard.

16/1

9

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 111y

14:35 Galway

Rolly Bowley Boy

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

1-8 over hurdles and 0-12 over fences, though runner-up five times; he is prone to mistakes and this handicap will take some winning.

14/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 80-355 D

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdles winner ran okay on handicap debut at Galway in October when fifth to a subsequent Cheltenham winner; won't mind the ground but most of his runs, and all of his best form, is going the other way around.
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1

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

19:12 Tramore

Teescomponentsyess

11st 13lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: John Joseph Hanlon

More than two years since his last win; has dropped to a 5lb lower mark now; gave signs of a revival when a remote third at Limerick on latest.

10/1

3rd

6

31st Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 128y

18:12 Limerick

Teescomponentsyess

11st 3lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Has won twice over hurdles at this track but has been poor over hurdles and fences lately having returned from an absence; others preferred.

40/1

7th

1

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:25 Limerick

Teescomponentsyess

12st 0lb

J: Adam Leahy

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Chase winner last winter; has struggled in two handicap hurdle outings this season and was pulled up in a handicap chase at this venue at Christmas; needs to show some sign of a revival before becoming a betting proposition again; on a positive note, he has a good record at this venue, two wins and three seconds from nine races here.

16/1

Form: 609/U-

Last run: 272 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Easy winner of only hurdles start in France at three; sparingly raced for present connections, had been off a year before latest appearance here in March (handicap debut) where he was running a nice enough race behind Misty Hollow when exiting two out over 2m1f; tongue-tie sported then left off; still a dark one and market will guide.
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7th

7

27th Jan 2024

Soft

3m 2f 0y

13:40 Fairyhouse

Josh Did

11st 9lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Gavin Cromwell

Easy winner of only hurdles start in France at three; lightly raced since; unseated two out in a 2m1f handicap at Navan on only start last season; should be better for his run at the same venue last month; new trip now and new headgear combination, premature to write off.

9/2

4th

6

17th Dec 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 100y

14:55 Navan

Josh Did

11st 9lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

in touch with leaders

10/1

8

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 1f 0y

16:25 Navan

Josh Did

11st 2lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Gavin Cromwell

Won over hurdles in France at three; well held in a couple of runs over hurdles for this yard; no impact on his first three starts over fences last season; perhaps worth a market check on belated seasonal debut with tongue-tie fitted.

6/1

Form: 56P-35 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Went close off 118 at Clonmel a year ago but he's a 20-race maiden over fences and finished weakly over this trip at Naas last month; hard to see the case for him.
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13

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 150y

15:33 Tipperary

Carrolls Cottage

10st 13lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Dual hurdle winner is a maiden over fences after 24 starts and others preferred today.

33/1

9th

6

7th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:20 Clonmel

Carrolls Cottage

11st 8lb

J: Mr E P O’Brien

T: Philip Fenton

Dual hurdle winner at Limerick but over three years since the last of those; is 0-23 over fences but has run well here; has to better recent form.

22/1

Form: 2-6452

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Consistent handicap hurdler in the early part of the year, winning over 2m at Naas having been touched off over this trip in a 25-runner contest at Fairyhouse; good run in a restricted beginners' at Tramore on third chase start and should go well for local yard on handicap debut.
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5

6th Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 4y

14:00 Thurles

Wee Charlie

11st 6lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Gerard O’Leary

midfield, good headway after 3 out

7/1

5

6th Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 4y

14:00 Thurles

Wee Charlie

11st 6lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Gerard O’Leary

midfield, good headway after 3 out

7/1

Form: 78P-77

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Modest winning pointer was beaten 36l on last month's handicap debut at Tramore and blinkers go on here; no weight on her back but hard to fancy with Rolly Bowley Boy very much looking to be the stable's main hope.
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7th

11

17th Dec 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 100y

14:55 Navan

Lavinia Fontana

10st 1lb

J: Conor McNamara

T: Ciaran Murphy

prominent, soon went second, slow jump and lost ground 7th

33/1

7th

11

28th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 5f 100y

15:00 Tramore

Lavinia Fontana

11st 4lb

J: E Walsh

T: Ciaran Murphy

Point winner; jumped badly when out of her depth in a novice hurdle at Galway last month; hunter chase form is not very encouraging but she is a relatively young mare with potential for improvement; starts off in handicaps off a low mark.

12/1

7th

8

29th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 4f 156y

15:01 Galway

Lavinia Fontana

10st 11lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: Ciaran Murphy

Struggled in two runs over hurdles last season; point winner, weak form in hunter chases; up against it here.

66/1

Form: 0U-468

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to yard's Pertemps winner Mrs Milner; not much since a maiden hurdle win at Gowran on debut last year, fair run at Limerick last Christmas; has got in 10lb lower than hurdles mark for handicap debut and some decent chasers further back in his pedigree so it'll be disappointing if he can't make some sort of impression; handles testing ground.
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17

17th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 20y

14:52 Gowran Park

Backintheroom

11st 1lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Paul Nolan

towards rear, mistake 8th, pulled up before last

20/1

8th

4

27th Jan 2024

Soft

3m 2f 0y

13:40 Fairyhouse

Backintheroom

11st 10lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Paul Nolan

Half-brother to his trainer's Pertemps winner Mrs Milner, so stamina should not be an issue; however, little of note in his form since a maiden hurdle win at Gowran on debut in March 2022; was staying on in fourth when falling at the last on his handicap chase debut in a 2m4f contest at Naas last month.

8/1

0

3

17th Dec 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 100y

14:55 Navan

Backintheroom

11st 11lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Paul Nolan

midfield

9/1

Form: 006P90

Last run: 59 days

W: 10st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Poor form over hurdles this year and his chase form is moderate; can't have him.
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14

18th Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:05 Limerick

Masterstonemason

10st 1lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: F Costello

Last win came over C&D in March 2022; can't be fancied on recent form.

66/1

12th

17

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:33 Listowel

Masterstonemason

10st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: F Costello

Without a win since March 2022 and recent runs have not suggested a return to winning ways is imminent; hard to fancy.

66/1

12th

13

25th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 200y

17:55 Kilbeggan

Masterstonemason

10st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: F Costello

Poor strike-rate of 2-58 (2-36 over hurdles) and this 11yo has regressed.

25/1

Non-runners

Hardwired, Misty Hollow

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €25.60
Straight Forecast €39.92
Tricast €327.46

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Wee Charlie

POSTDATA:

Rolly Bowley Boy

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Misty Hollow

The Irish Sun:

Wee Charlie