September 21 / 15.10 Navan

15.10

Good

Navan Racecourse Handicap

  • Prize money: £6156.52
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 11 runners
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Navan Racecourse Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.20

Form: -02213 D BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Joined yard after finishing second in a Dundalk claimer in July; built on eyecatching Tipperary second when comfortably winning at Cork (1m, good to firm) last month; 12lb rise but only beaten half a length into third when sent off favourite here since; looks sure to run well.
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6th

5

(4)

18th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 94y

17:10 Roscommon

Bucaneers Spirit

9st 9lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Holding his form generally well since an early-season win at Cork, apart from a below-par run at Ballinrobe last month; back to form with a solid effort in finishing fourth of 17 at Galway only eight days later.

6/1

4th

15

(11)

28th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 123y

20:15 Galway

Bucaneers Spirit

9st 11lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Four-time winner; scored on seasonal return at Cork off 8lb lower; chased home Bay Of Dreams off 2lb lower at Bellewstown on penultimate; never landed a blow behind Lady Arwen at Ballinrobe on latest; visor replaces cheekpieces.

12/1

9th

2

(13)

20th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 135y

18:40 Ballinrobe

Bucaneers Spirit

9st 13lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Started the season with victory in a 1m handicap at Cork and has kept his form well since without winning; close second over that trip at Bellewstown last time saw him go up another 2lb; new headgear combination tried here and unlikely to be far away; draw is the main negative

5/1

14/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 688733 C

Last run: 4 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Course winner (5.5f, yielding) last year; good third in a Gowran claimer (1m, good) this month and she kept on late in the day when filling the same position at Punchestown (1m1f, good) on Tuesday; each-way possibilities turned out quickly.
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7th

10

(21)

5th Oct 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:10 Curragh

Kiki Roberts

9st 10lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Noel Meade

towards rear

6/1

2nd

11

(7)

21st Sep 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:10 Navan

Kiki Roberts

8st 10lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Noel Meade

Course winner (5.5f, yielding) last year; good third in a Gowran claimer (1m, good) this month and she kept on late in the day when filling the same position at Punchestown (1m1f, good) on Tuesday; each-way possibilities turned out quickly.

14/1

3rd

5

(14)

17th Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 39y

17:30 Punchestown

Kiki Roberts

9st 6lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Noel Meade

Ran well in a Gowran Park claimer last time out (1m, good); beaten 3.25l off 64 on last handicap start at Leopardstown in August; assessor has given her a chance but she probably needs more to win in first time cheekpieces.

28/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 610444 D BF

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Won at Killarney in July and has been running well in defeat since; sent off favourite, he was short of room when turning into the straight at Punchestown on Tuesday, settling for fourth; big shout off the same mark.
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11th

4

(5)

17th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

16:23 Southwell (AW)

Avatar Jet

9st 9lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Record of 1-9 for current yard, the success off 3lb higher over C&D in April; only midfield in last two starts but has a good chance provided first-time headgear prompts a return to best.

5/1

7th

8

(2)

26th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Avatar Jet

9st 11lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Declan Carroll

Quick to get off the mark for his current yard over C&D in April; showed enough (hampered) here on penultimate start to be considered despite a lesser show when joint second favourite on turf 12 days ago.

10/1

6th

9

(12)

14th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:21 Thirsk

Avatar Jet

9st 2lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Quick to get off the mark for his current yard on Southwell AW (1m) in April and largely in good nick since, suffering a poor run when fifth of 14 back there (1m) two weeks ago; a player off a 2lb lower mark.

9/2

Form: 327-5

Last run: 150 days

W: 9st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Three respectable defeats on the AW at Dundalk (7f/1m), a beaten favourite twice; respectable fifth at Gowran (1m, yielding) off the back of a break in April; fair mark on handicap debut and a sounder surface might help.
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3

(6)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Whispersinthewind

9st 9lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

On a hat-trick after a Naas maiden win (7f, yielding) and a C&D rated race at the backend of last year; a bit concerning that she's been off the track since but she could go well if fit; check the market.

8/1

1st

4

(3)

22nd Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Whispersinthewind

9st 9lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Off the mark at the sixth attempt when beating a solid yardstick in a Naas maiden last month (7f, yielding); ran well here twice last year so the surface is fine and she was entered in a Listed race here two weeks ago but didn't get in; she must be well-regarded and she should go well.

7/2

11/1

Form: 716969

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Somewhat scuppered by a 12lb penalty for winning a 7f Limerick handicap off 75 in June; some promise when ninth of 19 in valuable Leopardstown fillies' handicap last weekend; down to a mark of 79 now and James Ryan takes off a further 3lb so is weighted to strike.
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1

(10)

20th Oct 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 0y

16:10 Curragh

Anvika

10st 5lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Now three wins from 33 starts after last week's 1m1f win, for which she carries a fixed 7lb penalty; that success was achieved from a mark 19lb below her career-high mark, so she could remain highly competitive in this grade; a talented 5lb claimer aboard, while last Thursday's rider Robbie Colgan is on the stable's African Affair.

10/1

1st

7

(22)

15th Oct 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 1f 0y

14:47 Curragh

Anvika

9st 12lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Only two wins from 33 starts; has occasionally run well in good company, notably when second in a premier handicap at last year's Irish Champions meeting at Leopardstown; down the field in the same race this season; now 19lb below her career-high mark, might not be a lost cause.

12/1

11th

19

(17)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 60y

18:10 Leopardstown

Anvika

8st 7lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Has a poor strike rate (2-26); however, worth recalling that she finished second (behind Pink Oxalis) when a 40-1 chance in this race 12 months ago; fair form this season; yard emerging from a quiet spell; lively outsider potentially.

20/1

Form: 584307

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Won at Down Royal over 7f in May; two big runs at the Galway festival from 4lb higher and had excuses at Bellewstown last time, missing the break which proved costly from her inside draw; Keithen Kennedy excellent value for his 7lb claim and she's weighted to strike.
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8

(6)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 1f 130y

17:42 Clonmel

Cornahilt Soldier

9st 8lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Kevin Michael Smith

Wide margin winner at Down Royal last year off 62 (7f, good); some okay runs following that but well beaten in last four starts and needs to return to her best.

18/1

11th

3

(4)

1st Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 94y

16:45 Roscommon

Cornahilt Soldier

10st 0lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: Kevin Michael Smith

Wide margin winner at Down Royal last year and some decent runs in defeat since; however, well beaten last three starts and needs a return to best after a break.

14/1

14

(10)

30th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:58 Down Royal

Cornahilt Soldier

9st 5lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Kevin Michael Smith

Won the 3yo handicap on this card last year off 62; 1lb lower now and should strip fitter for her comeback run at the Curragh when sporting blinkers (removed); draw not perfect but dangerous to dismiss (course form figures at 7f read 221); considered.

20/1

Form: -46387

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Won a 6f Naas maiden on soft last October; best effort since when third in a 5f premier handicap at the Curragh in June; poor effort at Newmarket followed and no better at Cork this month off the back of a gelding operation; needs to improve and trip could be a stretch.
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6th

3

(7)

22nd Sep 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

16:41 Listowel

Goal Exceeded

9st 6lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Hard to knock this season and only went up 3lb for his narrow defeat of Morehampton at Roscommon (extended 7f, yielding); he was fair value for that winning margin.

4/1

1st

6

(3)

31st Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 94y

17:55 Roscommon

Goal Exceeded

9st 7lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Second runner for Ado McGuinness has had a good season; winner over 7f at Leopardstown in June and has run well off revised mark since, when fourth to stablemate Eddie G at Galway and on ground faster than ideal over 1m at the Curragh.

15/2

Form: 240490

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Won a 7f Down Royal nursery last year and ran well in the early part of the year (5f/6f); form has largerly taken a nosedive since upped in trip and a first crack at 1m is unlikely to aid his cause.
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9th

1

(11)

9th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 182y

Class 6

16:17 Carlisle

Velvet Skies

9st 9lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Gary Harrison

Three wins when trained in Ireland; ran well for second on his stable debut (7f, AW) in July but not so good twice since; not sure what to expect but further rain certainly won't hurt his chance.

14/1

8th

1

(1)

1st Sep 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

16:42 Wolverhampton (AW)

Velvet Skies

9st 9lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Gary Harrison

Ought to have coped much better with the good to soft turf when down the field at Ayr (6f) three weeks ago but ran on well for second behind a next-time-out winner over C&D on stable debut in July and has good claims if judged on that performance.

11/2

10th

1

(9)

10th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:45 Ayr

Velvet Skies

9st 12lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Gary Harrison

On a losing run but he made a good start for new yard (formerly with Stephen Hanlon) with second of 12 in 7f Wolverhampton handicap 11 days ago; up 2lb but not taken lightly.

7/2

Form: 044437

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Dundalk fillies' maiden win over 6f on debut last year; tried in Group 3 and Listed contests after; decent form in handicaps at Roscommon and Bellewstown last month but poor at Gowran latest; probably needs some cut in the ground.
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5th

2

(13)

18th Oct 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:12 Leopardstown

Bella Colombia

10st 1lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: W McCreery

Won over 1m/1m1f this summer, the latest here; still on a competitive mark judged on her close third here in August and that's without accounting for Reese Holohan's claim, but dropping back to 7f doesn't look a positive.

16/1

12th

9

(9)

21st Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:27 Fairyhouse

Bella Colombia

9st 1lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Gained reward for consistency when landing 1m handicaps at Killarney and Leopardstown in July; raised a total of 15lb for those two wins and, despite a 3lb drop, might just be on the wrong side of the handicapper for now.

20/1

9th

17

(7)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 60y

18:10 Leopardstown

Bella Colombia

8st 7lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: W McCreery

Won at Killarney and over 1m1f here before third behind Tachos and Thrifty Of Digby over C&D latest; improving mare; might be vulnerable in a race that has attracted several smart 3yos.

12/1

Form: 9-4387

Last run: 48 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Cut out most of the running when disappointing over hurdles at Killarney and Down Royal last month; fair effort when beaten 1l into third on the Flat at Fairyhouse over 1m2f in May but he needed every yard; opposable over this trip.
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5th

7

(1)

18th Oct 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:12 Leopardstown

Sinbad My Dad

9st 9lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Seamus Fahey

Record of 2-36 but it was his first run in blinkers when winning well over 1m2f at Clonmel (yielding) and again failed to convince over further at the Curragh; back at 1m2f he should run well, for all that he's 7lb higher than for that recent win.

12/1

6th

4

(1)

4th Oct 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 0y

16:50 Curragh

Sinbad My Dad

11st 2lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: Seamus Fahey

Was recording a second career win when taking 1m2f Clonmel contest last month in first-time blinkers, coming from off the pace to win going away; up 7lb for that and unconvincing over this longer trip in the past; encouraging jockey booking.

11/2

1st

7

(4)

16th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 1f 168y

17:35 Clonmel

Sinbad My Dad

9st 3lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Seamus Fahey

Last year's Leopardstown win came off 3lb lower mark; good recent runs at Leopardstown and Naas this season; blinkered for the first time after an unplaced run behind Lough Leane at Down Royal.

10/1

11th
10 (10)
Koniag

5/1

Form: 69-172 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Winning return at Leopardstown and behind the progressive Killeaney Bear in last two outings, but big effort when second at Cork (1m1f, good to firm) latest; up in grade here but will handle the ground and is proven over the trip.
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1st

4

(10)

27th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:45 Dundalk (AW)

Koniag

9st 7lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Kieran P Cotter

Yet to win on this surface but has gone close on a few occasions before the turn of the year; stays this trip and is a leading contender here.

100/30

1st

4

(10)

27th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:45 Dundalk (AW)

Koniag

9st 7lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Kieran P Cotter

Yet to win on this surface but has gone close on a few occasions before the turn of the year; stays this trip and is a leading contender here.

100/30

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €14.10
Straight Forecast €10.49
Tricast €26.92
Trifecta €62.50

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Koniag

The Irish Sun:

Bucaneer's Spirit

POSTDATA:

Kiki Roberts

SPOTLIGHT:

Cornahilt Soldier

TOPSPEED:

Koniag