January 18 / 12.35 Navan

12.35

Soft

NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 4 runners
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NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

20/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00

Form: 2-175

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner subsequently purchased for £110,000; touched off on bumper debut at Punchestown festival; won easily at Down Royal on return; something amiss when tailed off at Punchestown in November and only minor promise on hurdling bow; needs to improve.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 75y

17:25 Punchestown

Jacobs Ladder

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Grade 3 novice hurdle winner over 2m4f last season but is comfortable at this trip too; got off the mark over fences at Fairyhouse before winning a valuable Leopardstown handicap and Navan Grade 3, all over approx' 2m; fine fourth in the WillowWarm Gold Cup last time at 2m4f; can be involved.

14/1

4th

2

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Jacobs Ladder

11st 10lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Grade 3 novice hurdle winner at Naas last season; off the mark over fences at third attempt, taking a 2m beginners' at this venue in first-time cheekpieces; split today's rivals Kappa JyPyke and Predators Gold in a Grade 3 event over a near-2m4f trip at Punchestown; won a DRF handicap and has since landed the odds in a 2m Grade 3 at Navan.

6/1

1st

3

28th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:35 Navan

Jacobs Ladder

11st 1lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Grade 3 novice hurdle winner at Naas last season; off the mark over fences at third attempt, taking a 2m Fairyhouse beginners' in first-time cheekpieces; split two Mullins-trained runners in a Grade 3 event over a near-2m4f trip at Punchestown; made a stylish entry to handicap company at the DRF and can continue on an upward curve; no issues with trip or ground.

4/5

Form: 1-22 BF

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point winner; justified favouritism to win Naas bumper (soft to heavy) on rules debut; runner-up to the now Grade 1-placed Wingmen here on hurdling bow on return before filling same spot at Punchestown (third and fourth have won since); big player.
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No / Draw
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Verdict Starting price

7th

23

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Forty Coats

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Point and bumper winner; 0-6 record as hurdler includes three seconds in maidens last winter before an excellent 15l fourth at 150-1 in the Grade 1 Turners here (2m5f, good to soft) last March; way below form in maidens on his two starts this winter (third at 4-9 last time) but the cheekpieces go on for his leading yard on handicap debut; there are straws to clutch at.

14/1

3rd

6

18th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

12:40 Thurles

Forty Coats

11st 6lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Point and bumper winner; 0-5 over hurdles but held his own in some strong maidens before an excellent 15l fourth behind The New Lion in the Turners Novices Hurdle (2m5f, good to soft) at Cheltenham last season, keeping on well; way below that level in a Leopardstown maiden on seasonal return last time when a 23l seventh; this contest is weaker, so leading chance but last run raises a question.

5/6

4th

2

12th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Forty Coats

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

towards rear

66/1

Form: 32/F-5

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Placed in three maiden hurdles in spring of 2022, including when going down narrowly over this trip at Fairyhouse; tipped up on handicap debut at Punchestown last May after lengthy absence; respectable fifth at Down Royal last month.
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No / Draw
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Verdict Starting price

15th

9

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Smooth Scotch

11st 11lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: S R B Crawford

Was still involved when falling in this race last year on the back of a lengthy absence; 0-9 but he's consistent sort and wasn't beaten far in a maiden hurdle at Navan before a 14l defeat when third of 16 at Fairyhouse earlier this month; not much went right for him the last day and one to consider back in handicap company.

16/1

15th

9

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Smooth Scotch

11st 11lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: S R B Crawford

Was still involved when falling in this race last year on the back of a lengthy absence; 0-9 but he's consistent sort and wasn't beaten far in a maiden hurdle at Navan before a 14l defeat when third of 16 at Fairyhouse earlier this month; not much went right for him the last day and one to consider back in handicap company.

16/1

3rd

10

6th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:00 Fairyhouse

Smooth Scotch

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: S R B Crawford

Every chance when falling on handicap debut at Punchestown last May after a long layoff; solid maiden form this season, fifth behind Cheltenham winner Air Of Entitlement at Down Royal, third in a decent four-runner contest at Navan; closely matched with Butcher Hollow on running at the same venue last time; cheekpieces now as well as usual tongue-tie.

5/2

Form: 1-2

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won two French AQPS Flat races in 2023, including a Grade 3; made 355,000euros at the sales soon after; related to plenty of jumps winners and looks sure to improve for the step up in trip after Irish/hurdles debut second over 2m at Limerick last month.
Place /
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4th

3

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

14:45 Fairyhouse

Kainsbourg

11st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Grade 3 AQPS winner in France in 2023; took a while to deliver over hurdles last season; odds-on when opening his hurdles account in a 2m Tramore maiden at the sixth attempt; below-par at Roscommon in July before beating the useful Strong Link over this trip at Listowel; underlined improvement when second in last month's Persian War at Chepstow.

2/1

4th

3

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

14:45 Fairyhouse

Kainsbourg

11st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Grade 3 AQPS winner in France in 2023; took a while to deliver over hurdles last season; odds-on when opening his hurdles account in a 2m Tramore maiden at the sixth attempt; below-par at Roscommon in July before beating the useful Strong Link over this trip at Listowel; underlined improvement when second in last month's Persian War at Chepstow.

2/1

4th

3

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

14:45 Fairyhouse

Kainsbourg

11st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Grade 3 AQPS winner in France in 2023; took a while to deliver over hurdles last season; odds-on when opening his hurdles account in a 2m Tramore maiden at the sixth attempt; below-par at Roscommon in July before beating the useful Strong Link over this trip at Listowel; underlined improvement when second in last month's Persian War at Chepstow.

2/1

Non-runners

Bossofthebrownies, Did I Ask You That, Le Grand Peinture, Lucky Jack, Retreat Archie

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Payout
Exacta €12.50
Straight Forecast €13.88
Trifecta €40.30

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Kainsbourg

SPOTLIGHT:

Forty Coats

TOPSPEED:

Bossofthebrownies

POSTDATA:

Kainsbourg

The Irish Sun:

Kainsbourg