March 21 / 13.55 Navan

13.55

Soft To Heavy

Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6146.09
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 27 runners
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Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 27 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.60
  • Place: £1.30

Form: /53-34

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Second at Auteuil in March 2024; ran only twice last season; shaped well at Leopardstown in December on reappearance; appeared not to stay the near-2m3f trip at Naas in January, although finished 18l in front of Newbrook Diamond who ran out of steam more tellingly.
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6

7th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

17:02 Wexford

Kilgame

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Henry De Bromhead

Second over hurdles at Auteuil in March 2024; ran only twice last season; shaped well at Leopardstown last December on reappearance; appeared not to stay the near-2m3f trip at Naas in January; got his career back on track when winning a 23-runner maiden hurdle at Navan in March.

9/4

1st

11

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

Kilgame

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Second at Auteuil in March 2024; ran only twice last season; shaped well at Leopardstown in December on reappearance; appeared not to stay the near-2m3f trip at Naas in January, although finished 18l in front of Newbrook Diamond who ran out of steam more tellingly.

9/2

4th

5

25th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 150y

13:55 Naas

Kilgame

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Second to a smart type at Auteuil in March 2024; seems to have had issues, since he has run only three times since his arrival in Ireland; shaped well at Leopardstown last month on first run since last March, left to take third in the maiden in which the exciting El Cairo exited with the race at his mercy; strong contender.

4/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 52-2

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
66-1 when fifth in a 23-runner maiden hurdle won by Kopek Des Bordes at the Christmas 2024 Leopardstown meeting; placed in two bumper runs at Punchestown a year apart; was entitled to need last month's race when second in a four-runner contest, splitting the Elliott and Mullins runners.
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2nd

6

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

15:40 Punchestown

Begorra Man

11st 6lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Lightly-raced maiden has twice finished runner-up in 2m bumpers here and most recently again found one too good on returning to hurdles in 23-runner 2m Navan maiden last month, clear second behind an all-the-way winner (soft); brother won over 2m4f, so longer trip here could bring improvement.

9/1

2nd

2

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

Begorra Man

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

66-1 when fifth in a 23-runner maiden hurdle won by Kopek Des Bordes at the Christmas 2024 Leopardstown meeting; placed in two bumper runs at Punchestown a year apart; was entitled to need last month's race when second in a four-runner contest, splitting the Elliott and Mullins runners.

4/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 353

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
3-6 for Roger Varian (rated 93) suited by good ground; joined this stable for 120,000gns; promising third on hurdling debut at Leopardstown; has failed to improve in two winners' events, including a Naas contest in which the subsequent Fred Winter Saratoga was second; the ground remains on the soft side for him.
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2nd

6

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

17:30 Ballinrobe

Munsif

11st 0lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian and was useful; 0-5 over hurdles but bar one blip it's been a promising start; placed in three of his four starts over hurdles in Ireland, including a Naas event in which the top-class Saratoga was second; hung badly right when failing to justify support in a juvenile handicap hurdle at Ascot.

4/1

8th

1

29th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 157y

Class 2

15:05 Ascot

Munsif

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian and was useful; 0-4 over hurdles but bar one blip it's been a promising start; he was facing testing ground for the first time in his life when third at Naas in the race that yet again provided the winner of the Fred Winter and conditions were again slow when third in a big-field maiden last week at Navan; suspicion there's more in the locker that could be unleashed now handicapping, especially back on a drier surface; big player.

11/8

3rd

23

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

Munsif

11st 2lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

3-6 for Roger Varian (rated 93) suited by good ground; joined this stable for 120,000gns; promising third on hurdling debut at Leopardstown; has failed to improve in two winners' events, including a Naas contest in which the subsequent Fred Winter Saratoga was second; the ground remains on the soft side for him.

4/1

Form: 8-7162 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Useful form in three bumpers for Pat Fahy, winning at Punchestown last October (good-to-yielding); bought for 58,000GBP at Cheltenham following month; stepped up from hurdling/stable debut at Down Royal when the only horse to make a race of out with the odds-on Brechin Castle at Naas.
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4th

8

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

Famous Figure

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful form in three bumpers for Pat Fahy, winning at Punchestown last October (good-to-yielding); bought for 58,000GBP at Cheltenham following month; stepped up from hurdling/stable debut at Down Royal when the only horse to make a race of out with the odds-on Brechin Castle at Naas.

4/1

2nd

6

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Naas

Famous Figure

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful form in three bumpers for Pat Fahy, winning at Punchestown in October (good-to-yielding); bought for 58,000GBP at Cheltenham following month; needs to step up from hurdling/stable debut at Down Royal.

8/1

6th

4

20th Jan 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 33y

12:50 Down Royal

Famous Figure

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful form in three bumpers for Pat Fahy, notably latest when scoring at Punchestown in October (good-to-yielding), showing tidy turn of foot; bought for 58,000GBP at Cheltenham following month and debuts for Gordon Elliott switched to hurdles (Jack Kennedy prefers Whinney Hill).

7/1

Form: 574P

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Remote fourth on hurdling debut over C&D; jumped badly in 2m6f event here last time.
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2

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

13:30 Fairyhouse

Blue Du Neuf

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: S R B Crawford

Recent Navan fifth was a step in the right direction; had plenty of horses behind but was beaten in excess of 40l; further improvement needed.

40/1

5th

3

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

Blue Du Neuf

11st 12lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: S R B Crawford

Remote fourth on hurdling debut over C&D; jumped badly in 2m6f event here last time.

33/1

1

28th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 0y

15:00 Navan

Blue Du Neuf

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: S R B Crawford

Just minor promise in a 2m1f (yielding) Down Royal bumper on debut; failed to beat a rival home in an Ayr bumper next time; beaten 34l over 2m here last time; unlikely to trouble the principals.

25/1

Form: 5807

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Has hinted at ability in two maiden hurdle outings; his future may lie in handicaps; reserve.
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3rd

4

24th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

17:00 Perth

Poets Gale

11st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: A J Martin

Not beaten far in a Galway bumper on debut; unconvincing hurdles form so far (including well held on completed start in handicaps) but Sean Bowen enlisted by an Irish yard no stranger to Perth success over the years, although not so much in recent times; betting interesting.

6/1

10th

22

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Poets Gale

10st 1lb

J: Daniel King

T: A J Martin

Not beaten far in a Galway bumper on debut but hasn't kicked from that; wouldn't be the obvious answer on handicap debut.

50/1

Form: 2-054

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Dungarvan point-to-point winner on debut last season; runner-up on bumper debut at Cork next time (2m3f, yielding); two fair runs over hurdles but this looks too competitive.
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7th

7

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

Cloudio

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Dungarvan point-to-point winner on debut last season; runner-up on bumper debut at Cork next time (2m3f, yielding); two fair runs over hurdles but this looks too competitive.

14/1

4th

3

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Naas

Cloudio

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Dungarvan point-to-point winner on debut laat March; runner-up on bumper debut at Cork next time (2m3f, yielding); beaten 35l in fifth on hurdling debut, may improve with a tongue-tie fitted

14/1

5th

2

26th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:10 Punchestown

Cloudio

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Dungarvan point-to-point winner on debut, beating subsequent winner The Price Of Peace; runner-up on bumper debut at Cork next time (2m3f, yielding); disappointing on seasonal return at Fairyhouse last time when tailed off (2m, yielding to soft); capable of better than that on seasonal return.

15/1

Form: 80

Last run: 96 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Fair run in a Galway festival bumper last year; may improve a little from an initial hurdles run at Naas in December.
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8th

18

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

13:30 Fairyhouse

TheabsolutegovNor

11st 12lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: W R Crawford

Fair run in a Galway festival bumper last year; has hinted at ability in two maiden hurdle outings; possibly one for handicaps in time.

33/1

8th

15

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

TheabsolutegovNor

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W R Crawford

Fair run in a Galway festival bumper last year; may improve a little from an initial hurdles run at Naas in December.

33/1

16

28th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 130y

20:20 Galway

TheabsolutegovNor

11st 10lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: S R B Crawford

Milan gelding cost 18,000euros as a 3yo; fourth foal; half-brother to winner Mount Tempest (1m7f/2m hurdle/chase); dam 2m3f bumper winner; a bit of appeal on paper and respected source; worth a market check.

12/1

Form: 4975

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Well beaten in three bumpers; failed to get into contention on hurdling debut at Leopardstown
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8

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

19:49 Wexford

Orinoco Walk

10st 13lb

J: Mr J C Barry

T: Riceal Dunne

Didn't really land a blow on recent handicap debut over this trip at Cork; hard to see her making the improvement needed.

20/1

10th

7

10th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 80y

17:00 Cork

Orinoco Walk

11st 0lb

J: Mr J C Barry

T: Riceal Dunne

Yet to display winning potential in three bumpers and three maiden hurdles at 2m-2m5f; hard to make a case for and best watched on handicap debut.

33/1

12th

11

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Orinoco Walk

11st 7lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Riceal Dunne

Well beaten in three bumpers; down the field in two maiden hurdle outings, including a Leopardstown contest in which Alliteration was second.

66/1

Form: 55-0

Last run: 60 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Pulled up all four starts in points, two nondescript bumper runs; tailed off on hurdles debut at Down Royal.
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9th

6

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Microscope

11st 2lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Peter Buchanan

Ran above his previous efforts when beaten 13l at 150-1 in a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle last time; needs to show that wasn't a fluke on handicap debut.

14/1

4th

5

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:15 Kilbeggan

Microscope

11st 12lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Peter Buchanan

Pulled up in all four points; moderate hurdle/bumper form; remote fifth over 2m6f at Downpatrick last month; unlikely to feature

50/1

Form: 0F

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
0-6 on the Flat, rated a modest 60; no encouragement from his first two hurdle starts; out of contention when falling at the last at Gowran.
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8th

9

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

14:40 Wexford

Boogie Inthejungle

11st 2lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Regressive Flat maiden didn't show much in her opening hurdle runs but a 12l sixth at Limerick last time, when 125-1 was more promising; handicap debutante.

9/1

6th

2

31st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

16:10 Limerick

Boogie Inthejungle

11st 2lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

A regressive Flat maiden has been well beaten both completed hurdle starts; best to look elsewhere.

28/1

15th

25

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

Boogie Inthejungle

10st 9lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

0-6 on the Flat, rated a modest 60; no encouragement from his first two hurdle starts; out of contention when falling at the last at Gowran.

50/1

Form: 0-0

Last run: 66 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Huge price in maiden Naas and Fairyhouse and has run accordingly.
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22th

19

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

Castlerock Lady

11st 5lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Patrick Downey

Huge price in maiden Naas and Fairyhouse and has run accordingly.

100/1

12th

4

14th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 2f 55y

13:15 Fairyhouse

Castlerock Lady

11st 7lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Patrick Downey

Struggled from an early stage on her debut at Naas 13 months ago and has not run since.

200/1

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Form: 6

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form: 00

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: 5

Last run: 132 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Last run: 14 days

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Form: 23252

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 121

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Form: 900

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form: 409

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

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Form: 6

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 0P

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form: 86

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form: U0

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

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Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €15.00
Straight Forecast €11.00
Trifecta €25.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Begorra Man

POSTDATA:

Newbrook Diamond

TOPSPEED:

Munsif

The Irish Sun:

Begorra Man