14.18
HeavyReturn Of The Flat At Navan Handicap
- Prize money: £5130.43
- 0m 5f 180y
- 15 runners
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Runners: 15 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.70
- Place: £2.10
Form: 9/588-
Last run: 122 days
W: 9st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 (12) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Came back from over four years off last year; hit form this term, winning at Navan (6f) and Bellewstown (5f) before a fine 3rd at Curragh; those runs were on soft but has handled good ground so should be involved. |
7/2 |
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3rd 14 (18) |
19th Apr 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Returned from over four years off with some moderate runs last year; however has returned to turf this term in the form of his life, winning back-to-back at Navan (6f, heavy) under Colin Keane and Bellewstown (5f, soft) under a 3lb claimer; rating has risen 14lb but he's still lightly raced and soft conditions will suit. |
9/2 |
14/1
- Place: £5.50
Form: 610-07 D
Last run: 47 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 (16) |
19th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
1-13 with the win coming at Cork in September (6f, yielding) off 60; some positive placed efforts this term at Navan (6f, heavy), Listowel (7f, good) and most recently at Fairyhouse (6f, good); latest run can be marked up because slowly away and was waiting for a gap in the straight; in the mix. |
10/1 |
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3rd 5 (1) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Won over 6f at Cork off 5lb lower last year for Gavin Cromwell and some good runs in defeat since; hit and miss on last four starts but a player if on a going day. |
14/1 |
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15th 21 (8) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 63y |
8st 12lb |
Won over 6f at Cork for Gavin Cromwell last year off 50 and couple of good runs this year, runner-up at Navan in March (6f, heavy) and most recently in first-time tongue-tie on quicker ground at Listowel on Sunday when staying on to chase home a clear-cut winner over 7f (good); one to consider. |
10/1 |
6/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: 48287-
Last run: 117 days
W: 9st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 44
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 (13) |
18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Belatedly off the mark at Navan last month in first-time cheekpieces; another good run at Naas (third of 21); underlined his rate of improvement when winning again at Bellewstown; up an aggregate 17lb. |
13/2 |
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1st 2 (10) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 3y |
10st 0lb |
Belatedly off the mark at Navan when in first-time cheekpieces that now return after another good run behind Platino Bianco last week at Naas (visored); he's shown he can deal with this sort of mark and has to be shortlisted in this field. |
4/1 |
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3rd 3 (10) |
24th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Finally got off the mark at Navan over this trip last time with cheekpieces replacing other headgear; was a cosy winner then and should go well even off 8lb higher with a visor back on. |
5/1 |
14/1
Form: 94/00- D
Last run: 160 days
W: 10st 1lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 5 (17) |
24th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Thed last of his two wins came at Bellewstown in 2023; some decent runs in defeat this year but was poor at Fairyhouse last time and has to rebound. |
16/1 |
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15th 2 (20) |
5th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Three years since last win; running well this term but slow starts are killing him; wide draw not bad thing in that respect, because he can run home down the outer. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 19008- D
Last run: 159 days
W: 9st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 50
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 22 (20) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 63y |
8st 11lb |
Unbeaten in four runs at Sligo, most recently last month (third has won since) at 6.5f; 4lb rise okay but record at this track relatively underwhelming so needs to improve that. |
9/1 |
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1st 6 (4) |
3rd May 2026 Good 0m 6f 61y |
9st 5lb |
Unbeaten in three runs at Sligo and going for three-in-a-row in this race, the last two coming from stall 16; Hayes is elsewhere today, but quite the substitute to have in the saddle and his comeback run was fine. |
100/30 |
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5th 9 (9) |
30th Mar 2026 Heavy 0m 5f 180y |
9st 6lb |
Mid-field in four starts after winning at Sligo last May, his fifth win of a 58-race career; has a bit to find with Happy Henry (second), Alnofoor (fifth) and Distillate (sixth) on running over C&D last October. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 33346- D
Last run: 251 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 12 (7) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 3y |
8st 10lb |
Three-time winner in the UK; some promise in Platino Bianco's race last week for all that he was only tenth. |
10/1 |
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10th 19 (12) |
24th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
8st 11lb |
All three wins came when trained in UK; has been below form for this yard and has to stage a revival even from a dropping mark. |
33/1 |
|
9th 13 (14) |
28th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 25y |
9st 3lb |
Won twice over 5.5f at Bath in 2023 but has come up dry since; no show in three starts for this stable but handicapper relenting and Colin Keane is 2-9 for this yard. |
18/1 |
14/1
Form: 04607- CD
Last run: 154 days
W: 9st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 44
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 22 (12) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y |
8st 11lb |
Six wins to his name but on a losing run that stretches back to September 2022; not beaten far in two of four visits to Gowran in recent months; Limerick third offered renewed hope, confirmed by a C&D second that gives him a slight edge over William F Browne and Max Meridius. |
9/1 |
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2nd 16 (3) |
18th Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 0y |
8st 10lb |
Six wins to his name but on a losing run that stretches back to September 2022; not beaten far in two of four visits to Gowran in recent months, and last week's Limerick third offers some hope. |
10/1 |
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3rd 12 (8) |
10th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
8st 11lb |
Six wins to his name but on a losing run that stretches back to September 2022; not beaten far in two of her last four races (all at Gowran) but clearly needs to find extra; official rating has slumped from a peak of 85 to a lowly 38. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: 0/050-
Last run: 247 days
W: 9st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 (11) |
23rd Jun 2026 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Only win came in March 2024 when trained in Ireland; has lost his way this year and finished last on stable debut despite going off favourite. |
20/1 |
|
9th 7 (9) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 14y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Sole success came in March 2024 when trained by Kieran Cotter in Ireland; has lost his way this year and makes his British/stable debut; probably best watched for now. |
6/1 |
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7th 6 (3) |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft To Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
9st 8lb |
No success since Cork (7f, heavy) in March 2024; continues to drop in the ratings, and is now 20lb lower than his winning mark; two runs this term not exactly persuasive; a top apprentice booked. |
12/1 |
14/1
Form: -60860
Last run: 47 days
W: 9st 8lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 9 (18) |
11th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 0m 5f 3y |
9st 5lb |
Record of 2-42 (1-28 on turf); didn't look like a winner in waiting during a winter AW campaign and below-par again on return to the turf at Navan (6f, heavy); 5f more suitable but needs a revival. |
20/1 |
|
9th 8 (3) |
30th Mar 2026 Heavy 0m 5f 180y |
9st 8lb |
Hard to win with, as illustrated by 2-41 record; won 5f Dundalk handicap off 73 in December 2024; now down to 52, having been regressive since second in a claimer last summer; needs to step up on recent Dundalk form. |
14/1 |
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12th 3 (15) |
11th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Hard to win with, as illustrated by 2-40 record; won 5f course handicap off 73 in December 2024; now down to 56, having been regressive since second in a claimer last summer; needs to step up on recent course form. |
16/1 |
3/1
Form: 0766-2
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 6 (3) |
10th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
No luck in running in the Listowel event in which Linger For Longer and Zabriskie Point finished in front of him; had previously shown improved form to beat Methgal narrowly at Leopardstown, with Zabriskie Point close up in the third; clear chance on that form. |
6/1 |
|
14th 8 (4) |
31st May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Beat Methgal by a short head at Leopardstown (7f, yielding to soft) to gain his second win from 29 starts; raised a fair 3lb for that but overall form suggests he's not certain to back it up. |
4/1 |
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1st 14 (10) |
15th Apr 2026 Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Record of 1-28 is off-putting; posted an excellent display from 6lb outside the handicap at Naas on seasonal return when second of 15; let favourite backers down at Navan next time when never better than midfield; hard to trust. |
6/1 |
8/1
Form: 1-5042 D
Last run: 31 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 (13) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 3y |
9st 6lb |
20-1 winner of a big-field sprint at Naas last week (5f, good) but has gone up 5lb for that narrow success and her profile is very hit and miss. |
5/1 |
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1st 13 (16) |
24th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Sole win came on AW at Newcastle over 6f last winter; hit and miss since and has to rebound from a poor Fairyhouse effort. |
25/1 |
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12th 7 (10) |
5th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Money for AW winner when she was fitted with first-time visor at Navan last month, but only ran okay when sixth of 17; another one whose mark is dropping rapidly. |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: 709-39
Last run: 17 days
W: 8st 10lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 40
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 19 (10) |
28th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 25y |
8st 10lb |
First reserve; long standing maiden who has shown her best form on the AW; beaten 6l on return to turf at Sligo latest; others appeal more. |
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6th 13 (7) |
3rd May 2026 Good 0m 6f 61y |
8st 10lb |
Lots of placed form on AW at Dundalk, including when beaten only half-a-length last month, but still a maiden and her turf form isn't as good. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 11 (3) |
10th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y |
8st 12lb |
A 30-race maiden; placed in six of her 17 races at this venue; generally uninspiring form lately, although could be given some sort of chance on her third placing over C&D three starts ago. |
10/1 |
16/1
Form: 2800-9
Last run: 43 days
W: 8st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 40
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 15 (4) |
5th Jun 2026 Good 1m 1f 190y |
8st 10lb |
On long losing run; best efforts for this yard have come over shorter than this; poor form so far in 2026; others hold more pressing claims. |
28/1 |
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7th 12 (3) |
3rd May 2026 Good 0m 6f 61y |
8st 10lb |
Seasonal debut second in this race last year came from out of the blue, but he followed it up with another second at Roscommon before losing his form again; no show in two runs this year (excuse last time); different headgear tried. |
20/1 |
8/1
Form: 49-270 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 12lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 4 (6) |
30th Mar 2026 Heavy 0m 5f 180y |
9st 12lb |
Most recent of her six wins gained at Laytown last September; began the new campaign with a neck second over 7f at Dundalk; has failed to reproduce that form in two subsequent appearances and is now dropped in trip; placed only once from nine Navan runs. |
8/1 |
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14th 6 (15) |
20th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Most recent of her six wins gained at Laytown last September; 1-17 at this venue; given plenty to do finishing strongly for neck second last month, with Alex Belardo 2l back in fourth; that rival turned the tables on her two weeks ago. |
8/1 |
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7th 6 (17) |
6th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
One of two for yard; most recent of her six wins gained at Laytown in September; given plenty to do when thundering home to finish a neck second here (7f) on latest; player up in trip but wide draw to overcome. |
2/1 |
20/1
Form: 00000- D
Last run: 154 days
W: 9st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 (10) |
19th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Five wins from 52 starts but none since April 2024; weak form last season and bar one okay run on penultimate at Gowran, that trend has continued in three outings this term. |
25/1 |
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11th 5 (7) |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft To Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Best known as a three-time Curragh winner; five wins in all, none since April 2024; weak form last season; well supported at Navan (6f) on seasonal/stable debut but was always behind and finished last; signs of a return to form here on latest but held by Miss Americana and Hell Let Loose. |
10/1 |
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7th 4 (13) |
9th Apr 2026 Soft 0m 7f 180y |
9st 12lb |
Three-time Curragh winner; five wins in all, none since April 2024; weak form last season; heavily punted at Navan (6f) on return/stable debut 10 days ago but was always behind and finished last. |
9/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €105.80 |
| Straight Forecast | €76.97 |
| Tricast | €255.85 |
| Trifecta | €594.40 |
Selections
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