16:40 Navan

Saturday 23 September 2017

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:10

At The Races Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:41  |   Winning time: 5m 26.8s
1st
Horse silk
5
8/1
T: A FlemingJ: D F O'Regan
Held up in rear, progress into 5th 2 out, soon challenged, ridden to lead before last, kept on well run-in op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
6/1
T: J P DempseyJ: M P Walsh
Held up early, soon mid-division, improved to chase leaders from 5th, closer after 3 out, ridden to challenge next, disputed before last, 2nd and kept on same pace run-in op 13/2 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
hd
1
1011-10
20/1
T: A LynchJ: K M Donoghue
Soon settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, closer in 3rd 3 out, challenged next, ridden in 3rd before last, kept on same pace run-in
4th
Horse silk
4
6
9/2
T: E DoyleJ: B T O'Connell
Soon settled mid-division, ridden behind leaders before 2 out, under pressure in 5th before last, kept on same pace op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
11
14/1
T: E BolgerJ: L P Dempsey
Led, ridden and disputed before 2 out, headed before last, no extra and kept on one pace op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
5 ½
3
1011-8
7/2f
T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin (3)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no extra before next op 4/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
14/1
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Held up towards rear, progress on inner 3 out, closer behind leaders before 2 out, slight mistake 2 out and soon ridden, no extra before last op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
7
7
20/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Held up towards rear, niggled along briefly after 5th, ridden and no impression 3 out
9th
Horse silk
7
2
14/1
T: G ElliottJ: B J Cooper
Held up towards rear, progress into 6th after 5 out, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra before 2 out op 12/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
6/1
T: M HouriganJ: B J Geraghty
Chased leaders early, 5th halfway, dropped towards rear after 5 out, ridden and no impression before 3 out, weakened before 2 out where slow, soon pulled up op 13/2 tchd 7/1
PU
Horse silk
10
7/1
T: L P CusackJ: D J Mullins
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, challenged 3 out, ridden and disputed before 2 out, headed 2 out and soon weakened, pulled up before last op 6/1 tchd 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.00Pl:€2.80, €2.00, €5.70EX:€74.80Trifecta:€1,707.80Tricast:€934.69SF:€58.52

Forecasts

Katnap (7/2), The Winkler (9/2), Whatareudoingtome (6/1), Hash Brown (6/1), Chief Of Panama (7/1), Hurricane Darwin (8/1), My Hometown (14/1), Benemeade (14/1), Cocktails At Dawn (14/1), Jarob (20/1), Cecil Corbett (20/1)

Verdict

KATNAP's second in the Topham at Aintree reads remarkably well in the context of this race and if Joseph O'Brien's charge is straight for this return to action, he should take some beating. Any lack of sharpness can be exposed by Killarney runner-up The Winkler. He isn't the most reliable but has put in two good shows from his previous three. Ex-Nicky Henderson inmate Cocktails At Dawn is an intriguing runner on first start for Gordon Elliot, and any market confidence would be notable.
  1. Katnap
  2. The Winkler
  3. Cocktails At Dawn

Previous Winners

2016
Empresario
Weight: 10-9  |Age: 7
J: B J Cooper  |  T: M J Smith
7/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,320.002nd: €3,820.003rd: €1,821.004th: €820.005th: €321.00

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