Troytown Chase: Runner-by-runner Guide The Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase is the main event at Navan on Sunday afternoon with €60,000 on offer to the winner and a field of 20 declared as Gordon Elliott bids to win for the eighth time. Quai Do Bourbon The top-weight and the mount of Paul Townend for Willie Mullins in the Gigginstown silks, he was last spotted finishing third behind Haiti Couleurs in the Irish National with the trip perhaps stretching him and he is only 3lb higher here and goes well fresh. Pied Piper First of the Gordon Elliott battalion. Scored three times in minor company over fences earlier this year at up to 2m7f and ran well in second at Cheltenham last month off a mark of 150. Rated 4lb lower now and his rider claims 4lb. Velvet Elvis An experienced performer, he has joined John McConnell since being well held in a Grand National Trial at Punchestown in February over 3m3f on soft ground. In the mix if producing his best. Favori De Champdou Jack Kennedy sides with this 10-year-old from the Elliott masses. He was a bit in and out last season, winning at Down Royal on St Patrick's Day but beaten a long way in the Irish National in first-time blinkers (retained). Answer To Kayf Lightly-raced chaser, won at Naas in January over 2m4f and ran a sound race at Cheltenham Festival in Grade 2 novices' handicap. Stamina appeared to give way in a marathon at Punchestown in May. Search For Glory Another for Elliott/Gigginstown and another that was down the field in the Irish National. He'd had some good efforts in defeat previous to that and won on chasing bow/seasonal comeback last season. Yeah Man This Gavin Cromwell inmate is just 1-17 over fences and was well held in the Munster National last month on comeback at Limerick. Will The Wise Another for Team Cromwell, showed promise in first three starts over fences and duly off the mark at Galway (2m2f, yielding) in a novice contest last month. Opening mark demands more in this company. Sportinthepark Noel Meade's runner showed promise last season in four runs once sent chasing, including winning at Galway in October over 2m2f and returned from 335 days off with a hurdles win at Ballybrit last time. Handicap debut over fences. Dunboyne Son of Yeats, just 2-16 over fences previously but won the Ulster National in March, fourth in the Irish National after that and excellent fifth in last month's return around Cheltenham. On a fair mark for trainer Ian Donoghue. No Time To Wait John McConnell's charge is yet to win over fences but was twice second in small-field affairs over this sort of trip in the summer at Punchestown and Kilbeggan. Visored now on return from a break. Where It All Began The mount of Sam Ewing for Elliott. He won the Punchestown Grand National Trial in February 2024 but last season was very disappointing, failing to complete in 3-4 starts. Will Do All but tailed off in last month's Munster National at Limerick but he was third in the Welsh National last Christmas and Elliott will be hoping that horse turns up here off what would be a workable mark. Aspurofthemoment Another for Cromwell, he has won 2-5 over fences so far and was a commendable third in last month's Munster National sporting first-time cheekpieces (retained now), form that would put him in the mix now. A Wave To The Sea Lots of experience but a record of five wins in 40 starts over fences. Two of those have come since late July after joining this handler but climbing back up the ratings in stronger company. Fortunedefortunata Winner of the National Trial at Punchestown in the spring before being well held in the Midlands National at Uttoxeter. Failed to complete in both starts since. Ballybawn Belter Liz Doyle's mare is 0-9 over fences but has at least run well in the recent starts at Gowran Park and Galway, albeit in lesser company than this. Union Station Completes the Cromwell offering. Stamina-laden six-year-old has made the frame in three of five runs over fences and was second in a beginners' contest at Fairyhouse recently. More needed in a handicap. Beaufort Scale The final Elliott runner, he sports first-time cheekpieces having finished second in an Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase at Cheltenham last month over 3m1f. Unexposed over fences. Prince Palace Just the one success in 11 runs over fences for this seven-year-old and that came in a Listed novice contest over 2m4f at Navan in March. Disappointing in both runs this season and 7lb out of the handicap here.
