12.00 1m. 7f. 170yds. 6 Declared. Welcome Back To Navan Rated Novice H'dle of €17,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €10,200.00 2nd - €3,400.00 3rd - €1,700.00 4th - €850.00 5th - €510.00 6th - €340.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - LANDRAKE concedes weight but his form is working out and won a similar rated race from an unofficial 123 rating in December. He faces a stiffer task from 135 today but defeated Corbetts Cross at Clonmel with that rival since improving his rating to 143. Path D'oroux and Intranet are closely enough matched on their recent Grade 1 meeting over Christmas and while both were well held, were good maiden hurdle winners who now revert in grade. In-form Spirit Of Legend should run to his rating but was beaten 24 lengths, receiving 5lb, by Path D'oroux in a Punchestown bumper last April. Ifiwerearichman contests a stronger race than the one he won at Down Royal while Glamorgan Duke is unsuited by this distance.
A novice hurdle for four years old and upwards which at entry are rated 123 or less (also open to horses which at entry are rated 124-135)Weights - 4-y-o 10st 3lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 2lbsPenalties - Performances before 17th January - for every 1lb above the rating of 123 1lb extra On or after 17th January - for each hurdle race won 7lb extra