12.50 2m. 16 Declared. Navan H'cap H'dle of €11,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,600.00 2nd - €2,200.00 3rd - €1,100.00 4th - €550.00 5th - €330.00 6th - €220.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - CLARENS comes into this at the top of his game and can complete a hat-trick. He got off the mark on a fairly sound surface at Listowel before following up on heavy ground at Wexford which connections felt wasn’t ideal for him. He looks progressive enough to defy a 9lb hike in his rating. Ricky Langford has been performing well over fences and hurdles and his last run in this discipline saw him finish runner-up to a mare who was completing a hat-trick of her own at Punchestown. He should be competitive again off a 2lb higher mark. Dixie Flyer has to leave behind a moderate effort at Limerick but if reproducing the form of his Listowel second to The Names Jock would have good claims and this handicap debutant is tried in a tongue-tie for the first time.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (116 = 11st 12lbs)Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 11st 12lbs and the minimum weight shall not be less than 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.