Navan 1.07 HMS Seahorse 1/2 pt ew @ 9’2 firms offering 4 places – Progressive sort last season and his fourth in the Fred Winter has worked out particularly well; below form on the Flat when last seen but could give a good account if he’s fully tuned up for his return to hurdles
Lingfield 1.37 Paris Lights 1pt win @ 5’2 – Brother to the top-class St Mark’s Basilica and half-brother to 2,000 Guineas winner Magna Grecia; 0-5 for Jessica Harrington in Ireland but, having been gelded, he clicked at the first time of asking for George Boughey in a C&D novice in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) last month; pitched into a very competitive race in his first handicap but it’s highly likely he’ll have more to come for his excellent new stable
Navan 1.42 Go Boy 1/2 pt ew @ 4’1 firms offering 5 places – Showed next to nothing in two bumpers, a maiden point and a beginners’ chase; switch to Mark Molloy and hurdles did the trick at Limerick when he was backed at big prices and readily mastered a mare who had won three consecutive points during the autumn campaign; opening mark gives him a fair chance, and Harry Swan takes off 7lb
Lingfield 2.12 All The King’s Men 1pt win @ 5’2 – Two 7f wins on slow turf when trained in France; gelded ahead of this stable debut; yard flourishing and the booking of Ryan Moore is an obvious plus; promise in one run on AW
Navan 2.17 Its For Me 1pt win @ 1/3 – Cost 40,000Euros as a 3yo; dam a French 2m hurdle winner; made easy work of a point at Loughanmore on debut for Stuart Crawford last year; third from that contest has won a point since
Lingfield 2.47 Al Agaila 1.5 pt win @ 10’11 (NAP) – On the back of a 1m Kempton novice she made a mockery of an opening mark in the high 70s over C&D last month, beating the reopposing Makinmedoit and Tequliamockingbird without coming off the bridle; even an 11lb rise doesn’t look enough to stop this daughter of a Listed (AW)/Group 2 winner
Navan 2.52 Shantreusse 1pt win @ 11’4 – Grade 3 winner over hurdles and has run with promise in a couple of chase so far; beaten just over a length at Punchestown three weeks ago behind a progressive rival that has won again since; suited to conditions and he’s a leading player with more to come
Lingfield 3.22 Strong Power 1pt win @ 7’2 – He has loads of good form over this course and distance and, with The Bell Conductor, Lord Riddiford and Pop Dancer all likely to go forward, he might well pick up the pieces late on
Navan 3.27 Spancil Hill 1/2 pt ew @ 4’1 / 7’2 firms offering 4 places – Three-time winner over fences and came on from his return/yard debut when runner-up at Punchestown in November; well treated on old form and return to more testing conditions won’t be an issue
ITV Double 2pt win Al Agaila & It’s For Me