NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle – Navan

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NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

Date 2026-01-17

Distance 2m6f

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,080

Winning Time 6m 7.10s (slow by 49.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Timesareachanging (IRE) Philip Donovan · Andrew Slattery	25/1	Won
2nd	Court Compliance (IRE) Philip Byrnes · William Durkan	15/8	1.75
3rd	He Can't Dance (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	13/8F	.75
4th	Melbourne Shamrock (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins	3/1	1.5
5th	Kaiser De Chanay (FR) J J Slevin · Martin Brassil	22/1	5.5
6th	Hens Tooth (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	10/1	3.5
7th	Kashchei (GB) Kevin Sexton · Cian Collins	150/1	2.5
8th	Gallant George (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Ian Patrick Donoghue	66/1	4.5
9th	Grey Balls Of Fire (IRE) Sam Ewing · C A Murphy	20/1	5
10th	Shoe Shinner (IRE) Eoghan Finegan · Ciaran Murphy	300/1	17
11th	Live Your Dreams (FR) Patrick M O'Brien · William Durkan	200/1	34
12th	Native Policy (IRE) Phillip Enright · Edward Cawley	300/1	12

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	He Can't Dance Grey J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	38-332	126	125	109	28d	—	—	-4	29.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Point winner went closer than ever over hurdles when beaten 0.5l last time; player
1	Court Compliance Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:William Durkan	J:Philip Byrnes T:William Durkan	166	—	32-22	-	128	119	22d	—	—	-21	9.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
95,000GBP purchase following point placed form; runner-up in both m'dens; huge contender
9	Melbourne Shamrock Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	166	—	3/P-42	-	124	98	35d	—	—	-13	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Point winner ran his best race when beaten a head last time despite wandering around
5	Hens Tooth Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	/185/0	-	-	-	37d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Point and bumper winner was tailed off on hurdling debut; others preferred
6	Kaiser De Chanay Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	166	t	2-6	-	93	-	72d	—	—	0	5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Second in a point and 22l sixth in a m'den not devoid of promise; can improve
12	Timesareachanging Chestnut J:Philip Donovan(3) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Philip Donovan(3) T:Andrew Slattery	166	—	F7/1/3	-	-	-	20d	—	—	+7	11.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Point winner returned from long layoff with bumper third last time; entitled to improve
3	Grey Balls Of Fire Grey J:Sam Ewing T:C A Murphy	J:Sam Ewing T:C A Murphy	166	t	4F-31	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Point winner at the fourth attempt last time; will need to improve to win on Rules debut
2	Gallant George Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	166	—	28	-	100	72	19d	—	—	+2	4.2	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Point runner-up was 26l behind on Rules debut; much more needed
7	Kashchei Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Cian Collins	J:Kevin Sexton T:Cian Collins	166	—	64-666	-	104	50	14d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Moderate form for Declan Queally and didn't improve on stable debut last time
8	Live Your Dreams Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:William Durkan	J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:William Durkan	166	—	9	-	48	-	22d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
10-1 for debut but tailed off; dam is half-sister to Un De Sceaux so more likely expected
10	Native Policy Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Edward Cawley	J:Phillip Enright T:Edward Cawley	166	—	—	-	58	-	61d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
150-1 and ran as expected when tailed off over 2m4f at this track on debut
11	Shoe Shinner Bay J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	166	—	326-89	-	75	27	20d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Maiden from six points and beaten a long way in two starts under rules; hard to fancy
NR	Holly Brook Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	159	—	1560/3	-	104	47	83d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Point winner failed to shine in 3 bumpers before long layoff; third of six in m'den latest

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
He Can't Dance	6/4	11/8	6/4
Court Compliance	13/8	13/8	13/8
Melbourne Shamrock	10/3	10/3	10/3
Hens Tooth	12/1	12/1	12/1
Kaiser De Chanay	14/1	20/1	16/1
Timesareachanging	28/1	33/1	28/1
Grey Balls Of Fire	40/1	33/1	33/1
Gallant George	66/1	66/1	50/1
Kashchei	150/1	100/1	125/1
Live Your Dreams	200/1	150/1	150/1
Native Policy	300/1	300/1	300/1
Shoe Shinner	250/1	300/1	250/1
Holly Brook	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

He Can't Dance

29.6

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Timesareachanging

11.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

33/1

3rd

Court Compliance

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

13/8

Melbourne Shamrock

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Kaiser De Chanay

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.5

20/1

Gallant George

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Holly Brook

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Hens Tooth

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Grey Balls Of Fire

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Kashchei

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Live Your Dreams

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Native Policy

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Shoe Shinner

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
He Can't Dance	126	125	109
Court Compliance	—	128	119
Melbourne Shamrock	—	124	98
Hens Tooth	—	—	—
Kaiser De Chanay	—	93	—
Timesareachanging	—	—	—
Grey Balls Of Fire	—	—	—
Gallant George	—	100	72
Kashchei	—	104	50
Live Your Dreams	—	48	—
Native Policy	—	58	—
Shoe Shinner	—	75	27
Holly Brook	—	104	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kashchei	14d ago	Fit
Gallant George	19d ago	Fit
Timesareachanging	20d ago	Fit
Shoe Shinner	20d ago	Fit
Court Compliance	22d ago	Fit
Live Your Dreams	22d ago	Fit
He Can't Dance	28d ago	Fit
Melbourne Shamrock	35d ago	Fit
Hens Tooth	37d ago	Fit
Native Policy	61d ago	Fresh
Kaiser De Chanay	72d ago	Fresh
Holly Brook	83d ago	Fresh
Grey Balls Of Fire	—	—