Navan Racecourse Maiden Hurdle – Navan

Navan

13:18

Navan Racecourse Maiden Hurdle

Date 2026-02-28

Distance 2m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €7,080

Runners (9)

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
5	Moulin Labbe Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	161	—	15	-	104	54	34d	—	—	-28	25.7	0.17/1	4/6 60%
5l winner of 1m4f French bumper; fifth on stable/hurdle debut last time; Townend rides now
4	Hygge Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	t	33	-	108	91	61d	—	—	-14	13.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Beaten favourite in two academy hurdles albeit not bad efforts; Kennedy keeps faith
3	Crooked Path Chestnut J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	161	—	243526	113	112	99	33d	—	—	+11	23.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Some decent runs in defeat over hurdles; poor in a h'cap last time; decent chance
7	Annie's Angel Grey J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	154	—	62	-	97	88	17d	—	—	-1	7.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
75-rated Flat winner improved over hurdle debut to finish second last time at Hereford
9	Ur My Fav Bay J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	154	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Half-sister to useful winners Watch House Cross and Shakeyatailfeather; best watched
6	Youknowthecode Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	8	-	82	-	14d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Tailed off on debut when ignored by Kennedy and similarly passed over here
8	Thelittlevillager Bay J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Half-sister to Flat winners Blaze Of Hearts and Twistsandturns; others preferred
1	Bravemans Bounce Brown J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Dam 6f winner (RPR 81); others more appealing
2	Chief Josef Bay J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	161	t	605	-	84	57	—	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Well beaten in both academy hurdles and a point last time; unlikely

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Moulin Labbe	4/7	8/13	4/6
Hygge	9/4	9/4	9/4
Crooked Path	7/1	7/1	13/2
Annie's Angel	10/1	10/1	17/2
Ur My Fav	66/1	66/1	66/1
Youknowthecode	66/1	66/1	66/1
Thelittlevillager	100/1	100/1	100/1
Bravemans Bounce	125/1	125/1	125/1
Chief Josef	150/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Moulin Labbe

25.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 18.7

4/6

2nd

Crooked Path

23.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 4.4 Odds: 3.6

7/1

3rd

Hygge

13.5

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Annie's Angel

7.5

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Ur My Fav

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Youknowthecode

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Bravemans Bounce

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

125/1

Thelittlevillager

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Chief Josef

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Crooked Path	113	112	99
Moulin Labbe	—	104	54
Hygge	—	108	91
Annie's Angel	—	97	88
Ur My Fav	—	—	—
Youknowthecode	—	82	—
Thelittlevillager	—	—	—
Bravemans Bounce	—	—	—
Chief Josef	—	84	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Youknowthecode	14d ago	Fit
Annie's Angel	17d ago	Fit
Crooked Path	33d ago	Fit
Moulin Labbe	34d ago	Fit
Hygge	61d ago	Fresh
Ur My Fav	—	—
Thelittlevillager	—	—
Bravemans Bounce	—	—
Chief Josef	—	—