Navan

Has placed in three straight races but finished eleventh at Curragh eleven days ago, breaking an impressive run that included a second place. His last win came in August 2024—a 25-month drought that has stripped him of competitive edge despite decent form indicators on standard ground.

Has won at Navan (one of two course wins) and picked up a victory just sixty-one days ago at Bellewstown, but recent form at Curragh has been poor and he manages only a 22% win rate on good ground. His 8% overall win rate masks inconsistency, and he shows zero wins on standard conditions.

Most experienced in the field with 57 races under his belt, but the form is mixed: he won at Dundalk in his only recent success and has picked up places at Curragh, yet has never won at Navan in six attempts and struggles on fast ground. The editorial verdict backs him to outrun his rating despite being 6 pounds below the top-rated on paper.

Caught the eye with three straight top-three finishes before a thirteenth-place finish sixty-six days ago, and her only career win came at Down Royal. With limited data across just seven races, she remains hard to assess, but the recent form suggests she struggles to maintain momentum.

Winless from four career races but showed promise with a third place just days ago at Dundalk, suggesting she may be finding her feet. However, she has never raced on normal ground before, making this uncharted territory for a young filly that lacks the experience to read fast ground.

Won at Curragh just twenty-four days ago before a poor nineteenth-place defeat, suggesting he is volatile and inconsistent. His 9% career win rate and zero wins on good ground are significant concerns for today, though his recent victory shows he is capable of performing at this level.

Runs back after just six days following a ninth-place defeat at Navan, which is a poor sign for a three-year-old that has won only twice in eleven races. His recent record shows nothing but mid-field finishes at Curragh and Navan, and the jockey-trainer partnership has yet to break its duck together.

Has placed in two of her last three races, including a close third at Navan fifty-three days ago, but the win came at Down Royal on a different track surface. Running for a new jockey-trainer pairing for the first time makes this a guessing game, and her 14% career win rate suggests inconsistency.

Lowest-rated runner but boasts the field's best career win rate at 29%—winning roughly once every three races—and carries the lightest weight at 119 pounds. However, he has not raced in eighty-two days and his recent form at Fairyhouse was poor, raising questions about whether the ring and the rest have sharpened him or dulled his edge.

One of few course winners at Navan with a single victory here over a year ago, but has deteriorated sharply since breaking through: twentieth place at Curragh just eleven days back tells the true story. An 8% career win rate and recent form suggest she is operating well below the level needed to threaten in this field.

Dundalk specialist who wins roughly once every three visits there—an exceptional return—but today's race at Navan on good ground plays against him: he has not won on fast conditions in three attempts and has never found the winner's circle on right-handed galloping tracks. His sixteenth-place finish at Curragh sixty-six days ago signals he is out of form.

Relatively inexperienced with nine career races and just one win, achieved at Dundalk in December: she has not won since and shows zero success on right-handed galloping tracks. Recent form at Cork and Curragh has been disappointing, placing her among the outsiders with limited upside.

Has been absent 394 days—longest layoff in the field—and returned to finish twelfth just days ago, immediately running twelfth again. While he won 5 from 25 races overall, his last victory came at Dundalk in October 2023, a three-year drought that speaks to serious form doubts.