Navan today

The card at Navan today is not easy for punters, with large fields and very heavy ground, but the best solution could be to follow horses running in the colours of Gigginstown Stud, which belongs to the brothers Eddie and Michael O´Leary of Ryanair fame (or infamy). They have runners of 5 of the 7 races and could well win all of them - the problem is that in some races they have more than one runner.

In the most valuable event, the Troytown Chase, a 3 mile handicap, they have 4 runners, with Tofino Bay (Dessie Hughes/ Davy Russell) and Crash (Michael Hourigan/ Barry Geraghty) possibly the best of them. Gordon Elliott, who trains one of the others, also has Romanesco entered and with Ruby Walsh in the saddle this could be the main danger. The classiest event is the Grade Two novice hurdle over 2 1/2 miles at 13.55, in which Gigginstown run three; Davy Russell, who presumably had the choice, rides Goirdon Elliott´s Bonisland, but Rule the World (Mouse Morris/ Andrew Lynch) also has a big chance, while the penalised Miley Shah (JP Kenny/ Geraghty) brings the most solid form to the race but faces a stiff task. The two Gigginstown runners in the opening maiden hurdle at 13.25, Carry Each Other (Morris/ Lynch) and Torn Asunder (Elliott/ Russell), could well take the first twomplaces and the same is true in another maiden hurdle at 14.25 with Don Cossack (Elliott/ Russell), a s mart bumper horse making his debut over sticks, and Ally Cascade (Noel Meade/ Paul Carberry). Gigginstown´s Sword of Destiny (Meade/ Russell), very unlucky last time, can take the beginners chase at 15.55, although this is quite a hot race, with Alderwood (Tom Mullins/ Mark Walsh) and Rupert Lamb (Willie Mullins/ Ruby Walsh) both highly rated.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Torn Asunder - Francis Street - Carry Each Other
2. Race: Bonisland - Rule The World - Wingtips
3. Race: Don Cossack - Ally Cascade - Sizing Gold
4. Race: Odonimee - Mollys Captain - Lead Kindly Light
5. Race: Romanesco - Tofino Bay - Orpheus Valley
6. Race: Sword Of Destiny - Alderwood - Darwins Fox
7. Race: Caoimhe`s Delight - Honey Bach - Kymin`s Way