Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap
Course: Navan
Date: 27th Aug 2026
Distance: 1m6f (1m6f)
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class:
Prize: €6,000
Runners: 22
Going Detail: GOOD, Good to firm in places
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Without Love
4yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Luke McAteer
Trainer: Cian Hughes
Newcastle, Co. Dublin
Owner: Noel Flanagan
Breeding
Sire: Without Parole (GB)
Dam: Milldale (GB)
Damsire: Bushranger (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Without Love has been consistent without threatening at the top, posting back-to-back seconds two and three starts back yet winless in his last six, and a sixth last time out clouds his chance; experience over today's trip helps, but 133 lb is a stern ask.
Race History for Without Love
Arcland
10yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Robert Whearty
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell
Navan, Co. Meath
Owner: Exors Of The Late E Blaney
Breeding
Sire: Arcano (IRE)
Dam: Highland Diva (IRE)
Damsire: Selkirk (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Arcland has shown a consistent knack for placing, with three seconds in his recent runs, though he has gone winless in his last five starts and two unplaced efforts since suggest he may be struggling to recapture that form; the trainer's current 28% strike rate offers some encouragement.
Previous Trainers
- H Rogers (until 2024-10-03)
Previous Owners
- E Blaney (until 2026-04-25)
Race History for Arcland
Anightaway
5yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Jimmy Dalton(7)
Trainer: Sean Davis
Maynooth, Co Kildare
Owner: Ms Sinead Oscanaill
Breeding
Sire: Night Of Thunder (IRE)
Dam: Blanche Neige (GB)
Damsire: Halling (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Beaten out of sight in three of his last five starts, and only eighth two runs back before springing a surprise last time out, Anightaway is hard to fancy on our figures despite having run over today's trip and returning on a workable 22-day break.
Race History for Anightaway
Ms Messi
5yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Colin Keane
Trainer: Paul W Flynn
Colehill, Co Longford
Owner: Dermot Murphy Miss Eileen Farrelly
Breeding
Sire: Make Believe (GB)
Dam: Twiggy's Girl (IRE)
Damsire: Manduro (GER)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Third last time out gives Ms Messi a recent placed effort to build on, and she has run over today's trip before, but a struggling trainer (1/23 in the last 14 days) and a hefty 139 lb burden are real handicaps to progress from ninth in the weights.
Previous Trainers
- Thomas Dowling (until 2024-10-25)
Race History for Ms Messi
Miss Crinshawn
4yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Ben Coen
Trainer: Peter Fahey
MonasterevIn, Co. Kildare
Owner: Straffan Racing Partnership
Breeding
Sire: Profitable (IRE)
Dam: Latina Royale (IRE)
Damsire: Excelebration (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Ranked second of 26 runners on our rating, Miss Crinshawn is a genuine threat here: she was third two starts back and has run over today's trip, arriving fresh on 38 days off; yet to score in recent starts, that winless run remains the main concern.
Previous Trainers
- John S O'Donoghue (until 2026-05-19)
Previous Owners
- David Odonoghue Siobhan Finucane (until 2026-05-19)
Race History for Miss Crinshawn
Deluca Chop
7yo ch Gelding (FR)Connections
Jockey: Paddy Harnett(3)
Trainer: S M Duffy
Errill, Co. Laois
Owner: S Dalton
Breeding
Sire: Panis (USA)
Dam: Dulcina (FR)
Damsire: Kendargent (FR)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Deluca Chop showed a tidy vein of form with back-to-back wins three and four starts back, but he was only fifth last time out and a mark of 51 suggests he faces a stiff ask here; has run over today's trip and returns after 22 days off.
Previous Trainers
- Gerard O'Leary (until 2023-02-24)
- A J Martin (until 2022-10-14)
- C Boutin (until 2022-01-12)
Previous Owners
- Dewsweepers Syndicate (until 2022-10-14)
- A Chopard C Boutin (until 2022-01-12)
Race History for Deluca Chop
Makaiah
5yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Shane Foley
Trainer: Gerard O'Leary
Kildare, Co. Kildare
Owner: Lance Bloodstock Limited
Breeding
Sire: Bated Breath (GB)
Dam: Make Me Sway (IRE)
Damsire: Teofilo (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Makaiah arrives on the back of a seventh last time out and has been winless in her last five starts, though a second three starts back offers some encouragement; she has run over today's trip and returns after 21 days, but 142 lb is a stern burden to overcome.
Previous Trainers
- G M Lyons (until 2024-09-20)
Previous Owners
- Mrs Lynne Lyons Sean Jones David Spratt (until 2024-09-20)
Race History for Makaiah
Stepdance
6yo ch Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Adam Grant(7)
Trainer: Henry De Bromhead
Knockeen, Co Waterford
Owner: Charobana Ltd
Breeding
Sire: Footstepsinthesand (GB)
Dam: Moonlight Danceuse (IRE)
Damsire: Bering ()
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Landed back-to-back wins four and five starts back but has struggled for consistency since, finishing ninth and unplaced before a fourth last time out; she has the fitness angle at 12 days and carries 141 lb off a mark of 59.
Previous Trainers
- Andrew McNamara (until 2023-09-04)
Race History for Stepdance
Maxwell Smart
5yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: James Ryan
Trainer: T G McCourt
Stamullen, Co Meath
Owner: Mrs P Mccourtwhytes Stamullen Syndd Olearyj Mcnally
Breeding
Sire: Belardo (IRE)
Dam: Rice Mother (IRE)
Damsire: Indian Ridge (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last six starts, Maxwell Smart does at least return to action in reasonable order after 22 days and has run over today's trip before, while a third last time out offers a crumb of encouragement; however, 133 lb and a modest official rating of 51 leave him needing to find plenty.
Previous Trainers
- W McCreery (until 2023-10-21)
Previous Owners
- Mrs P Mccourtwhytes Stamullen Syndd Olearyj Mcnally (until 2026-05-03)
- Maxwell Smart Syndicate (until 2023-10-21)
Race History for Maxwell Smart
Kevin The Great
4yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Gary Carroll
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell
Navan, Co. Meath
Owner: Rollx Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Saxon Warrior (JPN)
Dam: Via Ballycroy (IRE)
Damsire: Lawman (FR)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts, Kevin The Great nonetheless heads the field on our figures and a yard firing at 28% in the past fortnight adds stable confidence; has run over today's trip, and 43 days between runs should leave him fresh enough to go close.
Previous Trainers
- Mrs John Harrington (until 2026-04-11)
Race History for Kevin The Great
Cala Gracioneta
4yo g Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Robbie Colgan
Trainer: Matthew J Smith
Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Owner: S Gillen
Breeding
Sire: Jukebox Jury (IRE)
Dam: Margarita (GER)
Damsire: Lomitas ()
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Placed second three starts back but winless in recent starts, Cala Gracioneta returns after 51 days off carrying 140 lb, and while she has experience over today's trip, a ranking of 11 of 26 suggests she sits firmly in the midfield pack.
Previous Owners
- Debbie Kelly (until 2025-10-22)
Race History for Cala Gracioneta
Share The Treasure
5yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Jack Cleary(5)
Trainer: T Hogan
Nenagh, Co Tipperary
Owner: R Gill
Breeding
Sire: Raven's Pass (USA)
Dam: Grand Treasure (IRE)
Damsire: Aussie Rules (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last five starts and ranked last on our figures, Share The Treasure heads here on a 116-day absence and faces a stiff ask, though she has run over today's trip and going before and carries a manageable 122 lb.
Previous Owners
- Mrs D F Orourke Mrs Josephine Hogan Denis F Howard (until 2024-09-02)
Race History for Share The Treasure
Miss Australie
5yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Sam Coen(5)
Trainer: Adrian McGuinness
Lusk, Co Dublin
Owner: S Reddyd Dhandn Walshp Murphy
Breeding
Sire: Belardo (IRE)
Dam: Qualia (IRE)
Damsire: Duke Of Marmalade (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Won once in her last six starts, and that six-run sequence features more mid-pack and tail-end finishes than encouragement, though she has run over today's trip and a 12-day turnaround suggests she arrives fit; 141 lb is a stern ask at a mark of 59.
Previous Trainers
- P O'Rourke (until 2025-06-04)
Previous Owners
- Deepak Dhand (until 2025-12-05)
- P Orourke (until 2025-06-04)
Race History for Miss Australie
Jazz Forever
6yo g Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: W J Lee
Trainer: Paul W Flynn
Colehill, Co Longford
Owner: Staysallday Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Elzaam (AUS)
Dam: Harranda (IRE)
Damsire: Red Ransom ()
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts, Jazz Forever carries 137 lb off a 47-day absence with a trainer in poor form at 4% over the past fortnight; a third three starts back offers a crumb of hope, but he faces a stiff task from a modest official mark of 55.
Previous Trainers
- M Halford (until 2023-01-27)
Previous Owners
- P Mcguire Patrick Joseph Kelly (until 2026-04-24)
- Castle Beech Partnership (until 2023-01-27)
Race History for Jazz Forever
Mystic Rose
4yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Reese Holohan(7)
Trainer: Patrick Magee
Shercock, Co Cavan
Owner: T Hyland
Breeding
Sire: Belardo (IRE)
Dam: Verbalise (IRE)
Damsire: Vocalised (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last six starts, Mystic Rose does bring distance experience and a fitness edge at 22 days since her last run, though a third two starts back is her lone encouragement from a patchy sequence and a mark of 50 leaves her with plenty to prove against this field.
Previous Trainers
- Michael Mulvany (until 2025-04-26)
Previous Owners
- Jamie Osullivan (until 2025-04-26)
Race History for Mystic Rose
Folk Warrior
4yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Declan McDonogh
Trainer: J A Nash
The Curragh, Co. Kildare
Owner: Albert Conneally Louise Conneally
Breeding
Sire: Shaman (IRE)
Dam: Grand Ole Opry (IRE)
Damsire: Helmet (AUS)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts and ranked 23 of 26 on our figures, Folk Warrior looks very hard to fancy here, though he has at least shown some consistency with a pair of fifths and a fourth in recent starts, and 14 days between runs suggests he arrives fresh.
Race History for Folk Warrior
Desert Friend
10yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Chris Hayes
Trainer: P J F Murphy
Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny
Owner: Mrs Margaret Ahern
Breeding
Sire: Universal (IRE)
Dam: Assabiyya (IRE)
Damsire: Cape Cross (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Desert Friend won five starts back and comes here off consecutive fourth-place finishes, showing consistent near-miss form that makes him a genuine threat here, with experience of today's trip and going working in his favour; the concern is he must carry 137 lb.
Previous Trainers
- Mrs Denise Foster (until 2025-08-31)
- Philip M Byrne (until 2023-11-16)
- Denis Gerard Hogan (until 2023-08-30)
- David Simcock (until 2021-06-26)
- Mark Johnston (until 2018-10-15)
Previous Owners
- Magnificent Eight Syndicate (until 2025-08-31)
- Yermanmilan Syndicate (until 2023-11-16)
- Abdullah Menahi (until 2021-06-26)
Race History for Desert Friend
Highway Sixty One
4yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Jared Huggan(10)
Trainer: L Young
Templemore, Co Tipperary
Owner: Mrs Blathnaid Young
Breeding
Sire: Estidhkaar (IRE)
Dam: Bellacoola (GER)
Damsire: Lomitas ()
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts and ranked 20th of 26 on our figures, Highway Sixty One faces a stiff task here; consecutive unplaced efforts are a concern, though he has experience over today's trip and returns on a quick 12-day turnaround at least suggesting freshness.
Previous Trainers
- Andrew McNamara (until 2025-10-09)
Previous Owners
- Rathconrath Racing Club (until 2025-10-09)
Race History for Highway Sixty One
Miners Cabin
4yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Leigh Roche
Trainer: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary
Owner: Mrs Eileen Coleman
Breeding
Sire: Hunting Horn (IRE)
Dam: Red Vermillion (IRE)
Damsire: Excelebration (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last six starts, with a string of unplaced efforts and a pair of modest finishes to close, Miners Cabin is hard to fancy on these figures — though he has run over today's trip and returns on a manageable 30-day break.
Race History for Miners Cabin
Plus Or Minus
4yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Keithen Kennedy(5)
Trainer: P A Fahy
Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow
Owner: George Moore
Breeding
Sire: Belardo (IRE)
Dam: Micras (GB)
Damsire: Medicean (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts and ranked 24 of 26 on our figures, Plus Or Minus has shown little to encourage in recent outings, with a sequence of mid-to-tail finishes making him hard to fancy; experience over today's trip is about the best that can be said.
Previous Trainers
- W McCreery (until 2025-10-13)
Race History for Plus Or Minus
Macinamillion
6yo blackgrey Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Mel Sheridan(7)
Trainer: Raymond Hurley
Clonakilty, Co Cork
Owner: Thomas Foley
Breeding
Sire: Markaz (IRE)
Dam: Stained Glass (GB)
Damsire: Dansili (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Showed he can win when landing a success four starts back, but three unplaced efforts since then raise questions; he has run over today's trip and returns on a quick turnaround of 15 days carrying 135 lb, with an official rating of 53 leaving him some way to find.
Previous Trainers
- Gavin Cromwell (until 2025-10-09)
Previous Owners
- Oak Lodge Farm Ltd (until 2025-10-09)
Race History for Macinamillion
Phidias Ovation
4yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Wesley Joyce(3)
Trainer: P C O'Donnell
Herbertstown, Co Limerick
Owner: P C Odonnell
Breeding
Sire: Acclamation (GB)
Dam: Pediment (GB)
Damsire: Desert Prince (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts and yet to recapture any consistent form, Phidias Ovation does at least return quickly on a nine-day turnaround, and our rating of 62 suggests he holds more ability than his official mark of 51 implies.
Race History for Phidias Ovation
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