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Navan 17:40

Race 4 Book Your Hospitality Now For Navan Racing Festival Maiden (1m 20y)

2nd Sept 26

Horse
Elusive Path
Jockey
Colin Keane
Trainer
G M Lyons
First up, let's chat about 'Elusive Path' who is gearing up to gallop at Navan for the 17:40 Race 4 Book Your Hospitality Now For Navan Racing Festival Maiden. This 3-year-old gelding, under the guidance of jockey Colin Keane and trainer G M Lyons, holds a promising stance with incidents of running one mile and 20 yards on a good track. Unfortunately, the bookies haven't given us the odds yet, but let's crunch some numbers anyway! Elusive Path has yet to impress in the winners’ circle with recent form showing zero wins from three starts over the last 180 days. The Lyons-Keane partnership has been hoovering up some moderate success though, racking up a fair few winners which bodes well for the strategic coupling here. Next in line for a chin wag is 'Let's Smash It', another 3-year-old hopeful ridden by Donagh O'Connor and helmed by Robson Aguiar. Racing over the same ground as our top pick, his trainer's 30-day strike rate stands healthy with a few wins under the belt. Looking keenly at recent performances, however, suggests he's still finding his hooves, showing no wins in recent outings. This chap might need a bit more time, or a bit of racing luck, to truly prove his mettle. Rounding up our top three is 'Chapel Lane' with Billy Lee in the saddle and W McCreery handling the training reins. An interesting mix of results with McCreery securing wins roughly 10% of his engagements over the past 180 days. But like the first two, Chapel Lane hasn’t lit up any victory cigars recently; he’s zero for four in the last six months. Seems this fellow might be better at catching rabbits than wins! As for a wild card? Keep an eye on 'Storzando', positioned far lower in the pecking order but could be a cheeky outside bet, given any context of potential hidden form or track peculiarities not captured in raw statistics. Remember, even the underdog has its day! Good luck, place your bets wisely and remember — bet responsibly! May the best horse win, but my money’s on 'Elusive Path' to find his stride this race. No promises though—this is racing after all, where the only sure bet is the unpredictability of the outcome!
Article prices indicative and correct at 3:15 am on 2nd September 2026

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Course SR 18.97% (from last 311 races)

Course & Distance SR 19.05% (from last 21 races)

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