14:17 Navan

Ireland

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5f · Flat · Good · 21 runners · €7,068 · Sunday, 7 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Happy Henry (IRE)
Leigh Roche·W McCreery
12/1·13.00
SP
2nd
Hugo's Girl (IRE)AI top pick · 59.8
Jack Cleary·Thomas Dowling·beaten .75 lengths
12/1·13.00
SP
3rd
An Laochmor (IRE)
Terry Casey·Daniel James Murphy·beaten 0.3 lengths
15/2·8.50
SP

Race time

1m 0.68s+1.38s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Happy Henry (IRE))

“Dwelt start - took keen hold - midfield - steady headway over 3f out - pushed along final 110yds - kept on well and led final strides - cosily”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 12.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Sommelier

Rated in the high-90s at his peak, SOMMELIER availed of his reduced mark at the Curragh on Wednesday and can defy a fixed 7lb penalty

Forecast 9/2 Sommelier, 6/1 Jordan Breeze, 8/1 Alnofoor, 10/1 An Laochmor, Happy Henry, Lethimfly, 12/1 Hugo's Girl, Thurso, Mickey The Steel, 14/1 Plushy, Asdana, Step Back In Time, Jazzit, 16/1 Polar Bear, Harry's Hill, 20/1 Verified, Mint Man, Jackie Jump Up, 25/1 Viamonte, Caffu Zafeen, Ballysax Lil' Mick, Astute Power, 33/1 Three Sixteen

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Hugo's Girl

Jack Cleary(5) · Thomas Dowling · 4yo

Top-rated of 21

score 59.8 · +5.6 clear of next best (54.2)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=2)
Thomas Dowling: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
34d since last run (fresh)
Ratings50% weight
46below average
OR 62 · RPR 75 · TS 71
Form20% weight
41below average
Last 6: 4-4-3-0-3

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Navan 5f

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Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.11).

Low (1–8)

IV 1.11

Mid (9–16)

IV 0.77

High (17–23)

IV 1.10

Today: Hugo's Girl (draw 3) and Thurso (draw 2) get the bias; Jordan Breeze (draw 16) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 101 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	23	Happy Henry J: Leigh Roche · T: W McCreery · draw 4 5yo · G · bpFT P	35233	8-08	50	75	62	39.7	12/1·13.00 SP
2	12	Hugo's Girl J: Jack Cleary(5) · T: Thomas Dowling · draw 3 4yo · F · b	44303	9-06	62	75	71	59.8	12/1·13.00 SP
3	17	An Laochmor J: Terry Casey(7) · T: Daniel James Murphy · draw 5 5yo · G · bb	42112	9-01	57	71	61	46.7	15/2·8.50 SP
4	2	Thurso J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Gerard Edmund O'Leary · draw 2 4yo · G · b	855881	10-02	72	80	40	49.4	22/1·23.00 SP
5	1	Sommelier J: Joseph Harnett(7) · T: Kieran P Cotter · draw 19 5yo · G · btb	04871	10-09	79	78	53	45.9	7/2F·4.50 SP
6	22	Ballysax Lil' Mick J: Killian Leonard · T: Miss Katy Brown · draw 13 8yo · G · bp	15260	8-09	51	78	57	43.5	40/1·41.00 SP
7	7	Mickey The Steel J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray · draw 6 8yo · G · btp	33203	9-09	65	75	62	39.0	10/1·11.00 SP
8	19	Jazzit J: James Ryan · T: T G McCourt · draw 15 4yo · G · bvFT V	23305	8-13	55	70	43	40.2	25/1·26.00 SP
9	9	Asdana J: W J Lee · T: W McCreery · draw 10 4yo · F · ch	02040	9-07	63	81	52	34.8	12/1·13.00 SP
10	5	Mint Man J: Ronan Whelan · T: P J F Murphy · draw 9 5yo · G · bpFT P	87848	9-13	69	80	51	33.2	11/1·12.00 SP
11	13	Jordan Breeze J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) · T: Patrick J Flynn · draw 16 4yo · G · chh	25221	9-06	62	75	65	48.2	6/1·7.00 SP
12	3	Harry's Hill J: Sam Coen(5) · T: Martin Hassett · draw 1 8yo · G · bt	70967	10-00	70	80	40	30.6	16/1·17.00 SP
13	11	Jackie Jump Up J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 8 3yo · F · b	50347	9-07	70	77	58	38.5	33/1·34.00 SP
14	20	Step Back In Time J: Rory Cleary · T: Chris Timmons · draw 18 8yo · M · chp	36170	8-13	55	74	71	48.4	40/1·41.00 SP
15	6	Astute Power J: Ben Coen · T: Edward Lynam · draw 23 4yo · G · bht	03540	9-11	67	80	52	35.8	16/1·17.00 SP
16	4	Lethimfly J: Colin Keane · T: Noel Meade · draw 7 4yo · G · chpFT P	3020	10-00	70	78	46	38.9	11/1·12.00 SP
17	15	Verified J: Gary Carroll · T: Gerard Keane · draw 14 5yo · G · b	33900	9-04	60	78	36	30.5	20/1·21.00 SP
18	10	Caffu Zafeen J: J M Sheridan · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 12 5yo · G · b	6666	9-07	63	75	44	34.7	33/1·34.00 SP
19	21	Plushy J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 17 3yo · F · bh	23699	8-11	60	77	29	36.1	66/1·67.00 SP
20	14	Viamonte J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) · T: T Browne · draw 21 5yo · G · bt	23370	9-05	61	80	74	54.2	12/1·13.00 SP
21	8	Three Sixteen J: Luke McAteer · T: Alan McIntyre · draw 22 4yo · G · bh	0506	9-08	64	67	45	29.4	66/1·67.00 SP
—	—	Polar Bear J: Darragh O'Sullivan(7) · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 11 6yo · G · bv	04350	9-01	57	70	60	38.5	—
—	—	Alnofoor J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Ms Claire O'Connell · draw 20 8yo · G · bt	88113	9-02	58	76	68	44.7	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:17 Navan on 7 June 2026?

Happy Henry (IRE) won the 14:17 Navan at SP 13.00. Ridden by Leigh Roche. Trained by W McCreery.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:17 Navan?

No — the AI top pick (Hugo's Girl) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 14:17 Navan?

Top finishers: 1. Happy Henry (IRE) (13.00), 2. Hugo's Girl (IRE) (13.00), 3. An Laochmor (IRE) (8.50).

What was the winning time for the 14:17 Navan?

The winning time was 1m 0.68s, 1.38s slower than standard.

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