14:17

Navan

Ireland

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Sunday, 7 June 2026

5f·Flat·Good·21 runners·€7,068

DrawModerate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.11)· 101 races · full map →

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.

Selections by model

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v1.059.8/100 rating

Hugo's Girl

11.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way59.8/100 rating

Hugo's Girl

11.00Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Hugo's Girl

Jack Cleary(5) · Thomas Dowling · 4yo

59.8/100

+5.6 vs next best (54.2)

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

Trainer20% weight
100very strong
Thomas Dowling: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%)
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

MarketBest price 11.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 3rd pick of 21 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos	#	Dr	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
5	1	19	Sommelier 5yo · G · btb	Joseph Harnett(7) Kieran P Cotter	04871	10-09	79	78	53	45.9	7/2F·4.50 SP
4	2	2	Thurso 4yo · G · b	Seamie Heffernan Gerard Edmund O'Leary	855881	10-02	72	80	40	49.4	22/1·23.00 SP
12	3	1	Harry's Hill 8yo · G · bt	Sam Coen(5) Martin Hassett	70967	10-00	70	80	40	30.6	16/1·17.00 SP
16	4	7	Lethimfly 4yo · G · chpFT P	Colin Keane Noel Meade	3020	10-00	70	78	46	38.9	11/1·12.00 SP
10	5	9	Mint Man 5yo · G · bpFT P	Ronan Whelan P J F Murphy	87848	9-13	69	80	51	33.2	11/1·12.00 SP
15	6	23	Astute Power 4yo · G · bht	Ben Coen Edward Lynam	03540	9-11	67	80	52	35.8	16/1·17.00 SP
7	7	6	Mickey The Steel 8yo · G · btp	Wesley Joyce(3) Joseph Anthony Murray	33203	9-09	65	75	62	39.0	10/1·11.00 SP
21	8	22	Three Sixteen 4yo · G · bh	Luke McAteer Alan McIntyre	0506	9-08	64	67	45	29.4	66/1·67.00 SP
9	9	10	Asdana 4yo · F · ch	W J Lee W McCreery	02040	9-07	63	81	52	34.8	12/1·13.00 SP
18	10	12	Caffu Zafeen 5yo · G · b	J M Sheridan Paul W Flynn	6666	9-07	63	75	44	34.7	33/1·34.00 SP
13	11	8	Jackie Jump Up 3yo · F · b	Rory Mulligan(5) J P Murtagh	50347	9-07	70	77	58	38.5	33/1·34.00 SP
2	12	3	Hugo's Girl 4yo · F · b	Jack Cleary(5) Thomas Dowling	44303	9-06	62	75	71	59.8	12/1·13.00 SP
11	13	16	Jordan Breeze 4yo · G · chh	Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) Patrick J Flynn	25221	9-06	62	75	65	48.2	6/1·7.00 SP
20	14	21	Viamonte 5yo · G · bt	Adam Browne-Souza(7) T Browne	23370	9-05	61	80	74	54.2	12/1·13.00 SP
17	15	14	Verified 5yo · G · b	Gary Carroll Gerard Keane	33900	9-04	60	78	36	30.5	20/1·21.00 SP
3	17	5	An Laochmor 5yo · G · bb	Terry Casey(7) Daniel James Murphy	42112	9-01	57	71	61	46.7	15/2·8.50 SP
8	19	15	Jazzit 4yo · G · bvFT V	James Ryan T G McCourt	23305	8-13	55	70	43	40.2	25/1·26.00 SP
14	20	18	Step Back In Time 8yo · M · chp	Rory Cleary Chris Timmons	36170	8-13	55	74	71	48.4	40/1·41.00 SP
19	21	17	Plushy 3yo · F · bh	Reese Holohan(7) Gavin Cromwell	23699	8-11	60	77	29	36.1	66/1·67.00 SP
6	22	13	Ballysax Lil' Mick 8yo · G · bp	Killian Leonard Miss Katy Brown	15260	8-09	51	78	57	43.5	40/1·41.00 SP
1	23	4	Happy Henry 5yo · G · bpFT P	Leigh Roche W McCreery	35233	8-08	50	75	62	39.7	12/1·13.00 SP
—	—	11	Polar Bear 6yo · G · bv	Darragh O'Sullivan(7) Mrs John Harrington	04350	9-01	57	70	60	38.5	—
—	—	20	Alnofoor 8yo · G · bt	Jack Kearney(3) Ms Claire O'Connell	88113	9-02	58	76	68	44.7	—

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.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Racing Post pick: Sommelier

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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