William Hill Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2) — Navan

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Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

STAFFORDSHIRE KNOT (IRE

🥈 Second

HIDDENVALLEY LAKE (IRE

🥉 Third

MAXXUM (IRE

Betting forecast

Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Staffordshire Knot

2.10

11/10

02 · 🥈 2nd

Better Days Ahead

4.33

10/3

03 · 🥉 3rd

Hiddenvalley Lake

8.50

15/2

04 · —

Irancy

9

8/1

05 · —

Maxxum

11

10/1

06 · —

Colonel Mustard

12

11/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Hiddenvalley Lake (G) Smart staying hurdler who was successful in this race in 2024 and won the Grade 1 Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree last April. Ninth of 11 in Grade 1 hurdle at Punchestown in May, never going well from 4 out and had almost certainly left his se…	Darragh O'Keeffe	H De Bromhead	9	75.3 kg	8.50 15/2
—	2	—	Irancy (G) Won twice in Grade 1/2 company as a novice last April but well beaten since, including when sixth of 8 in Grade 1 hurdle at Leopardstown (28/1) 41 days ago, raced off the pace and well held after 2 out. Bred to stay beyond 2m but remains t…	Mark Walsh	W P Mullins	8	75.3 kg	9 8/1
4th	3	—	Colonel Mustard (G) Won Grade 2 Lismullen hurdle at this course 83 days ago before tailing off eighth of 11 in Grade 1 Long Walk hurdle at Ascot (20/1) 50 days ago in a rare below-par effort. Likeable veteran is the type to bounce back quickly but has a bit t…	John Shinnick	L Fowler	11	73.5 kg	12 11/1
3rd	4	—	Maxxum (G) Won this race last year and added another Grade 2 success at Fairyhouse in spring but was third of 6 in Grade 1 hurdle at Fairyhouse (28/1) 70 days ago, left behind after 3 out and tailed off. Third run of campaign produced one of his best…	Jordan Gainford	G Elliott	9	73.5 kg	11 10/1
2nd	5	—	Better Days Ahead (G) [T] Smart hurdler won Grade 2 chase at this course last February and finished creditable third at Cheltenham Festival. Sixth in Irish National at Fairyhouse (16/1) last April, emerged with credit as clear top weight on just his fifth chase sta…	Danny Gilligan	G Elliott	8	71.2 kg	4.33 10/3
1st	6	—	Staffordshire Knot (G) FAV [B] Won once in late November/early December after returning from seven months off. Second of 6 in Grade 2 hurdle at Gowran Park (9/4 favourite) 17 days ago, led and travelled well but wandered before the last and was outbattled. Ought to have…	Jack Kennedy	G Elliott	8	71.2 kg	2.10 11/10

Betting forecast: Staffordshire Knot (11/10), Better Days Ahead (10/3), Hiddenvalley Lake (15/2), Irancy (8/1), Maxxum (10/1), Colonel Mustard (11/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	27000.0 EUR
P2	9000.0 EUR
P3	4500.0 EUR
P4	2251.0 EUR
P5	1350.0 EUR
P6	900.0 EUR

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