Navan Adventure Centre Apprentice Handicap

Had been in excellent form on the AW and continued in the same vein when winning a 1m Bellewstown handicap on return to turf earlier nine days ago; hiked up 7lb and moves up in trip and grade but can't be discounted in current form.

3yo is 0-6 but went close to gaining first win when not quite seeing out 1m5f in a Leopardstown maiden last month; now makes handicap debut off a mark of 80; ran well over 1m here on second start last year and gets the weight for age allowance; interesting back in trip.

Dual-purpose gelding produced his best run of this season when a 4l second of 13 at Naas last month (10.5f, good); remains 9lb above his last win though and the first-time cheekpieces need to eke out more.

Narrowly denied at Down Royal last month (10.5f, good); raised 3lb for that but should go well again if turned out quickly (declared to run 5.15 Dundalk on Saturday).

Won a 0-60 off 5lb lower over at Bellewstown (1m4f, good) in April and followed up in a Tipperary maiden hurdle in May; failed to fire back on the Flat at Leopardstown last month; others make more appeal.