Review navan 27th Mar

< Glencove Marina bounced right back to his best form with a superb victory in the Irish Form Book An Uaimh Chase at Navan.

Ruby Walsh rode a patient race on the Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old, creeping into contention after the fourth-last on the 100-30 shot, who was having his third run back after a long lay-off.

Glencove Marina took over from Made In Taipan at the final fence and stretched away on the run-in to take the Grade Three contest by eight lengths, with favourite Rare Bob third.

Perennial bridesmaid Chasing Clouds was forced to settle for minor honours yet again in the Slane Mares Maiden Hurdle.

Jimmy Lambe's long-standing maiden looked set to finally break her duck when shooting clear, but a mistake at the last handed the initiative to the Jessie Harrington-trained Princess Marlan who didn't need a second invitation to register a 20-1 winning debut.< Marlay Park is also becoming a professional loser and even though his task should have been made easier by the withdrawal of Gagewell Flyer, he still failed to land the odds when fading tamely out of contention in the Family Fun Day 25th April Maiden Hurdle.

The prize went to Belvedere Cruising (12-1), who caught Benash after the final flight to score by a half a length.

Punters endured more misery when 5-4 market leader Shorecliffe King filled the runner-up spot for the fourth consecutive occasion, this time behind Brosna Val (9-2) in the Kells Handicap Hurdle.< Lilywhitedancer looked like continuing the trend of the afternoon when jumping the last behind Mighty Massini in the Kilberry Novice Chase.

But Ruby Walsh galvanised the 8-11 favourite, who was down the field in the Irish Arkle on his previous start, on the run to the line and he got up by a length and a half.< Nuvelli (7-1) has become a bit hit and miss over fences but took advantage of a comparitively lenient timber rating by staying on well to land the Oldcastle Handicap Hurdle in the hands of Davy Russell.