Elliott can complete Troytown five-timer with class act who goes well fresh

No less than 141 runners take their chance at Navan this afternoon

Navan: played host to the Troytown meeting on SundayCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Put The Kettle On
12.30 Navan
2pts win

JP McManus's recent purchase Gypsy Island might well be a star but she has won only a Ballinrobe bumper and could be over-hyped so Put The Kettle On is more my cup of tea in the Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Mares Auction Maiden Hurdle (12.30) at Navan.

You get the impression Willie Mullins could think Mister Blue Sky is a Grade 1 performer in the making and Put The Kettle On was the only one to put up any sort of resistance to him at Wexford. She's an imposing mare who will get better with racing and could prove some value against Gypsy Island, who has yet to jump a hurdle in public.

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Published on 24 November 2018inHorse racing tips

Last updated 16:26, 24 November 2018

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