Kiln looks sweet

Navan previewAn otherwise average card at Navan today could still provide something out of the ordinary if Sweet Kiln does her stuff in the bumper.

The latest in the remarkable conveyer belt of talent from the James Bowe yard in Co Kilkenny, Sweet Kiln wasted little time becoming a winner herself when scoring at Naas last month.

It was a success that left Bowe's son Michael "dumbstruck" as all Sweet Kiln had previously done at home was to work on her own.

She is clearly a quick learner and although plans to go to Cheltenham this year were quickly scotched, Sweet Kiln should take this eroute to better things.

The most valuable race on the card is the final of the EBF Handicap Chase which has an out-of-the-ordinary prize-fund of €52,000.

The three-mile trip appears to be just what the dour-staying Bizet needs after a run behind stable companion Dante's Reef over an inadequate distance last time.

Paul Carberry should enjoy a profitable afternoon beginning with Definate Spectacle in the first maiden hurdle.

This high-class flat racer did enough on his hurdling debut behind Diego Garcia at Limerick to mark him out as a future winner.

Deanery Nellie should have learned enough now to make her third start over hurdles a winning one half an hour later while Strife Leader's Christmas form with Honest Yer Honour gives him a clear shout in the handicap.

Lorraine's Pride, third to Again An Again last weekend, is preferred to Jack High in the Beginners Chase.