THERE is a reason why horses’ ratings over hurdles are often different to their ratings over fences. A horse’s ability over one set of obstacles may not always be consistent with his or her ability over the other. Consequently, when it looks like a horse is well handicapped under one code based on a handicap rating that has been achieved under the other, it doesn’t always follow that he or she is.

That said, there was a fair chance that De Name Escapes Me was a well-handicapped horse going into the two and a half mile handicap chase at Navan on Saturday.