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Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 7th Handicap (47-65)
1m6f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 47-65, 22 runners
Winning time 3m 4.56s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
N G McCullagh
Alan McIntyre
Set the pace from the off - urged forward to draw level with 2 1/2f left - hit the front with 2f to run - driven out and kept battling in the final furlong - margin narrowed near the line but held on for the win
Wesley Joyce (5)
F G Hand
Held up at back early - improved on outside into 14th place 3f out - pushed along in 12th 2f out - into 7th inside final furlong - finished strongly to snatch second late
Seamie Heffernan
Kevin Michael Smith
Settled in the pack early - moved into 6th 3f out and pressed on - up to 4th with 2f left - held effort through the final furlong - grabbed 3rd right at the finish
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pack early - pushed along in 7th approaching 2f out then up to 4th inside the final furlong - held on for fourth
J M Sheridan
Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch
Sat close up on the rail early - pushed along in 3rd approaching 2f out and still there entering the final furlong - held on for 5th without finding more
Declan McDonogh
Gordon Elliott
Held a midfield spot on the rail - pushed along with 3f left - 6th approaching final furlong with no headway made
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - improved wide into 13th and pushed along with 2f left - up to 8th a furlong out but unable to close - finished 7th
W J Lee
Charles O'Brien
Held a midfield spot travelling wide - 8th with 3f left and pushed along - 9th approaching final furlong - unable to close finished 8th beaten 4¼ lengths
Ben Coen
M Halford & T Collins
Slow to stride and bustled forward early - soon up with the front group in 3rd - moved to 2nd 3f out and contested the front 2 1/2f out - passed and dropped back 2f out - recovered to 2nd 1f out before finding nothing extra to finish 9th
Jamie Powell (3)
Barry Connell
Held up at back of field - still 18th with 3f left - pushed along - improved to 14th late but unable to close - finished 10th
Jack Cleary (7)
Kevin Prendergast
Held a midfield position early - into 9th with 3f to run and pushed along but unable to threaten leaders - finished well held in 11th
Wayne Hassett (5)
Martin Hassett
Held up towards back of pack - pushed along 2f out - hampered 1f out and dropped to 15th - hampered once more inside final furlong and unable to fight back
Chris Hayes
Thomas Gibney
Slow to break - held towards the back of the pack - pushed along in 11th with 2f left before staying on without gaining more ground
Gavin Ryan
Keith Henry Clarke
Sat close to front group early - pushed along in 5th two furlongs out - dropped away to finish 14th
Mikey Sheehy
Ross O'Sullivan
Slow to begin - settled at the back - unable to make headway from 3f out and well held
Dylan Browne McMonagle
D Broad
Held up towards the back - pushed along and improved to 9th over 2f out - dropped away late
Aileen O'Sullivan (10)
S Michael Millar
Handy in the early running - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away toward the finish
Siobhan Rutledge (3)
John C McConnell
Held up in rear from the off - lacked the pace to get involved - well held at the finish
James Ryan (3)
Patrick Downey
Slow to begin - held up towards back of pack wide - pressed for effort in 17th with 3f left - faded to finish 19th
Robert Whearty (3)
Adrian Murray
Slow to break - up with front group early then pushed along in 7th approaching 3f out - lost place late
Robbie Colgan
Paul Mulligan
Held up towards the back - still in the pack in 16th with 3f left - dropped away late - finished well beaten
Sorcha Woods (7)
Paul John Gilligan
Settled in the pack - pushed along with three furlongs left - dropped away before the finish - eventually well held in 22nd
Non-runners: Futurum Regem (coughing), Grann's Boy (reserve)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.