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Navan Racecourse Maiden Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 26.60s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
M F Morris
Set the pace from the off - gap grew after 2nd - hit the third-last awkwardly - margin shortened over last two furlongs - kept finding more in the final stretch to hold on
Danny Mullins
S R B Crawford
Sat close up early - dropped to 6th before improving 2 out - well placed at the last - stayed on run-in but unable to reel in winner - finished 2nd beaten under two lengths
Sean Flanagan
Thomas Cooper
Held up towards back of pack - shuffled through order into 4th then 6th before finding room to reach 3rd inside final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish
Harry Sexton (7)
P A Fahy
Held up early - improved into 5th before 6th and holding that spot after 3 out - moved into 3rd on the inner 2 out - lost a place in the closing stages and finished 4th
Mark Walsh
Emmet Mullins
Settled towards the back of the field - slipped further back around the 6th before improving to 5th approaching 3 out - unable to threaten and lost ground before hitting the last
Kieren Buckley
Thomas Gibney
Held a forward position early - stumbled at the first - settled third then sixth - blundered four out - lost touch before two out - trailed home well beaten
Simon Torrens
Patrick T Foley
Settled around midfield early - slipped back to 6th by the 6th fence - blundered and came down at the 7th
Non-runners: Attaboyarchie (coughing), Colorado Charlie (unsuitable ground)
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.