15:40
Enjoy Hospitality At Navan Racecourse Handicap
1m6f, Flat, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 3m 11.23s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Robert Whearty (3)
Paul W Flynn
Slow to break - settled midpack wide - moved smoothly into second spot two furlongs out - asked for effort and hit front one and a half out - kept responding to the finish
Shane Foley
Gerard O'Leary
Sat handy behind pace pulling hard early - pushed along into 6th with 2f left - moved up to 3rd a furlong out - stayed on through the final stretch - grabbed second near the line - unable to reach winner
Gary Carroll
Chris Timmons
Sat second early - moved to front 3f out - pushed along 2f out - lost lead 1 1/2f out - stayed on to finish third
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Settled midfield near the rail - pushed along into 5th two out then up to 4th inside the last - held the effort to the line in 4th
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Slow to break - held towards the back - urged forward 3f out - up to 8th with 2f left - improved to 5th inside the final furlong holding late effort
Luke McAteer
Paul W Flynn
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 3rd two out - eased back to 6th before the line without threatening
Chris Hayes
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Slow to break - sat handy on inside behind pace - pushed along in 4th two out and unable to find more - eventually well held in 7th
Wayne Hassett (5)
Martin Hassett
Slow to begin - held towards the back and pushed along inside final 2f - unable to threaten leaders and finished 8th beaten 5.5 lengths
Wesley Joyce (5)
Michael Mulvany
Sent to the front early - pressed for effort and lost command 3f out then slipped back to 7th approaching 2f out - unable to threaten again finishing 9th beaten 6.5 lengths
Donagh O'Connor
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close and finished well beaten
Seamie Heffernan
H D McGuigan
Held up at rear early - fighting for control through the middle stages - unable to close the gap in the closing stages - well held in 11th
Non-runners: Jazz Forever (coughing)
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.