17:05
Balreask Bar, Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap
1m6f, Flat, 4yo+, 21 runners
Winning time 3m 7.12s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Kearney (3)
Gerard Keane
Settled towards midfield out wide - made progress 3f out - moved into second under pressure 2f out - hit front with a furlong left - drew clear to score readily
Neve Bennett (7)
Jarlath P Fahey
Held up early - improved into 9th and pushed along wide with 2f left before moving up to 3rd but hampered momentarily inside final furlong - stayed on to snatch second near the line
Rory Cleary
Mrs Denise Foster
Sat handy behind the front group - moved through to hit the front 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - unable to fight back and just held for third
Ronan Whelan
Jarlath P Fahey
Held up towards the back of the field - improved into 8th and pressed for effort with 2f left - moved up to 4th inside the final furlong and stayed on at an even effort to finish 4th
W J Lee
Peter Fahey
Held up towards back of pack - pushed along in 10th with 2f left - moved into 5th inside final furlong and finished off the effort but never got competitive - fifth at the line
Adam Caffrey
Terence O'Brien
Held a midfield spot early - pushed along 3f out and slipped back to 16th with 2f left - stayed on late but never landed a blow for sixth
Leigh Roche
Joseph Anthony Murray
Sat close to pace early - shared front spot from 4f - went in front at halfway - pressed and lost the advantage 3f out - third with 2f left and unable to threaten again
Nicola Burns (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Sluggish start - settled midfield then pushed along in 13th with 2f left - stayed on without real punch late
Declan McDonogh
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group along the rail - pushed along in 4th spot with 2f left - unable to close the gap - finished well held in 9th
No. 12, stall 16
9yo, 9-7, OR 76
J: Jamie Powell (3) · T: John E & Thomas Kiely
Jamie Powell (3)
John E & Thomas Kiely
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - down in 13th approaching final furlong and stayed on without gaining much ground
Wayne Hassett (5)
Paul Nolan
Held up handy early - under pressure before three out - slipped back to 11th two out - unable to threaten leaders late
Ross Coakley
John C McConnell
Missed the break and settled at the back - crept into contention with 4f left - pushed along in 14th over 2f out - unable to threaten and beaten well into 12th
Andrew Slattery
Karl Thornton
Hesitant leaving the stalls - stayed at the back of the field - urged forward approaching 2f out without finding much response - shaded ground back late to finish 13th
Seamie Heffernan
E J O'Grady
Sat close to pace early - shared front spot after 4f before giving it up at halfway - pressed for effort 3f out - slipped to 5th with 2f left - faded out of contention late
Wesley Joyce (3)
Cian Hughes
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 7th with 2f left - faded out of contention late
Robert Whearty (3)
Paul W Flynn
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close on leading group - well held at the finish
Shane Foley
Laura Hourigan
Sat handy with front group early - pressed for effort 3f out then slipped back to 12th approaching final 2f - faded out of contention late
Robbie Colgan
Chris Timmons
Poor break - held up towards the back - made no impression - well held throughout
James Ryan (3)
Sean Byrne
Struggled from the off - no impact through the race - well held at the finish
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Went straight to the front - lost the advantage after 4f - pushed along 3f out - slipped back through the field and faded late
Sam Coen (7)
Gary McGill
Settled around midfield in the pack - pressed for effort turning into the straight - dropped away final stages
Non-runners: Morse (unsuitable ground), Zariygann (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.