Navan Racecourse Nursery Handicap

1st

Nakamura (IRE) ^b

No. 5, stall 3

2yo, 9-5, OR 70

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

2 9-5 70

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

1:11.13

Travelled keenly close up early - shared the front by 1 1/2f - edged in front around halfway - pressed for effort with 2f to go and shifted right to level 1 1/2f out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line - won

2nd

Monte Vista (IRE) ^b

No. 2, stall 5

2yo, 9-6, OR 76

J: Paddy Harnett (5) · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

2 9-6 76

Paddy Harnett (5)

Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

2

Handy behind front group early - made progress by halfway - pressed into contention 2f out and driven to fight for lead 1 1/2f out - lost front spot inside final furlong - kept second to the line

3rd

Cactus (IRE) ^t

No. 1, stall 6

2yo, 9-12, OR 77

J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien

2 9-12 77

Wayne Lordan

A P O'Brien

2

Hampered a touch leaving stalls - settled just behind front pair - pushed into 3rd spot with a furlong and a half left - unable to close final furlong and finished 3rd

4th

Glamazon (IRE)

No. 4, stall 12

2yo, 9-5, OR 70

J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington

2 9-5 70

Shane Foley

Mrs John Harrington

1¾

Settled around midpack - boxed in with 2f left then squeezed for room and driven approaching final 1 1/2f - stayed on through closing stages to finish 4th

5th

Aurora Mist (IRE)

No. 10, stall 1

2yo, 9-1, OR 66

J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery

2 9-1 66

Andrew Slattery

Andrew Slattery

½

Slow to break and settled towards the back - pushed into the pack with two furlongs left but unable to threaten - stayed on at one gait to finish fifth

6th

Idiocracy (IRE)

No. 3, stall 13

2yo, 9-10, OR 75

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2 9-10 75

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

½

Held a midfield spot early - pushed along with 2f left and stayed on at one speed to finish sixth

7th

Prairie Echoes (IRE)

No. 6, stall 7

2yo, 9-5, OR 70

J: Gary Carroll · T: Kieran P Cotter

2 9-5 70

Gary Carroll

Kieran P Cotter

2¼

Went straight to front - matched up after a furlong and a half then lost command at halfway - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - unable to find more inside final furlong

8th

Salacious (IRE)

No. 7, stall 4

2yo, 9-5, OR 70

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Josh Halley

2 9-5 70

Seamie Heffernan

Josh Halley

½

Settled midfield - driven to keep tab by halfway and battling in 5th 2f out - flattened out inside final furlong to finish 8th

9th

Andosky (IRE) ^t

No. 9, stall 10

2yo, 9-1, OR 66

J: Declan McDonogh · T: Michael Mulvany

2 9-1 66

Declan McDonogh

Michael Mulvany

0.3

Slow to break and settled towards the back - urged forward in the early stages - driven approaching 2f out but unable to close - finished well held in 9th

10th

One Cool Bear (IRE)

No. 8, stall 2

2yo, 9-2, OR 67

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness

2 9-2 67

Adam Caffrey

Adrian McGuinness

1¼

Slow into stride and settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left but couldn't find the pace - finished well held in 10th

11th

Beware Of The Bear (IRE) ^b

No. 11, stall 8

2yo, 9-1, OR 66

J: Nathan Crosse · T: David Marnane

2 9-1 66

Nathan Crosse

David Marnane

3½

Not the smoothest exit from stalls - settled just behind the front group and up in 3rd by halfway - pressed for a response with 2f left - found nothing thereafter and dropped away - finished well beaten in 11th

12th

Smart Sioux (IRE) ^t

No. 12, stall 9

2yo, 9-1, OR 66

J: Rory Cleary · T: Ms Claire O'Connell

2 9-1 66

Rory Cleary

Ms Claire O'Connell

2½

Held up at the back - improved into the pack by halfway - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away late finishing 12th