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Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap
5f180y, Flat, 3yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 1m 9.69s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Robert Whearty (3)
Paul W Flynn
Handy behind pace early - driven approaching 2f out - hit front with a furlong left - challenged hard yet found more to prevail
Wayne Hassett (3)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled towards rear early - made headway approaching final 2f - pushed along inside last furlong and a half - chased leading rival late but denied by a short margin
Ben Coen
A Oliver
Slow to break - settled just behind the front group - pushed along with 2f left - unable to threaten the lead - held the gallop through to the line for third
Jamie Powell (3)
John James Feane
Slow to break and towards the back - pushed along to move nearer with a furlong and a half left - unable to threaten in 5th a furlong out - held on at a similar rate to the line finishing 4th beaten two lengths
Chris Hayes
John Andrew Kinsella
Sat close to the front early - urged forward after 2f - held fifth by halfway - dropped to the back a furlong out but stayed on to finish fifth
Rory Cleary
Michael Mulvany
Set the early pace with a rival close by - pushed along inside the final two furlongs before losing command approaching the last - couldn't find more and finished sixth beaten 3 lengths
Non-runners: Airspeed (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.