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Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap
5f, Flat, 3yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 59.92s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Seamie Heffernan
J A Stack
Sat just behind front group early - asked for effort in 3rd two furlongs out - found more with a furlong left and hit the front - kept going strongly to the line
Sam Coen (5)
A Oliver
Sluggish start - held towards the back - driven up into 4th with a furlong left - finished strongly to snatch 2nd right on the line
Gary Carroll
Daniel James Murphy
Tracked the pace early - pushed along with two furlongs left - shared the advantage a furlong out before giving way inside the final furlong - held on for third without finding more late
Rory Mulligan (5)
J P Murtagh
Forced the pace - pressed hard 2f out - matched and overtaken inside the final furlong - one paced late to finish 4th
W J Lee
W McCreery
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along in 5th two furlongs out and unable to improve - stayed on that spot to finish 5th beaten two and a half lengths
Colin Keane
Stephen Thorne
Held up at back - driven with 2f left - unable to find extra late progress and finished sixth
Luke McAteer
Patrick J McKenna
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - slipped back before fading to finish 7th
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.