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Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap
6f, Flat, 3yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 11.61s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Slow start - back of the field early - up to 8th with two furlongs left - urged into third with a furlong and a half to run - asked for effort and hit the front inside the final furlong - drifted a shade left approaching the line before holding on strongly
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Derek McCormack
Sluggish start and dropped towards the back - made progress from halfway - into second and driven approaching 2f out - challenged winner hard and met a nudge inside the final furlong - held on gamely to finish second by a nose
Siobhan Rutledge
H Rogers
Set the pace early under strong restraint - pushed along with two out - overtaken approaching final furlong - unable to find more late and held for 3rd
Reese Holohan (7)
Padraig Roche
Settled midpack early - upped to the front group by halfway - urged into second spot 2f out - dropped to fourth and held to finish
No. 12, stall 7
5yo, 8-10, OR 72
J: Jessica O'Gorman (7) · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty
Jessica O'Gorman (7)
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along and slipped to 6th with 2f left - unable to close late - finished 5th
Jamie Orr (7)
William Durkan
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along in 3rd with 2f left before slipping to 5th approaching the final furlong - held no more in reserve at the finish
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt
Held up towards the back - pushed along and slipped further back by halfway - unable to close - finished seventh
Sam Coen (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground through the finish and came home 8th
Terry Casey (7)
Daniel James Murphy
Slow to break - held up towards the back - pushed along in 7th two out then lost ground - finished well held in 9th
Non-runners: Jon Riggens, Tornado Kiss, Cool Azul, Flaming Rib, All The Girls
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.