18:40
Navan Handicap (Div II)
1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 42.87s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
W McCreery
Settled in the pack - urged into contention 6th two out before hitting front early in the last - stayed on strongly to score
Sam Coen (5)
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to the front pack early - fourth at the midpoint - into second and asked for effort with two furlongs left - hit the front a furlong out under pressure - couldn't match the winner in the closing stages and settled for second
Scott McCullagh
Richard John O'Brien
Held in the pack early - urged into 5th two out then 3rd approaching the furlong marker - stayed on at one gait to finish third
Seamie Heffernan
Donal Kinsella
Sharp away to set the pace - sat second from halfway before going back in front approaching 3f out - pressed for effort and lost the advantage inside the final furlong - dropped to 4th finishing with nothing more in the last 150 yards
Colin Keane
Cian Hughes
Held up in the pack - improved position out wide approaching 2f out - up to 5th with a furlong left and stayed on at one speed to the line
No. 11, stall 6
4yo, 8-13, OR 48
J: Patrick McGettigan (5) · T: Mrs Denise Foster
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Mrs Denise Foster
Held up in the back markers - urged forward but making no dent entering the straight - improved into 9th inside the final furlong and stayed on at one gear finishing sixth
Ben Coen
Daniel McLoughlin
Sat close to the front group - 6th at halfway then asked for effort early in the straight - down to 8th and driven 2f out - stayed on same gear late to finish 7th
Siobhan Rutledge
John C McConnell
Settled in the pack early - driven with no response approaching final 2f - stayed on same gear late to finish 8th
Robert Whearty
Conor David Maxwell
Settled in the pack early - urged forward to reach 4th approaching final 2f then slipped back to 6th under pressure with a furlong left - held no more late and finished ninth
Gavin Ryan
P J F Murphy
Held up towards the back - driven approaching final 2f without threatening leaders - stayed on same speed to finish tenth
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Dwelt at the start - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at the same rate late - well held in 11th
Jack Cleary (5)
Karl Thornton
Held up towards the back - no impression made on leaders - driven approaching straight - unable to find more inside final 2f - well held at the finish
Leigh Roche
S M Duffy
Sat close to pace early - 3rd at halfway - driven approaching 2f out - dropped to 7th under pressure inside final furlong and unable to find more
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Tardy start and well back - still towards the tail of the field 2f out and making no impression - faded and not knocked about inside the final furlong
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - driven with 2f left but couldn't find more and faded
Luke McAteer
Liam P Cusack
Went straight to front - travelling keenly - driven and lost command approaching 3f out - stopped finding more and allowed to drop away late
Non-runners: Bang Po, Genuine Jim, Borora Aura, Hastily
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.