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Return Of The Jumps At Navan Racecourse September 19th Handicap (Div II)
1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 21 runners
Winning time 2m 6.24s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rory Mulligan (5)
Charles Weld
Contested front spot early - settled just behind pace after a furlong - second at the halfway stage - moving strongly to challenge 3f out - hit the front with 2½f left - pushed clear 1½f out and stayed on strongly to the line
Rory Cleary
Ms Sheila Lavery
Settled towards the back early - began to make headway 3f out - pressed the leader 2f out - into third with a furlong left and edged ahead late - could not overhaul the winner but battled on for second
Leigh Roche
Paul W Flynn
Sat close to the front group - 4th at halfway - pushed into 2nd spot with a furlong and a half left - unable to close on the winner and finished steady in 3rd
Jack Kearney (3)
Gerard Keane
Settled midfield - pushed along with 2f left and edged into 4th approaching the final furlong - continued at a similar effort to the line
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Settled midfield - pushed along and moved forward wide 2½f out - unable to close on the front pair and stayed on same tempo to finish 5th
Declan McDonogh
J S Bolger
Settled towards the back - pushed along with 3f remaining - finished off strongly inside the closing furlong - eventually 6th
Terry Casey (7)
Michael Mulvany
Sat close to the front pair early - still 7th at halfway - pushed along but unable to close 2f out and stayed on same gear to the line
Robbie Colgan
Luke W Comer
Settled close up early - hit front after a furlong - matched stride 3f out then edged out approaching 2f out - unable to find more late
Nicola Burns (5)
R P Burns
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 3f left - stayed on same gear from inside the final furlong - finished 9th
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Settled at rear - pushed along and eased right under 1 1/2f out - stayed on same effort late - finished 10th
Seamie Heffernan
Shane Crawley
Settled midfield - pushed along and unable to close 2f out - well held at the finish
Chris Hayes
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Tracked front group early - still 6th at halfway - pushed along entering final stretch and stayed on without extra gears
W J Lee
W McCreery
Held up at the back - pushed along and edged closer 2f out - checked by traffic 1 1/2f out then unable to sustain the effort - well held in 13th
Reese Holohan (7)
Patrick Magee
Sat handy behind front group - 5th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left then held no more inside final furlong
J M Sheridan
Mark Michael McNiff
Settled around the middle of the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left then squeezed for space and knocked off stride at the furlong and a half marker - unable to threaten thereafter and well held at the finish
Siobhan Rutledge
Shane Gallagher
Sat close to the pace pulling hard - up in 3rd at halfway - pressed for effort and unable to quicken 2 1/2f out - eventually well held
Luke McAteer
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards back of field - pushed along and made no headway 3f out - well held at finish
Gary Carroll
A Oliver
Held up in the pack early - urged into effort before dropping towards the back by halfway - unable to find more with 3f left - well held at the finish
Jack Cleary (5)
D Buckley
Settled in the pack - pushed along with nothing left 3f out - well held at the finish
Sean Davis
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Slow to begin and driven up at the back early - no response under pressure with 3f remaining - well held at the finish
Adam Caffrey
Thomas Dowling
Held handy in the pack - pushed along with no response inside final 3f - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Miss Crinshawn, Onyeisi, Cadreville
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.