Navan (IRE)
16:30
NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap (Div I)
Navan (IRE) Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2021 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €5.50 Place: €1.60 €1.20 €1.30 Exacta: €19.30 Tricast: €100.47 Trifecta: €84.50
Non-Runners: Ben Alexander (temperature), Knock Flyer (vet's advice), Mariechen (ran recently), Plunkett (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Dance Emperor (IRE) 8 G AVG Peter Fahey 129 lbs 7/2J Won In touch with leaders - midfield halfway - steady headway from over 3f out - chased leaders when pushed along over 2f out - went third when ridden under 2f out - went second over 1f out - soon challenging - led and stayed on final 110yds - won going away (regarding the apparent improvement in form - trainer said gelding usually gets upset installs - and on his last run was drawn wide and didn't break - on this occasion - a hood was applied to his charge on entering stalls and was removed as late as possible - in his opinion this helped to bring about an improvement in form)(op 9/2 tchd 16/5)
2nd 1 Divine Celt (IRE) N/A AVG Jarlath P Fahey 142 lbs 7/2J 4.25 In touch with leaders on outer - headway going okay 3f out - went second over 2f out - led when pushed along over 1f out - went clear when ridden 1f out - soon faced challenge - headed and no extra final 110yds - no match for winner(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
3rd 10 Lady Leanora (IRE) 8 M Poor D K Weld 133 lbs 8/1 .75 Disputed lead early - soon chased leaders - went third halfway - headway to lead going okay under 3f out - soon pushed along - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon lost second - kept on final 110yds - no match for first two(op 13/2 tchd 14/1)
4th 13 Chacha Dancer (IRE) 4 F Poor Chris Timmons 117 lbs 14/1 2 Towards rear of midfield - shaken up from over 3f out - ridden and hung left under 3f out - soon switched right and headway - ran on inside final furlong - went fourth inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(tchd 12/1)
5th 17 Macaban City (IRE) 6 G Poor Gerard Michael Hussey 125 lbs 17/2 .5 Slowly into stride - in rear and pushed along briefly - detached when niggled along before halfway - soon headway on outer - towards rear when pushed along from over 3f out - ridden and ran on from 2f out - nearest finish (jockey said gelding was very slowly away)(op 11/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 14/1)
6th 15 Supreme Machine (IRE) 4 F Poor Ms Sheila Lavery 127 lbs 14/1 0.3 Slowly into stride - in rear and pushed along briefly - soon towards rear of midfield - headway going okay 3f out - chased leaders when ridden 2f out - no extra inside final furlong - lost two places final 110yds(op 25/1)
7th 4 Eloy D'amerval (IRE) N/A Poor Andrew McNamara 137 lbs 10/1 .5 Midfield - hampered and lost position before halfway - switched left and headway from over 3f out - soon ridden - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
8th 16 Irish Ambassador (IRE) N/A Poor Sarah Lynam 125 lbs 17/2 1 In touch with leaders - pushed along on inner from over 3f out - soon minor headway - ridden from under 2f out - soon no extra (jockey said gelding slipped on both bends in the back straight)(op 8/1)
9th 18 Anfaass (IRE) N/A Poor T J O'Mara 124 lbs 12/1 .5 Dwelt start - towards rear and pushed along briefly - pushed along and switched left over 3f out - no impression when bit short of room 2f out - soon ridden and headway - kept on inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
10th 9 Leviosa (IRE) 7 M Poor Seamus Fahey 134 lbs 80/1 .75 In touch with leaders - nudged along from over 3f out - midfield and no impression over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
11th 20 Ernest Loring (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 108 lbs 100/1 1.25 Sweating - dwelt start - towards rear - ridden and minor headway towards far side 3f out - bit short of room under 2f out - switched right over 1f out - kept on(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
12th 7 Treble Cone (GB) 7 G AVG Gerard Keane 135 lbs 11/1 0.1 Disputed lead early - soon tracked leader - 4 lengths second halfway - pushed along towards near side from over 3f out - soon lost second and ridden - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
13th 5 Kartayaz (IRE) 8 G Poor John C McConnell 130 lbs 25/1 8.5 Midfield - pushed along on outer from over 3f out - ridden under 3f out - soon no extra - weakened 2f out(op 16/1)
14th 12 Boing (GB) 7 G Poor Paul Traynor 123 lbs 125/1 0.2 Prominent - soon chased leaders - lost third halfway - lost position when pushed along from under 4f out - dropped to midfield when ridden and no extra under 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 80/1 tchd 66/1 and tchd 150/1)
15th 11 Cross Step (USA) N/A Poor C Moore 126 lbs 20/1 24 Disputed lead early - soon led clearly - 4 lengths ahead halfway - reduced lead after halfway - pushed along from over 3f out - headed and no extra over 2f out - weakening when ridden briefly and no impression over 1f out - eased inside final furlong(op 28/1)
16th 3 Wee Jim (IRE) 8 G Poor Luke Comer 131 lbs 18/1 14 Took keen hold - soon midfield - stumbled badly and lost ground before halfway - soon dropped to last and became detached and eased(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)