Navan (IRE)
14:55
Blackcastle Handicap
Navan (IRE) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.40 Place: €1.20 €2.80 €3.50 Exacta: €35 Tricast: €210.28 Trifecta: €204.40
Non-Runners: Chitra (temperature), Livingston Range (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Huddle Up (IRE) 6 G Poor W McCreery 133 lbs 3/1F Won Chased leaders towards far side - headway and tracked leaders 2f out - ridden and led narrowly 1f out - faced strong challenge final furlong - kept on well towards finish - just held on (seven-day ban: excessive use of the whip (tbc +1 day tuition))(op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
2nd 1 Pretty Boy Floyd (IRE) 8 G Poor Sarah Dawson 142 lbs 6/1 0.1 Pressed leaders towards near side - disputed lead 2f out - ridden and headed 1f out - rallied and made strong challenge final furlong - kept on well towards finish - just held(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
3rd 3 Mi Esperanza (IRE) N/A Poor A Kinsella 140 lbs 12/1 .5 Midfield - pushed along and chased leaders under 2f out - ridden and went third inside final furlong - kept on well towards finish(op 10/1)
4th 11 Gordon Bennett (IRE) 7 G Poor Richard Brabazon 132 lbs 4/1 3.75 Towards rear of midfield - ridden and carried head awkwardly under 2f out - kept on well final furlong - went fourth final strides - not reach leaders(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
5th 15 Only Jack (IRE) N/A Poor A Kinsella 118 lbs 100/1 0.2 Held up in behind leaders against far rail - ridden and headway from over 1f out - went fourth inside final furlong - kept on but lost fourth final strides(op 66/1)
6th 7 Shabaaby (GB) 9 G Poor J F Levins 137 lbs 33/1 2.75 Tracked leaders - headway disputing lead over 2f out - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
7th 4 Swift Flight (FR) 7 G AVG K J Condon 140 lbs 11/2 .5 Towards rear of midfield - headway from over 1f out - not clear run inside final furlong - kept on - never near to challenge(op 5/1)
8th 9 Iva Batt (IRE) 6 M Poor R K Watson 135 lbs 20/1 0.3 Tracked leaders - pushed along and lost position under 2f out - ridden and weakened from over 1f out(op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1)
9th 5 Art Of Unity (GB) 9 G AVG John James Feane 139 lbs 20/1 0.3 Soon led towards far side - joined over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
10th 2 Tide Of Time (GB) N/A Poor Edward Lynam 139 lbs 11/2 1.25 Held up in midfield - ridden and no impression over 1f out - never dangerous(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
11th 12 Hathiq (IRE) N/A AVG James McAuley 129 lbs 33/1 .75 Held up in behind leaders - pushed along 2f out - no impression and weakened inside final furlong
12th 14 The Peckhampouncer (IRE) 6 G Poor D Broad 117 lbs 12/1 1.75 Always towards rear - ridden and no impression 2f out - never dangerous(op 14/1)
13th 10 Ecclesiastical (GB) 7 G AVG
James Ryan (10)lbs
T G McCourt 124 lbs 12/1 1 Awkward start - always towards rear - never dangerous (jockey said his mount fly leaped on leaving the starting stalls)(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)