Navan (IRE)
13:42
Bective Stud Tea Rooms & Apartments Handicap Hurdle ()
Navan (IRE) Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 Distance: 3m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €14.20 Place: €3 €4.60 €1.20 Exacta: €361.90 Tricast: €673.99 Trifecta: €839.60
Non-Runners: Ambitious Fellow (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Briefly led - soon prominent - challenging before 2 out - led going best from 2 out - soon clear - pushed out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
9 G AVG W P Mullins 148 lbs 10/1 Won
2nd
Jumped right on occasions - soon led - not fluent when headed 2 out - soon ridden and no chance with winner - kept on well
12 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 20/1 7
3rd
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - went third when ridden but no chance with winner after last - kept on(op 11/4 tchd 2/1)
7 G AVG Peter Fahey 148 lbs 5/2F .75
4th
Soon briefly disputed lead - not fluent 1st - soon pressed leader - lost position but prominent 4 out - kept on and went fourth after last(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
N/A AVG S R B Crawford 147 lbs 28/1 3.75
5th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - no impression when not fluent last - kept on(op 20/1)
8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 18/1 7.5
6th
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 4 out - went third when ridden after 2 out - weakened quickly after last - eased towards finish(op 5/2 tchd 3/1)
8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 11/4 3.75
7th
Soon prominent - not fluent 1st - pressed leader 3 out - lost second before 2 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 11/2)
10 M AVG S Curling 142 lbs 5/1 18
8th
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off
4 G AVG Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 33/1 26
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - jumped right when not fluent 2nd - headway on near side of group before 3 out - in touch with leaders before straight - weakened before 2 out - tailed off when pulled up run-in(op 9/1)
11 G AVG Barry Connell 161 lbs 8/1 -
99th
Took keen hold - in rear - mistake 3 out - soon nudged along and brief headway when hung right - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was a difficult ride that was keen and hanging throughout; he further added that after making a mistake at third last he started to hang worse so he pulled him up at this point)(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
11 G AVG Padraig Roche 145 lbs 25/1 -
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - pressed leader when jumped slightly right 2nd - lost position when weakened before 4 out - dropped to rear and detached when mistake 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
11 G Poor P A Fahy 145 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Midfield - struggling when reminders before 3 out - soon weakened - dropped to rear when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 12/1)
11 G AVG Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 11/1 -
99th
Never better than midfield - jumped slightly right 3rd - towards rear and struggling after 4 out - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 28/1)
11 G AVG Gordon Elliott 140 lbs 66/1 -
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - never better than midfield - towards rear when reminder after 6th - weakened and pulled up before 2 out(op 22/1)
10 G AVG John C McConnell 150 lbs 25/1 -
99th
Soon prominent - weakening when not fluent 3 out - dropped to rear when pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 150 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Midfield - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - dropped to rear and detached when pulled up after 2 out(op 16/1)
9 G AVG Patrick T Foley 148 lbs 28/1 -