Navan (IRE)
14:20
NavanRacecourse.ie Rated Novice Chase
Navan (IRE) Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €1.90 Place: €1.10 €1.40 €1.40 Exacta: €6.60 Trifecta: €24
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Ciel De Neige (FR) 9 G Poor W P Mullins 163 lbs 6/5F Won Close up - disputed lead 3rd - jumped right and awkward jump 6th - led clearly 8th - pushed along after 2 out - 2 lengths ahead when jumped left last - stayed on - ridden out(op Evs tchd 5/4)
2nd 8 Busselton (FR) 7 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 158 lbs 4/1 4 Pressed leader - good jump and led 2nd - joined and disputed lead 3rd - headed and chased winner 8th - ridden 3 out - awkward jump 2 out - kept on until no extra and beaten final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
3rd 7 Velvet Elvis (IRE) 8 G AVG Thomas Gibney 159 lbs 9/2 3.75 Led - slow jump when headed and chased leaders 2nd - ridden before 3 out - went third 2 out - made no telling impression(op 13/2)
4th 5 Frontal Assault (IRE) 10 G Poor Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 5/1 4.5 Midfield - headway and went third 7th - ridden and lost two places before 3 out - hung left and beaten before 2 out - kept on(op 4/1)
5th 1 Fancy Foundations (GB) N/A AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 16/1 9.5 Held up in midfield - jumped right 4th - mistake 7th - headway 10th - disputing second 3 out - soon ridden and lost two places - weakened from 2 out(op 12/1)
6th 6 Slige Dala (IRE) 7 G Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 156 lbs 28/1 9 Chased leaders - ridden and lost position just after 10th - beaten when mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 22/1)
7th 4 Conquredalofeurope (IRE) 8 G Poor J Motherway 159 lbs 125/1 13 Didn't jump well - always towards rear - became detached from 4 out - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 150/1 and 80/1)
8th 3 Bay Ambition (IRE) 9 M Poor Gavin Cromwell 159 lbs 16/1 19 Didn't jump well - always towards rear - dropped to last and became detached 4 out - tailed off(op 18/1)