Navan (IRE)
14:55
Meath Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Navan (IRE) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €9.40 Place: €2.20 €1.10 €2 Exacta: €72.80 Tricast: €207.64 Trifecta: €533
Non-Runners: Call Me Freddie (stone bruise), Ever So Cool (unsuitable ground), Getaway Abbey (unsuitable ground), Machine Learner (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Ask And Answer (IRE) 9 G Poor Sean Aherne 155 lbs 15/2 Won Raced wide - made virtually all - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and faced challenge approaching last - joined run-in - rallied and led again towards finish - gamely (jockey said gelding hung left in the closing stages)(op 7/1)
2nd 9 Nathaniel's Dream (GB) 9 G Poor A J Martin 161 lbs 4/1F 0.05 Towards rear - headway from 3 out - pushed along on outer and chased leaders approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - went second final strides - just failed(op 7/2)
3rd 2 Uknowcarty (IRE) 5 G Poor Paul John Gilligan 158 lbs 6/1 .75 Chased leaders - smooth headway and tracked leaders after 3 out - ridden and went second after 2 out - disputed lead run-in - no extra and lost second towards finish (seven-day ban: excessive use of whip (tba))(op 7/1)
4th 13 Dragon's Pass (IRE) 9 M Poor Mrs Denise Foster 154 lbs 11/2 2.25 Held up in behind leaders on outer - headway and chased leaders before 2 out - ridden and switched left approaching last - not fluent last - no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
5th 10 Huckleberry Rock (IRE) N/A AVG Shane Crawley 158 lbs 11/1 5 Midfield - headway when short of room after 3 out - chased leaders 2 out - ridden and went third approaching last - weakened run-in(op 14/1)
6th 4 Stansfield (IRE) 9 G Poor Paul Traynor 158 lbs 11/1 7 Chased leaders - nudged along before 2 out - ridden approaching last - weakened run-in(op 10/1)
7th 16 Journey West (IRE) 7 G Poor C A McBratney 153 lbs 12/1 3.25 Towards rear of midfield - ridden and headway when not fluent 2 out - kept on towards far side run-in - never on terms(op 18/1)
8th 20 Hillsin (IRE) 6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 147 lbs 40/1 .5 Towards rear - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and some headway from 2 out - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(op 33/1)
9th 5 Follow The Crowd (IRE) 7 G Poor Aidan Anthony Howard 162 lbs 7/1 4.5 Held up in behind leaders - bit short of room after 3 out - switched left 2 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last(op 11/2)
10th 8 Misty Hollow (IRE) 10 G Good Edward Cawley 158 lbs 28/1 0.3 Midfield - headway 5 out - pushed along and chased leaders after 3 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - soon no extra
11th 14 Two For The Road (IRE) 9 G Poor Edward Cawley 154 lbs 40/1 4.75 Midfield - headway from 5 out - pushed along and chased leaders after 3 out - ridden and weakened approaching last
12th 7 Carrigeen Castle (IRE) 8 G AVG J T R Dreaper 161 lbs 9/1 0.1 Midfield on inner - nudged along after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon no impression
13th 15 Flashthelights (IRE) 8 G Poor Stephen McConville 147 lbs 80/1 6.5 Tracked leaders - disputing second after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - weakening and no extra when mistake last
14th 21 Lady L'lerom (IRE) 6 M Poor Shane Nolan 146 lbs 11/1 4.75 Tracked leaders - went second halfway - ridden and lost position after 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out
15th 19 Light Heidi (IRE) 7 M Poor Matthew J Smith 150 lbs 33/1 6 Always towards rear - pushed along and no impression before 3 out
16th 18 That's Me Finished (IRE) 8 G AVG Noel C Kelly 151 lbs 125/1 4 Never better than mid-division - towards rear 4 out - no impression before 3 out
17th 11 Hidden Dilemma (IRE) N/A Poor S R B Crawford 157 lbs 22/1 .75 Tracked leader on inner - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - ridden and weakened from 3 out(op 18/1)
99th 22 Lilly Banner (IRE) N/A Poor Noel C Kelly 139 lbs 100/1 - Always towards rear - ridden and detached from 4 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said mare did not handle the ground and hung left in the later stages)