Navan (IRE)
16:15
Gormanlough Apprentice Handicap (Div I)
Navan (IRE) Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2022 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €8 Place: €1.90 €3.50 €2.50 Exacta: €72.20 Tricast: €609.17 Trifecta: €386
Non-Runners: Book Of Verse (unsuitable ground), Inshallah Queen (unsuitable ground), Power Drive (coughing), Star Official (nasal discharge)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Spirituoso (GB) 4 F AVG Lee Smyth 124 lbs 9/1 Won Towards rear of midfield - minor headway on outer halfway - in touch with leaders when pushed along 3f out - made challenge 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - soon went clear - ran on(op 6/1)
2nd 15 Kartayaz (IRE) 8 G Poor John C McConnell 119 lbs 12/1 5 Pushed along briefly - prominent - soon briefly disputed lead - joined leader over 4f out - led going okay from over 3f out - ridden when faced challenge 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon no chance with winner but kept on - just held second(tchd 14/1)
3rd 8 Ta Na La (USA) 6 M Poor T M Walsh 131 lbs 5/1 0.1 Soon prominent - going okay 3f out - made challenge when ridden 2f out - soon edged right and outpaced - kept on towards near side but no chance with winner final 110yds
4th 16 Marvel Fan (FR) 8 M Poor A J Martin 123 lbs 17/2 1.75 Held up in rear - headway going okay 3f out - nudged along over 2f out - keeping on when ridden over 1f out - went fourth inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
5th 9 Fair Damsel (IRE) 7 M AVG Richard Brabazon 128 lbs 17/2 3 Towards rear of midfield early - towards rear when niggled along briefly halfway - raced wide when pushed along from over 3f out - headway when ridden 3f out - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 12/1 tchd 8/1)
6th 1 Gracesolution (IRE) 8 M Poor Ross O'Sullivan 140 lbs 11/2 1.5 Raced wide - in rear early - midfield after 2f - in touch with leaders home turn - pushed along towards near side 3f out - ridden under 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 6/1)
7th 13 Chimeric (IRE) 7 G Poor J F Levins 123 lbs 100/30F 3.5 Pushed along briefly - prominent - pushed along briefly after 1f - pressed leaders when ridden over 3f out - weakened gradually from 2f out (vet said mare was post race normal)(op 7/2)
8th 12 All Aboard (IRE) 3 G Poor John Joseph Murphy 123 lbs 33/1 1.5 Midfield - in touch with leaders when pushed along on inner over 3f out - headway and made challenge when ridden 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 22/1)
9th 17 Moving (IRE) 5 G Poor Brendan W Duke 123 lbs 40/1 13 In touch with leaders - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and weakened from under 3f out(op 25/1)
10th 10 Never Back Down (IRE) 7 G Poor Joseph Anthony Murray 128 lbs 14/1 11 Started quickly - led narrowly or disputed lead early - led clearly after 2f - joined over 4f out - headed over 3f out - ridden and weakened gradually from 3f out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
11th 6 Ruby Jules (GB) 4 F Poor Paul John Gilligan 132 lbs 22/1 1.25 Soon midfield - pushed along and weakened from over 3f out
12th 2 Shining Aitch (GB) 8 G Poor T G McCourt 138 lbs 12/1 3.75 Took keen hold - always towards rear - ridden and no extra over 2f out
13th 4 Nebulla (GB) N/A Poor James Leavy 134 lbs 33/1 7 Never better than mid-division - dropped to rear when pushed along and weakened over 3f out(op 28/1)