Navan (IRE)
15:25
Webster Cup Chase
Navan (IRE) Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €1.70 Place: €1.10 €1.80 Exacta: €3.50 Trifecta: €27.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Any Second Now (IRE) 13 G AVG T M Walsh 160 lbs 5/4F Won Prominent on outer - joined leaders when bumped 6th - went second 7th - disputed lead from 8th - slight lead when not fluent 2 out - soon pushed along - went clear when not fluent last - ridden and stayed on run-in(tchd 11/8)
2nd 5 Velvet Elvis (IRE) 8 G AVG Thomas Gibney 157 lbs 11/4 7 Soon led - joined after 2nd - headed and lost second 7th - joined leaders on inner before 5 out - disputed lead going okay 3 out - soon pushed along - headed when ridden after 2 out - outpaced before last - kept on but no match for winner(op 9/4)
3rd 4 Hurricane Darwin (IRE) 14 G AVG C W J Farrell 157 lbs 40/1 11 In touch with leaders - ridden towards far side after 3 out - keeping on when not fluent 2 out - soon went third but no extra - no match for first two(op 66/1)
4th 2 Busselton (FR) 7 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 160 lbs 7/2 .5 Soon raced in second - joined leader after 2nd - jumped slightly right when bumped rival 6th - led 7th - disputed lead from 8th - prominent and pushed along when not fluent 3 out - no extra when mistake 2 out - soon lost third but kept on(tchd 10/3)
5th 3 Fire Attack (IRE) 8 G Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 157 lbs 6/1 1.25 Jumped left on occasions - raced in last and hung left throughout - mistake when no impression 3 out - kept on towards finish (jockey said gelding hung very badly left)(op 7/1 tchd 11/2)