Navan (IRE)
15:55
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final
Navan (IRE) Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €14.10 Place: €3.80 €4.40 €3 Exacta: €165.80 Tricast: €1720.91 Trifecta: €2032.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Better Times Ahead (IRE) 8 G AVG Robert Tyner 140 lbs 10/1 Won Travelled strongly - soon towards rear - headway 5 out - joined leaders going easily before 2 out - led when mistake last - ridden briefly and ran on run-in - comfortably(op 12/1)
2nd 11 Galon De Vauzelle (FR) 9 G Poor P J Rothwell 135 lbs 14/1 4 Midfield - headway and disputing second before 4 out - joined leader after 4 out - led 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden when joined after 2 out - headed approaching last - kept on well but no match for winner(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
3rd 8 Temptationinmilan (IRE) 8 G Poor C Byrnes 148 lbs 12/1 5 Raced in second - not fluent 5th - lost second 10th - soon went second again - lost position but prominent before 4 out - pushed along when bit short of room after 3 out - soon ridden and outpaced - ran on and went third towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 1 Must Be Obeyed (IRE) 9 M Poor Thomas Gibney 166 lbs 11/2 .75 Led - joined after 4 out - headed and prominent 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden after 2 out - no extra approaching last - lost third towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 6/1)
5th 4 Flash De Touzaine (FR) 9 G AVG Liz Doyle 156 lbs 33/1 .75 Soon prominent - briefly went second 10th - not fluent 5 out - disputing second before 4 out - challenging when ridden after 3 out - outpaced when bumped 2 out - soon no impression
6th 5 Percy Warner (IRE) 7 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 163 lbs 11/1 7 In rear - became detached 11th - headway before 4 out - keeping on when mistake 3 out - jumped slightly left when bumped rival 2 out - soon no extra but kept on(op 14/1)
7th 10 Priory Park (IRE) 9 G AVG E J O'Grady 143 lbs 18/1 1 Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - pushed along before 3 out - switched left before 2 out - soon no extra(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1)
8th 3 Slip Of The Tongue (IRE) 8 G Poor Padraig Roche 158 lbs 5/1 3.5 Midfield early - towards rear 5th - not fluent and pushed along 4 out - minor headway 3 out - steadied 2 out - soon no extra - made no impression(op 13/2)
9th 2 Shantreusse (IRE) 8 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 5/1 6 Prominent - ridden towards far side after 3 out - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding travelled well but did not pick up in the latter stages)(tchd 9/2)
10th 9 Yeah Man (IRE) 8 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 147 lbs 7/2F .5 Midfield - mistake 5th - not fluent 12th - pushed along before 3 out - weakening when bumped 3 out - made no impression
11th 7 Brampton Belle (GB) 7 M Poor Henry De Bromhead 151 lbs 14/1 31 Soon towards rear - not fluent 3rd - headway into midfield before 9th - in touch with leaders when bad mistake and lost ground 4 out - towards rear when bumped rival and weakened 3 out(op 12/1)
99th 6 Jody Ted (IRE) 8 G AVG Eoin Griffin 152 lbs 14/1 - In rear - mistake and pecked on landing then jockey lost iron briefly 10th - recovered before 12th - pushed along when detached after 4 out - switched right before 3 out - ridden and minor headway after 3 out - keeping on when fell 2 out(op 12/1)