Navan (IRE)
16:35
Gormanlough Apprentice Handicap (Div I)
Navan (IRE) Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2023 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €6.60 Place: €1.60 €2.20 €7.10 Exacta: €65.60 Tricast: €1360.41 Trifecta: €796.90
Non-Runners: Mads Black Eights (temperature), Ventnor (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Stay Local (IRE) 5 M Poor Aidan Anthony Howard 128 lbs 5/1 Won Soon prominent on outer - pressed leader when took keen hold after 3f - joined leader over 2f out - led narrowly when ridden over 1f out - ran on(op 15/2)
2nd 8 Alfalfa (IRE) 7 G Poor Timothy Doyle 130 lbs 10/1 .5 Held up in rear - good headway on inner from over 2f out - went second when ridden and ran on inside final furlong(op 11/1)
3rd 9 Florida Taiga (IRE) 5 M Poor D K Weld 132 lbs 28/1 .5 Prominent early - midfield after 4f - headway when switched right over 1f out - ran on when jockey dropped whip final 110yds - nearest finish(op 20/1)
4th 6 St Cianans Fire (IRE) 5 G AVG John C McConnell 131 lbs 11/1 0.1 Midfield - headway from over 2f out - pressed leaders when switched right over 1f out - no extra towards finish(op 14/1)
5th 4 Mr Mills (IRE) 7 G Poor Chris Timmons 138 lbs 4/1F 2.5 Slowly into stride - towards rear early - midfield after 2f - headway and in touch with leaders on near side of group over 3f out - challenging over 1f out - no extra when slightly hampered inside final 110yds(tchd 7/2)
6th 13 Flier (GB) 5 M Poor Mrs Denise Foster 126 lbs 7/1 .5 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield when outpaced over 2f out - soon switched left - headway over 1f out - keeping on when switched right inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 13/2)
7th 16 Lissadell (IRE) 5 M Poor Mark Michael McNiff 118 lbs 40/1 .75 Led - joined over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 28/1)
8th 5 Barretstown (IRE) 7 G AVG Conor O'Dwyer 133 lbs 25/1 .5 Prominent - lost position when outpaced over 2f out - bit short of room under 2f out - no impression inside final furlong
9th 11 Fairytale Princess (IRE) 3 F AVG G M Lyons 128 lbs 11/1 .5 Slowly into stride - soon towards rear of midfield - headway on near side of group under 2f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said filly raced keenly)(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
10th 2 Highland King (IRE) 6 G Poor John C McConnell 141 lbs 16/1 .5 Never better than midfield(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
11th 14 Numidia (IRE) 7 G Poor Peter Lawlor 124 lbs 14/1 0.1 Took keen hold - midfield early - dropped to rear when bit short of room and stumbled after 2f - headway under 2f out - keeping on when bit short of room inside final 110yds - no telling impression (jockey said gelding was running very keen shortly after leaving the stalls causing him to clip a heel as a result)(op 11/1)
12th 15 Breagagh (IRE) 7 G Poor S Michael Millar 118 lbs 17/2 .5 Slowly into stride - towards rear early - midfield after 2f - in touch with leaders when raced wide over 3f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 9/1)
13th 7 Shining Aitch (GB) 8 G Poor T G McCourt 134 lbs 22/1 1.5 Held up in rear - some headway on near side of group from 3f out - kept on final 110yds - no impression(op 16/1)
14th 12 Kampala Beach (IRE) 5 G AVG M Halford & T Collins 129 lbs 9/1 3.5 Soon prominent on outer - lost position when outpaced over 1f out - soon weakened(tchd 8/1)
15th 19 Louis Le Broc (IRE) 3 G Poor D J Bunyan 112 lbs 40/1 0.2 Midfield early - dropped to rear when niggled along briefly over 5f out - detached when ridden under 2f out - kept on final 110yds - no impression(op 50/1)
16th 3 Lucky Queen (IRE) 5 M Poor P J F Murphy 138 lbs 7/1 7 Took keen hold - prominent - weakened gradually from over 2f out (jockey said filly took a false step coming down the hill and was eased to the line)
17th 18 Wish Me (IRE) 7 G Poor Keith Henry Clarke 125 lbs 66/1 8 Lost many lengths start when slowly away - recovered in rear after 2f - midfield after 3f - weakened under 2f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 33/1)