Navan (IRE) Races
Navan (IRE)
13:07
Tote Navan Novice Hurdle
Navan (IRE)
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Surface: Turf
Win: €2.50
Place: €1.40 €2
Exacta: €8.80
Trifecta: €16.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Slade Steel (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Henry De Bromhead | 157 lbs | 2/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - disputing third after 4th - pressed leaders when jumped slightly left 2 out - soon bit short of room then headway - led approaching last - ridden when faced challenge but ran on run-in(tchd 15/8) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Lecky Watson (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 157 lbs | 9/2 | .5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway on near side of group 2 out - challenging when ridden run-in - kept on well but no match for winner(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Stellar Story (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 157 lbs | 11/8F | 4.5 | Led at slow pace - joined when not fluent 2 out - soon headed and ridden - kept on but no impression after last - no match for first two(op 6/4 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Better Days Ahead (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 157 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Raced in second - joined leader 2 out - soon led - headed approaching last - mistake and lost touch from last - kept on(op 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Ballystone (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Thomas Gibney | 157 lbs | 80/1 | 39 | Raced in third - disputing third after 4th - dropped to last and weakened from 2 out - tailed off |