Navan (IRE)
17:08
Kilberry Handicap Chase
Navan (IRE) Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m1f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €6.40 Place: €2.40 €1.40 €3.90 Exacta: €19.80 Tricast: €272.67 Trifecta: €130.20
Non-Runners: Jacksons Gold (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Hardwired (IRE) 8 G AVG T M Walsh 163 lbs 15/2 Won Pressed leader on inner - left in lead 2 out - soon headed and ridden - kept on well and led again towards finish(op 13/2)
2nd 1 Dutch Schultz (GB) 8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 168 lbs 3/1J .75 In touch with leaders - prominent on far side of group 3 out - left in second 2 out - soon led and nudged along - ridden after last - headed towards finish
3rd 8 Mighty Oak Lad (IRE) 6 G Poor Karl Thornton 153 lbs 12/1 22 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders early - midfield before 4th - towards rear 5 out - headway 4 out - left in modest third 3 out - no match for first two(op 10/1)
4th 7 Politicise (IRE) 9 G Poor Nigel Thomas Slevin 154 lbs 8/1 7 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - some headway when pushed along before 3 out - left in modest fourth 2 out - no telling impression(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)
5th 9 Joke Dancer (GB) 11 G AVG Patrick Griffin 149 lbs 9/1 6 Raced wide - jumped right on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - jumped badly right when mistake 4th - weakened 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at fence past the stands)(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
99th 4 De Lady In Red (IRE) 7 M Poor Barry Connell 161 lbs 3/1J - Raced wide - prominent - led 3 out - faced challenges but going easily towards near side when fell 2 out
99th 5 Bigz Belief (IRE) 8 G Poor Matthew J Smith 160 lbs 14/1 - Raced wide - jumped right on occasions - led - headed 3 out - soon weakened - dropped to rear and detached when pulled up before last(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 6 Noble Blue (FR) 6 G Poor Paul Nolan 157 lbs 4/1 - Raced wide - didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - weakened after 4 out - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(tchd 7/2)