Navan (IRE)
15:45
Blackcastle Handicap
Navan (IRE) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €10 Place: €1.80 €3.80 €2.10 Exacta: €86.50 Tricast: €716.01 Trifecta: €608.70
Non-Runners: Jon Riggens (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Mickey The Steel (GB) 6 G Poor Joseph Anthony Murray 133 lbs 9/1 Won Prominent towards far side - outpaced 2f out - headway when waiting for room then switched left over 1f out - ran on against far rail inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - pushed out(op 8/1)
2nd 6 Fair Taxes (IRE) 4 G AVG Ross O'Sullivan 139 lbs 10/1 - Prominent - led after 1f - ridden from 1f out - headed but kept on inside final 110yds
3rd 1 Laugh A Minute (GB) 9 G AVG Stephen Thorne 142 lbs 15/2 - In touch with leaders early - dropped to rear after 1f - headway from over 1f out - went third and kept on inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 4 Bid For Chester (IRE) 3 G AVG Michael Mulvany 135 lbs 4/1F - Dwelt start - awkward start - soon in touch with leaders - prominent on near side of group under 2f out - challenging over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 10/3)
5th 10 Rathbranchurch (IRE) 4 G Poor Michael Mulvany 121 lbs 9/2 - Started quickly - soon prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders after 1f - dropped to last when short of room over 1f out - soon headway - keeping on when switched left inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 7/2)
6th 2 Collective Power (IRE) 7 G AVG Edward Lynam 141 lbs 11/2 - Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - headway when waiting for room over 1f out - ridden when in the clear but no extra inside final furlong(tchd 5/1 and 6/1)
7th 9 Mint Man (GB) 3 G Poor P J F Murphy 137 lbs 7/1 - Towards rear but in touch with leaders - prominent on near side of group 2f out - lost position when outpaced over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 8/1)
8th 7 The Poacher Daly (IRE) 4 G Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 134 lbs 16/1 - Upset in stalls - dwelt start - soon led - pressed leader after 1f - weakened over 1f out(tchd 18/1)
9th 8 Emerald Harmony (IRE) 3 F Poor J P Murtagh 138 lbs 13/2 - In touch with leaders - prominent after 2f - challenging under 2f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)