Navan (IRE)
14:20
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase
Navan (IRE) Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €1.91 Place: €1.20 €3.70 €3.10 Exacta: €17.30 Tricast: €94.97 Trifecta: €164.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Individualiste (FR) 6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 163 lbs 10/11F Won Prominent behind clear leaders - pecked on landing 1st - challenging going easily before 3 out - led before 2 out - faced challenge going best before last - ridden and kept on well run-in(tchd 5/6)
2nd 3 A Wave Of The Sea (IRE) 9 G AVG J P Broderick 162 lbs 12/1 .5 Held up in rear - headway 8th - midfield when mistake 4 out - went second from 2 out - challenging when ridden before last - kept on well(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
3rd 9 Mighty Oak Lad (IRE) 6 G Poor Karl Thornton 152 lbs 12/1 8.5 Soon midfield - headway before 3 out - went third after 2 out - soon no extra - no match for first two(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
4th 11 Dawn Escape (IRE) 6 M Poor Liam Casey 149 lbs 12/1 34 Jumped right on occasions - midfield - in touch with leaders after 4 out - outpaced 3 out - went remote fourth run-in(op 10/1)
5th 10 Don't Talk (GER) 8 G AVG Karl Thornton 150 lbs 11/1 1.5 Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency(tchd 12/1)
6th 8 Room To Roam (IRE) 10 G Poor John C McConnell 154 lbs 20/1 3.5 Soon soon led and clear with one other - clear before halfway - not fluent 7th - slow jump and reduced lead 8th - headed and weakened before 3 out(op 25/1)
7th 2 Valsorpresa (GB) 6 G Poor Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 14/1 5.5 Soon raced in second and clear with one other - chased clear leader before halfway - led before 3 out - headed before 2 out - lost second when mistake and pecked on landing then weakened 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
8th 1 Happy Dreams (FR) 7 G AVG Michael J McDonagh 163 lbs 16/1 .75 Jumped right on occasions - prominent behind clear leaders - lost position 8th - not fluent 4 out - soon weakened(tchd 18/1)
99th 4 Handsworth (IRE) 9 G Poor J P Dempsey 165 lbs 22/1 - Never better than midfield - towards rear when not fluent 8th - soon reminder - weakening when jumped slightly left 5 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1)
99th 7 Soloman Lane (GB) 10 G Poor Martin Hassett 157 lbs 20/1 - Soon midfield - in touch with leaders after 4 out - prominent when ridden but weakened after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon eased - dropped to midfield when pulled up before last(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
99th 5 Andys Flame (GB) 8 G Poor John C McConnell 158 lbs 17/2 - Midfield - didn't always jump with fluency - mistake 8th - weakened 5 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 9/1)
99th 12 A Year Older (IRE) 7 G Poor Karl Thornton 140 lbs 40/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - bad mistake 1st - weakened before 5 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)