2025-01-18 Navan 14:55
Navan

Gormanlough Handicap Chase

Distance: 3m

Going: Soft

Prize: €5,900

Runners: 10

Winning time: 6m 36.40s (slow by 21.40s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

7 One Horse Army

J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Padraig Roche

Age:8 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:85 SP:5/1

Towards rear - headway into midfield 7th - went third after 4 out - led 2 out - shaken up approaching last - ridden clear run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that a step up in trip coupled with gelding jumping better than previously in what was a weak race had helped)(op 16/1)

2 2¼

5 Hunt Museum

J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Francis J Flood

Age:7 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:88 SP:25/1

Towards rear - headway on inner from 4 out - went third 3 out - went second after 2 out - went clear with winner approaching last - no extra run-in(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)

3 2¼ 4½

2 A Great Buzz

J:Simon Torrens T:Robert Tyner

Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:90 SP:6/1

Midfield - not fluent 7th - headway before 2 out - went third approaching last - kept on run-in - no match for first two(tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1)

4 8½ 13

6 Cullenwaine

J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:85 SP:5/1

Prominent - led from 1st - headed but pressed leader 5th - weakened before 2 out(op 11/4)

5 2¾ 15¾

8 Tangental

J:J J Slevin T:C A Murphy

Age:9 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:84 SP:9/2J

Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 6th - lost position after 9th - dropped to rear 11th - kept on after 2 out - ran on well run-in - not reach leaders(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

6 1¼ 17

9 Rose Of Kalanisi

J:P J O'Hanlon T:Paul Stafford

Age:8 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:82 SP:40/1

In touch with leaders - prominent 6th - lost position before 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)

7 5 22

1 He Fitz In

J:Danny Mullins T:D E Fitzgerald

Age:9 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:95 SP:9/2J

Led early - prominent from 1st - awkward jump 3rd - led again 5th - headed last - weakened run-in(op 13/2)

8 42 64

10 Starlight Cato

J:Daniel King T:Daniel John Howard

Age:8 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:79 SP:15/2

Midfield - not fluent 3rd - mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

3 Chosen Shant

J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade

Age:9 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:89 SP:15/2

Towards rear - headway 12th - in rear when jumped left 3 out - soon eased and pulled up (vet reported mare to have pulled a shoe but to be otherwise post race normal)(op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

4 On The Tide

J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Seamus Neville

Age:7 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:89 SP:16/1

Prominent - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 12/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €6.10

Tote place: €1.90 €5.90 €1.50

Exacta: €129.90

Trifecta: €750.50

Tricast: €776.26

CSF: €109.08