13:10 Navan

Saturday 18 January 2025

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Navan Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 5m 16.30s

1^st

Music Of Tara

810-8

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden and progress 2 out, 7th before last, stayed on into 3rd last, kept on well run-in, led final 100 yards op 10/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Blaze The Way

710-7

6/1

T: Ms M MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Held up early, tracked leaders from 3rd, close up from 6th, disputed next, led before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, strongly pressed before last, headed run-in, kept on same pace closing stages op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1

3^rd

Thecompanysergeant

811-1

3/1f

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (5)

Mid-division, progress in 7th entering straight, ridden to press leader before last, led narrowly run-in, headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace close home op 9/2

4^th

1 ½

Koori Star

710-5

9/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Jake Coen (3)

Held up towards rear, ridden and progress 2 out, stayed on into 8th before last, kept on same pace run-in op 9/2

5^th

4 ¾

Raglan Road

710-12

20/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Mark Walsh

Rear of mid-division, progress on outer 2 out, ridden into 5th before last, kept on one pace tchd 18/1

6^th

2 ¾

Any Road

811-4

28/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: Mark McDonagh

Held up, progress into 5th after 4 out, travelled well to press leader 2 out, ridden in 3rd and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 22/1 tchd 33/1

6^th

Barry Lyndon

711-0

14/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: L A McKenna (5)

Mid-division, ridden and slightly hampered 2 out, no impression in 8th last, kept on one pace tchd 16/1

8^th

Shadow Rider

1111-6

28/1

T: P RocheJ: Peter Smithers (7)

Mid-division, ridden and no impression on leaders before 2 out where mistake, kept on one pace op 33/1 tchd 25/1

9^th

3 ¾

Open To Question

510-12

14/1

T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leaders, led and disputed before 3rd, headed 3 out, soon ridden and no extra before next op 18/1

10^th

1 ½

No Looking Back

711-4

8/1

T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright

Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, under pressure in 9th before last, kept on one pace op 7/1 tchd 9/1

11^th

Bottler'secret

511-11

10/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, improved to press leader 2 out, soon ridden, no impression in 4th before last where slight mistake, no extra run-in op 14/1 tchd 11/1

12^th

2 ¾

Lord Erskine

1211-2

28/1

T: H RogersJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Rear of mid-division for most, ridden and no impression 2 out op 25/1 tchd 33/1

13^th

Jigoro

611-10

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: Carl Millar (5)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and effort on inner 2 out, no extra before last op 14/1

14^th

Intense Raffles

711-13

12/1

T: T GibneyJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leader, led and disputed from 3rd, headed 5 out, lost place next, soon no extra op 14/1 tchd 10/1

15^th

Espanito Bello

1111-7

16/1

T: B ConnellJ: Sean Flanagan

Towards rear, slight mistake 5 out, ridden and no impression 3 out op 20/1

16^th

Gold Bullion

910-10

40/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed from 6th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon no extra op 25/1

17^th

3 ¼

Whatcouldhavebeen

711-8

80/1

T: J P FaheyJ: Aidan Kelly (5)

Always towards rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out, soon no extra op 50/1

18^th

Eagles Reign

511-1

40/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: T P Harney (7)

Led, headed before 3rd, reminders 5th, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra 3 out op 33/1

19^th

Jody Ted

910-9

33/1

T: D HoganJ: Daniel King

Mid-division, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Millforce²⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Kieren Buckley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€16.20Pl:€3.40, €2.10, €1.30, €2.80EX:€64.50Trifecta:€101.40Tricast:€287.52SF:€84.72

Forecasts

Thecompanysergeant (3/1), Blaze The Way (6/1), No Looking Back (8/1), Koori Star (9/1), Bottler'secret (10/1), Music Of Tara (12/1), Jigoro (12/1), Intense Raffles (12/1), Millforce (12/1), Barry Lyndon (14/1), Open To Question (14/1), Espanito Bello (16/1), Raglan Road (20/1), Any Road (28/1), Shadow Rider (28/1), Lord Erskine (28/1), Jody Ted (33/1), Gold Bullion (40/1), Eagles Reign (40/1), Whatcouldhavebeen (80/1)

Plenty are in with a shout but the vote goes to BLAZE THE WAY who took a big step forward on his handicap debut when going in here and can make light of a 7 lb rise in the weights. Gordon Elliott's new recruit Music of Tara is next on the list off a handy-looking mark ahead of Thecompanysergeant, Espanito Bello, Lord Erskine and Open To Question.

BLAZE THE WAY (IRE)
MUSIC OF TARA
THECOMPANYSERGEANT

Previous Winners

2024

Harvard Guy

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Mark Walsh | T: E & P Harty

7/4

Prize Money

1st: €27,000.002nd: €9,000.003rd: €4,500.004th: €2,251.005th: €1,350.006th: €900.00