16:42 Navan
Saturday 16 May 2026
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Royal County Handicap
- 3YO only  |  1m 2f 40y  |  Yielding  |  7 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:44Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 10.67s
T:Â A OliverJ:Â Billy Lee
Held up in touch in rear, 6th 3f out, pushed along in 5th 2f out, ridden and headway on stands' side over 1f out, 2nd 1f out and soon hung left, led inside final 100 yards, kept on well op 11/2
T:Â D MarnaneJ:Â Luke McAteer
Held up in touch, 6th halfway, headway early straight, 2nd on stands' side 3f out, led travelling well 2f out, soon pushed along and ridden 1f out, headed inside final 100 yards, no impression, kept on same pace tchd 5/2
T:Â A SlatteryJ:Â Andrew Slattery
Tracked leaders, soon 2nd, led 3f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra final 150 yards op 22/1 tchd 33/1
T:Â J NallenJ:Â Seamie Heffernan
Broke well, soon tracked leaders on inner and ran freely, 3rd after 2f, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra tchd 7/1
T:Â A McGuinnessJ:Â Adam Caffrey
Held up in touch, 5th halfway, pushed along in 4th over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 13/2
T:Â Mrs J HarringtonJ:Â Scott McCullagh
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear 3f out, ridden in 6th over 1f out, no extra op 5/1
T:Â N MeadeJ:Â Ben Coen
Soon led, pushed along and headed 3f out, soon ridden and weakened
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€8.00Pl:€3.20, €1.70EX:€33.10Trifecta:€355.60SF:€23.94
Forecasts
Manton Bay (9/4), Madbadanddangerous (3/1), Johnny Soda (9/2), Now Maybe (11/2), Santa Bravado (7/1), Minella Rockett (8/1), Fallacy (28/1)
The progressive JOHNNY SODA won over 1m at Cork last time but has shaped as if he'll prove even more effective over longer trips and he can follow up. Handicap newcomer Manton Bay and Madbadanddagerous also hold solid claims in a good race.
- JOHNNY SODA (IRE)
- MANTON BAY (IRE)
- MADBADANDDANGEROUS (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €30,000.002nd: €9,999.003rd: €5,000.004th: €2,500.005th: €1,500.006th: €999.00
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