06 Sep 2014 14:35 Navan
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,900); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Brand Ambassador (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 12449/ / 8 | Jump (732) | B J Geraghty | G Elliott Paul Grimes | 12/1 | |
| soon mid-division, closer in 5th approaching straight, closed up travelling smoothly from 2 out, led approaching last where clear, ridden out run-in, stayed on well, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 6½ L | Burning Issues (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 242U-96 / 14 | Jump (92) | S G McDermott | T James Mrs S Smith | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along approaching straight in moderate 8th, progress into 6th 2 out, soon short of room, moderate 2nd at last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 2¼ L | Vision Du Coeur (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 775-253 / 6 | Jump (30) | R M Power | F Flood Mr M Kehoe | 6/1 | |
| prominent, some slight mistakes, 3rd approaching straight, soon pushed along, tight for room and switched right between last 2, no impression when hit last, one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 2½ L | On Impulse (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 31- / 8 | Jump (197) | Sean Flanagan | D H Kelly Andrew Heffernan | 7/4 | |
| chased leaders, got slight bump 1st, 6th approaching straight where raced on outer, closed 3 out, under pressure from next, soon no impression, moderate 5th at last, one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 2 L | Little Jimmy Brown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 41-0043 / 10 | Jump (15) | J J Burke | John O'Shaughnessy Mr Chris Williams | 8/1 | |
| led, jumped right, pressed straight, headed approaching last where dropped to 4th, no extra and one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 11 L | Mclaren Vale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3-P3504 / 9 | Jump (9) | I J McCarthy | D M Christie Urban & Rural Boys… | 25/1 | |
| soon prominent, jumped left 1st, 2nd approaching straight, dropped to 7th 2 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 24 L | Bank Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 08 / 10 | Jump (12) | Robbie Colgan | M O'Hare S McParlan | 66/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along from 4 out, moderate 9th approaching straight, no impression 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 20 L | Fredsmemory (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 446/F6-6 / 8 | Jump (56) | J S McGarvey | F G Hand Mrs F Hand | 11/2 | |
| a little slowly away, towards rear, pushed along 6th, soon under pressure, detached from 4 out, soon no danger | ||||||||||
| SU | 7 |   | - | Mine Now (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | F1-4594 / 13 | Jump (12) | R Deegan | Peter Fahey Seamus Perry | ||
| UR | 8 |   | - | Myles Ahead (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 76-413 / 8 | Jump (34) | Andrew J McNamara | A Mulholland Henry McCourt | ||
