27 Feb 2016 16:40 Navan
Winner: €16,000 (Penalty: €9,840); Distance: 3m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Newgrange Veterans Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Kilford (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 1) | 154472 / 12 | Jump (24) | L P Dempsey | L Whitmore Fort Road Syndicate | 7/0 | |
| disputed lead early, soon led, slightly slow 8th, asserted from before 2 out, stayed on well, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 27 L | Embracing Change (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 111-386 / 11 | Jump (27) | Phillip Enright | R Tyner F A O'Neill | 8/0 | |
| prominent on outer, 4th from 8th, chased winner 2 out and no impression, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | ½ L | Mister First (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 646364 / 12 | Jump (14) | A E Lynch | R Hennessy Robert Alan Hennessy | 9/0 | |
| held up, slight mistake 2nd, slow jump 3rd, last from 8th, mistake 10th, closed to track leaders from 4 out, no impression and one pace from before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | NS | Witness Of Fashion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 311332 / 15 | Jump (14) | C D Maxwell | P Rooney Mrs Lorraine Rooney | 11/0 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd from 8th, pushed along 5 out, no impression and one pace from before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 4¼ L | Fever Pitch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 0-57528 / 10 | Jump (41) | Mark Walsh | A L T Moore John P McManus | 7/0 | |
| chased leaders, 6th from 8th, slight mistake 4 out, no impression and one pace from before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 7 L | Letter Of Credit (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | F44320 / 14 | Jump (37) | M P Fogarty | J J Mangan Mrs Bernadette… | 8/0 | |
| held up, 8th from 8th, no impression from 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 17 L | Canaly (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | P/0793-6 / 13 | Jump (28) | R Loughran | M S Sandra Hughes Platinum Thoroughbred… | 16/0 | |
| chased leaders, 5th from 8th, pushed along approaching straight, no impression from 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 32 L | Organisedconfusion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 49/P723 / 11 | Jump (35) | Adrian Heskin | C A McBratney Mrs A Dunlop | 6/0 | |
| held up, 9th from 8th, last from 5 out, no impression from before 3 out, soon no extra and eased | ||||||||||
| UR | 7 |   | - | Ad Idem (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | F437P5 / 13 | Jump (34) | Brian Hayes | Mrs P Gavin Mrs A F Mee | 8/0 | |
| soon chased leaders, 7th from 8th, not fluent 9th, closed up travelling smoothly from before straight, mistake and unseated rider 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Pride Of The Artic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 3U77P-3 / 11 | Flat (982), Jump (299) | S E Butler | Peter Fahey Brendan Fahey | 16/0 | |
| close up and disputed lead early, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd from 8th, under pressure and lost place approaching straight, soon no extra and eased, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
