16 May 2026 16:42 Navan
Winner: €50,000 (Penalty: €30,000); Distance: 1m 2f 40y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Yielding.
Royal County Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(5) |
| - |
Santa Bravado (GB) (colt, brown, 9 4) |
57-7 / 3 |
Flat (21) | Billy Lee | A Oliver Brian Mellon &… |
7/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(3) |
| ½ L |
Manton Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
61-3 / 3 |
Flat (19) | Luke McAteer | D Marnane MRC International |
9/4 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(7) |
| 3¼ L |
Fallacy (USA) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
96-8 / 3 |
Flat (22) | Andrew Slattery | A Slattery Basil Holian |
28/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
4th |
4(4) |
| 3¼ L |
Minella Rockett (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) |
0432- / 3 |
Flat (176) | Seamie Heffernan | J Nallen John J Nallen |
8/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
5th |
6(1) |
| ½ L |
Johnny Soda (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
742-031 / 3 |
Flat (13) | Adam Caffrey | A McGuinness Go Nutz Racing… |
9/2 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
6th |
1(2) |
| 2¾ L |
Now Maybe (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 12) |
82-3 / 3 |
Flat (21) | Scott McCullagh | Mrs J Harrington Forz Europe Limited |
11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear 3f out, ridden in 6th over 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
7th |
2(6) |
| 19 L |
Madbadanddangerous (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 9) |
213-2 / 3 |
Flat (34) | Ben Coen | N Meade J Hunt |
3/1 | |
| soon led, pushed along and headed 3f out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||