17:05 Navan

Saturday 4 March 2017

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:35

Newgrange Veterans Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 7m 10.7s

1^st

Folsom Blue

1011-2

4/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Rachael Blackmore (3)

Chased leaders, slightly slow 2nd, mistake 5th, slight mistake 7th, 5th from 8th, slightly slow 10th, dropped to last at 12th, went distant 4th into straight, ridden and good headway to led at last, stayed on well run-in op 7/2

2^nd

3 ¾

Canaly

1210-12

9/2

T: M S Sandra HughesJ: C Brassil (7)

Tracked leaders, hit 4th, 4th from 8th, 3rd on outer approaching 4 out, closed up travelling smoothly 2 out where mistake when rival jumped across, challenged from before last, kept on run-in without matching winner op 5/1

3^rd

Some Drama

1010-2

5/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: C D Maxwell

Close up and disputed lead, slight mistake 7th, jumped right 2 out, headed before last, no extra op 8/1

4^th

2 ¾

Kilford

1111-0

7/2

T: L WhitmoreJ: L P Dempsey

Led and disputed, mistake 8th, slightly slow 10th, headed last and mistake, no extra

5^th

Mtada Supreme

1210-2

10/1

T: Peter MaherJ: Robbie Colgan

A little keen, soon tracked leaders, 3rd from 8th, dropped to moderate 4th before 4 out, 5th and no extra into straight, weakened op 8/1

Also Ran

Texas Jack

1112-0

9/4f

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

In rear for most, no impression 4 out, no extra and pulled up before next tchd 5/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.10Pl:€2.20, €2.30EX:€19.40Trifecta:€170.30SF:€22.92

Forecasts

Texas Jack (9/4), Kilford (7/2), Folsom Blue (4/1), Canaly (9/2), Some Drama (5/1), Mtada Supreme (10/1)

Last year's winner Kilford faces a tough challenge to score again amongst some rivals in good form. Canaly won well around Punchestown in January, form that sees him well ahead of Some Drama, and a repeat of that effort will stand him well now. Folsom Blue ought to find this more to his liking than some of the recent fields he has raced in but the manner of TEXAS JACK's Fairyhouse win last month strongly suggests he will cope with conceding weight to these four rivals and make a winning starts in veterans races.

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