NAVAN (15 May 2005)

Good To Firm

2:45 Navan Golf Club Maiden Hurdle (Div II) (6yo+)

[off 2:45] £4,900.71, £1,141.84, £503.55, £290.78 2m6f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Robert D T Hughes 6 11-9 P W Flood(3) 4/1 — —

2 2 Another Biffo Ms Caroline Hutchinson 7 11-12 R Walsh 2/1F 97 — —

3 4 Narrackses Noel Meade 6 11-12 P Carberry 5/1 — —

4 7 Lord Archie Cecil Ross 7 11-12 R M Power 10/1 92 — —

5 Fergus Vale Kieran Purcell 6 11-12 K Whelan 20/1 — —

6 It´s Not Over Yet Oliver McKiernan 6 11-12 G Cotter 14/1 91 — —

7 Euro Call Mrs Marian Flavin 7 11-4 Andrew J McNamara(3) 12/1 — —

8 Bumble Beet W M Sheehy 7 11-7 t K T Coleman(5) 25/1 — —

9 Sudden Approach Edward U Hales 6 11-0 Mr A M O´Brien(7) 10/1 86 — —

10 Shanlin Miss M Harding 6 11-4 M Darcy(3) 20/1 — —

11 Lewis Du Montceau (FR) A L T Moore 6 11-12 t B M Cash 12/1 — —

12 Real Escape John G Carr 6 11-12 P A Carberry 20/1 — —

13 Two Micks P A Fahy 6 11-9 S G McDermott(3) 20/1 — —

14 Shannahyde M F Morris 7 11-7 R J Molloy(5) 12/1 — —

14 Jimmymyman M J Tynan 6 11-5 Miss E A Lalor(7) 20/1 — —

16 Ballyneety House C A McBratney 6 11-4 M P Walsh(3) 20/1 — —

DSQ Sporteen Mrs John Harrington 6 11-12 B J Geraghty 8/1 — —

UR Woodcockhill Seamus Lynch 7 11-5 E C McCarthy(7) 33/1 — —

PU Renepogel Daniel O´Connell 6 11-12 D N Russell 10/1 — —

19 ran TIME 5m 1.00s TOTAL SP 173%

NON RUNNERS: Ballybeg Glen ,Bective Gold ,Cociembe ,Diesel Dancer ,Exonerated ,L´Homme Sauvage ,Laureldean ,Princely Rays ,Teragram ,Three Dee ,Tough Tales

1st OWNER: K F McNulty BRED: Mrs K Purfield TRAINER: D T Hughes

2nd OWNER: P Gavin

3rd OWNER: Mv Six Syndicate

TOTE WIN £4.50 PL £1.80, £1.40, £1.70, £2.40; Ex £9.50; CSF £16.36

Following a stewards' inquiry, Sporteen, who passed the post, 5th was disqualified. The rider failed to weigh in.

ANALYSIS: Another depleted field here due to the changing ground conditions with 11 absentees. Victory went to the experienced ROBERT, who led after the penultimate flight and kept on under pressure.

Described as a summer chaser by trainer Dessie Hughes the winner had snippets of worthwhile form going back and he might be capable of winning again over hurdles before going over fences on this faster ground.

Another Biffo started favourite but once the winner forged to the front he was fighting a losingbattle along with Narrackses, who loomed up ominously approaching the third last having coming from off the pace but soon emptied when the race really developed.

The 92-rated Lord Archie looked another to be struggling on the ground when asked a question rounding the home turn while fifth placed Sporteen was disqualified after his rider, Barry Geraghty, failed to weigh-in.