R3 IRE - NAVAN | 14 December 2014 |
Navan Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) G2 4U NHDLE ($54,930), 4024m 5:14.00 |
FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 2. NO MORE HEROES (IRE) 5yo Gelding | GORDON ELLIOTT B J GERAGHTY | 71.0 $4.00 | |||||||
PRESENTING (GB) - WHAT A BREEZE (IRE) | ||||||||||
GIGGINSTOWN HOUSE STUD | 2nd | 4. SHANESHILL (IRE) 5yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS R WALSH | 71.0 $1.44 | ||||||
KING'S THEATRE (IRE) - DARABAKA (IRE) | ||||||||||
ANDREA WYLIE & GRAHAM WYLIE | 3rd | 1. COULEUR FRANCE (IRE) 6yo Gelding | NOEL MEADE P A CARBERRY | 71.0 $17.00 | ||||||
FLEMENSFIRTH (USA) - GAYE MERCY (GB) | ||||||||||
MRS PATRICIA HUNT | ||||||||||
4th | 5. SHANTOU FLYER (IRE) 4yo Gelding | COLIN BOWE MARK P WALSH | 69.5 $17.00 | |||||||
5th | 3. PULLED MUSSEL (IRE) 5yo Gelding | ROBERT TYNER PHILIP ENRIGHT | 71.0 $17.00 |
This race has been won by Boston Bob, Pont Alexandre and Mikael D'Haguenet in recent years. No More Heroes appears to be another potentially top-class recruit to hurdling and is the current favourite for the Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham.