JP McManus gelding to claim Navan prize on return to hurdling
Oscar Knight
4.00 Navan
1pt win
Emcon
5.10 Navan
1pt win
Big fields are the order of the day at Navan, where several of the races look extremely tricky. The handicaps look particularly open, but Oscar Knight is hard to overlook despite the burden of top weight in a 2m6f hurdle (4.00).
The JP McManus-owned gelding was a progressive chaser for Tom Mullins in the closing months of last year, winning handicaps at Galway and at today's venue before finishing a gallant third behind Noble Endeavor in the Paddy Power at Leopardstown.
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