Full Result 3.00 Navan (IRE) | 20 October 1999

Virginia Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m Good To Yielding 9 hurdles

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Golden Rule EvensF Charlie Swan Ms F M Crowley	Charlie Swan Ms F M Crowley	4	114	126	100	125	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Sparklingsovereign I (Sparkler I)
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, progress 2 out, led approaching last, ridden clear flat, eased near finish (op 11/10)

2 2	1. Balla Sola (IRE) 6/4 Barry Geraghty W P Mullins	Barry Geraghty W P Mullins	4	114	125	98	123	–
ch g Simply Great (FR) - Dance Alone (USA) (Monteverdi)
Held up, pulled hard early, mistake 2nd, progress into moderate 2nd halfway, closed on leader 2 out, close up and ridden to challenge last, one paced flat (op 6/4 tchd 7/4)

3 ½ [2½]	5. Alpha Blues 11/2 Tommy Treacy J T R Dreaper	Tommy Treacy J T R Dreaper	4	107	–	86	112	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - Alpha Belle (GER) (Runnett)
Tracked leader in remote 2nd, jumped poorly, 4th and ridden after 2 out, 3rd when mistake last, kept on flat (op 4/1)

4 20 [22½]	3. Miss Emer (IRE) 8/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	4	1013	113	73	98	–
b f Be My Native (USA) - Living Rough (Wolverlife)
Always behind (op 5/1)

5 2½ [25]	4. Honeyschoice (IRE) 66/1 J P Elliott ⁷ Peter McCreery	J P Elliott ⁷ Peter McCreery	6	105	74	62	94	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Indian Honey (Indian King)
Led and well clear to 3 out, ridden and weakened from 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra (op 50/1)