Full Result 3.15 Navan (IRE) | 17 May 2025

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(3yo+) 5f Good

1st €9,440 2nd €3,040 3rd €1,440 4th €640 5th €320 6th €160

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	1. The Highway Rat (IRE) 7/2F W J Lee A Oliver	W J Lee A Oliver	7	104	94	88	105	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Suzette De Bavay (IRE) (Whipper)
Dwelt start, towards rear, headway but 5 lengths down 1f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, led towards finish, cosily (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that today's quicker ground and a liking for the track brought about the improvement) (op 9/2)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1¼	8. Harry's Hill 14/1 Wayne Hassett ⁵ Martin Hassett	Wayne Hassett ⁵ Martin Hassett	7	90 t	81	70	88	–
b g Heeraat (IRE) - Lexington Rose (Captain Gerrard)
Midfield, headway and 3 lengths down 1f out, led final 110yds, headed towards finish (op 12/1)

3⁽¹⁾ 3 [4¼]	3. Bold Optimist (IRE) 4/1 Ben Coen Daniel McLoughlin	Ben Coen Daniel McLoughlin	5	98	84	62	80	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Katy Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Midfield, outpaced over 2f out, ran on and went third inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (op 9/2)

4⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [5]	10. Only Spoofing (IRE) 8/1 Chris Hayes Kevin Thomas Coleman	Chris Hayes Kevin Thomas Coleman	11	88	70	45	63	–
b g Approve (IRE) - Golden Anthem (USA) (Lion Cavern)
Towards rear, outpaced 2f out, 6 lengths down 1f out, ran on well and went fourth towards finish, not reach leaders (op 9/1 tchd 12/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [7½]	4. Moral Turpitude (IRE) 10/1 Colin Keane Daniel James Murphy	Colin Keane Daniel James Murphy	4	98 tb¹	84	50	68	–
ch f Raven's Pass (USA) - Russian Spirit (Falbrav)
Soon led, headed final 110yds, soon no extra (op 9/1 tchd 14/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [9]	2. Merlin The Wizard 16/1 Gary Carroll John James Feane	Gary Carroll John James Feane	5	913 h¹	89	49	68	–
b g Camelot - Sweet Gentle Kiss (IRE) (Henrythenavigator)
Dwelt start, raced in last, ran on inside final furlong, never dangerous (op 10/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [9¼]	6. Emerald Harmony (IRE) 9/2 Patrick McGettigan ⁷ J P Murtagh	Patrick McGettigan ⁷ J P Murtagh	4	813 p	82	41	60	–
b f Soldier's Call - Green Chorus (IRE) (Oratorio)
Prominent, disputing second halfway, weakened quickly inside final furlong (op 4/1)

8⁽³⁾ ½ [9¾]	9. Cuban Grey 9/2 J M Sheridan Patrick J McKenna	J M Sheridan Patrick J McKenna	5	90 p	76	33	52	–
gr g Havana Grey - Tout Va Bien (IRE) (Verglas)
Prominent, disputing second halfway, weakened from 1f out (tchd 4/1)

9⁽²⁾ ½ [10¼]	7. Mickey The Steel 14/1 Wesley Joyce ⁵ Joseph Anthony Murray	Wesley Joyce ⁵ Joseph Anthony Murray	7	91 tp	82	37	56	–
b g Hot Streak (IRE) - Blue Maiden (Medicean)
In touch with leaders against far rail, weakened inside final furlong (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:15:33 Winning time: 1m 0.88s (slow by 1.58s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Pineapple Island (in season)
1st owner: Mrs S M L Oliver (The Highway Rat) 1st breeder: Honeypig Stud
2nd owner: The Tipp Ramblers Partnership (Harry's Hill)
3rd owner: Chris Mullins (Bold Optimist)
Tote win: €4.50 PL: €1.70 €3.80 €1.50 Ex: €44.50 CSF: €54.43 Tricast: €207.71 Trifecta: €359

3:15 Navan (IRE) 17 May 2025

Best of Luck On Your Retirement Joey Martin Handicap