Full Result 4.42 Navan (IRE) | 16 May 2026

Royal County Handicap

(3yo) (1m2f40yds) 1m2f Good

1st €29,450 2nd €9,450 3rd €4,450 4th €1,950 5th €950 6th €450

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	5. Santa Bravado 7/1 W J Lee A Oliver	W J Lee A Oliver	3	94	79	–	–	–
br c Iffraaj - Goleta (IRE) (Royal Applause)
Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, ran on well to lead towards finish (op 11/2)

2⁽³⁾ ½	3. Manton Bay (IRE) 9/4F Luke McAteer David Marnane	Luke McAteer David Marnane	3	98	83	–	–	–
b c Ulysses (IRE) - Synergy (FR) (Victory Note)
Towards rear, smooth headway and prominent 2f out, led over 1f out, faced challenge inside final furlong, headed towards finish (tchd 5/2)

3⁽⁷⁾ 3¼ [3¾]	7. Fallacy (USA) 28/1 Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	3	812	73	–	–	–
b g Blame (USA) - I Was Looking Up (USA) (Empire Maker)
Prominent, raced in second halfway, led under 3f out, headed over 1f out, lost second final 110yds, soon no extra (op 22/1 tchd 33/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 3¼ [7]	4. Minella Rockett (IRE) 8/1 Seamie Heffernan John J Nallen	Seamie Heffernan John J Nallen	3	98	83	–	–	–
ch g New Bay - Ebalista (IRE) (Selkirk)
Took keen hold, prominent, weakened over 1f out (tchd 7/1)

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [7½]	6. Johnny Soda (IRE) 9/2 Adam Caffrey Adrian McGuinness	Adam Caffrey Adrian McGuinness	3	93	78	–	–	–
ch g Cotai Glory - Maghzaa (IRE) (Aqlaam)
Midfield, headway and prominent towards far side under 3f out, weakened 1f out (op 13/2)

6⁽²⁾ 2¾ [10¼]	1. Now Maybe (IRE) 11/2 Scott McCullagh Mrs John Harrington	Scott McCullagh Mrs John Harrington	3	912	87	–	–	–
ch g Lucky Vega (IRE) - Red Poppy (Declaration Of War)
In touch with leaders, midfield halfway, weakened 2f out (op 5/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 19 [29¼]	2. Madbadanddangerous (IRE) 3/1 Ben Coen Noel Meade	Ben Coen Noel Meade	3	99	84	–	–	–
b g Coulsty (IRE) - Bonnefio (Teofilo)
Led, headed under 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out

7 ran Off time: 4:44:41 Winning time: 2m 10.67s (slow by 3.47s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Brian Mellon & P McBride (Santa Bravado) 1st breeder: Kingsmead Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: MRC International (Manton Bay)
3rd owner: Basil Holian (Fallacy)
Tote win: €8 PL: €3.20 €1.70 Ex: €33.10 CSF: €23.94 Trifecta: €355.60

4:42 Navan (IRE) 16 May 2026

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