Native coach Gordon Elliott dominated proceedings on day one of many Navan Racing Pageant, successful 5 races on the eight-race card.
With 5 winners for Elliott, his steady jockey Jack Kennedy rode three winners and high homeowners Bective Stud and Gigginstown Home Stud each had two winners every.
Wingmen wins on hurdling debut
Twin bumper winner final season Wingmen (8/15 favorite) opened proceedings, taking the Kilderry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle for Noel and Valerie Moran of Bective Stud, and jockey Jack Kennedy.
The Fairyhouse bumper winner final month Blue De Vaissy (4/6 favorite) simply received the primary graded race of the afternoon, the Grade 3 Bar One Racing For Public sale Novice Hurdle over two miles, within the colors of Gigginstown Home Stud, once more within the arms of Kerry rider Jack Kennedy.
Discovered A Fifty claims Fortria Chase
The Grade 2 Bar One Racing Fortria Chase then fell to Elliott’s workforce, as Discovered A Fifty (11/8 favorite) gave Kennedy a treble and homeowners Bective Stud their double.
Down Reminiscence Lane (7/1), third to Caldwell Potter in a Grade 1 novice hurdle at Leopardstown final Christmas, made a profitable debut over the bigger obstacles when successful the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novices Chase for the Cullentra Home workforce, jockey Mark Walsh and proprietor J.P. McManus.
The five-timer was accomplished for Elliott within the Bar One Racing ‘Assured In a single day Costs’ bumper when Harry Swan pushed the Gigginstown Home Stud-owned favorite Whinney Hill (6/4 favorite) out to say a 3 and a half size success.
Residence By The Lee wins his second Lismullen
The Grade 2 Railway Bar Lismullen Hurdle over two and a half miles was received by Residence By The Lee (7/1).
The 2022 winner of the race, and third-place finisher final yr, is educated by Joseph O’Brien for Seán O’Driscoll and the nine-year-old was ridden by Danny Mullins.
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Cork jockey Michael O’Sullivan gave Slane Hill (9/1) an enterprising journey within the Lisadell Equine Hospital Handicap Hurdle. Hitting the entrance early doorways, the seven-year-old got here residence in splendid isolation for coach and proprietor Barry Connell.
County Waterford coach John Flavin was additionally among the many winners with Clarens (9/1) a battling winner of the Resort Park St. Johann in Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle, beneath Alex Harvey.
Day two of the Navan Racing Pageant will get underway at 11.35am on Sunday.
