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Navan Maiden Hurdle

Navan · 29 September 2012
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners23

Captain Arceus (IRE) (10/1) won the Navan Maiden Hurdle at Navan on 29 September 2012, beating Giant's Quest (AUS) by 7½ lengths under Roger Loughran for trainer D T Hughes. 23 ran on Soft going over 2m; the winning time was 3m 59.90s (slow by 11.90s). The 2/1 favourite, Giant's Quest (AUS), finished 2nd, beaten 7½ lengths.

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Winner Captain Arceus (IRE)
SP: 10/1KTB Rating 139A J: Roger Loughran T: D T Hughes
Won by 7½ lengthsFav: Giant's Quest (AUS) 2/1 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Captain Arceus (IRE) 6g Roger Loughran D T Hughes 11-12 —139A 3:59.90 6,900 10/1
2nd Giant's Quest (AUS) 6g 7½ Davy Russell H Rogers 11-12 —128A 4:01.78 1,600 2/1 fav
3rd Dancin' Glory (IRE) 6m shd Andrew P Thornton Mervyn Torrens 11-5 —121A 4:01.80 700 6/1
4th Regal Warrior (IRE) 9g hd E J O'Connell J J Lambe 11-12 99128A 4:01.89 400 7/1
5th Hawk Flight (IRE) 7g 2 Ian McCarthy(3) Miss Maura McGuinness 11-9 107122A 4:02.34 — 14/1
6th Corr Point (IRE) 5g 1¾ Robbie Power C A Murphy 11-12 102122A 4:02.78 — 20/1
7th Glenconkeyne (IRE) 5g 12 Sean Flanagan Mervyn Torrens 11-12 —104A 4:05.78 — 20/1
8th Royal Sam (IRE) 7g 2½ Robbie Colgan Gavin Cromwell 11-12 —100A 4:06.40 — 14/1
9th Sands Cove (IRE) 5g 5½ D J Casey C F Swan 11-12 —94C 4:07.78 — 9/4
10th Gallant Oscar (IRE) 6g 1¼ A P Heskin(3) Denis Quinn 11-9 —91C 4:08.09 — 16/1
11th Hidden Harmony (IRE) 6g 6 Matthew Bowes(5) Miss S L Kelly 11-7 —89C 4:09.59 — 25/1
12th Wicker Park (FR) 9g 2½ Ms L O'Neill(7) Thomas O'Neill 11-5 —87C 4:10.21 — 50/1
13th Raven's Feather (IRE) 5g 1¼ Brian O'Connell Liz Doyle 11-12 —94C 4:10.53 — 50/1
14th Qianlong Article (IRE) 5g ¾ Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady 11-12 —94C 4:10.71 — 33/1
15th Rearcross (IRE) t 5g shd Patrick Mangan(3) E J O'Grady 11-9 —91C 4:10.80 — 33/1
16th Thebarberkelly (IRE) 5g ½ Alan Crowe Peter McCreery 11-12 —94C 4:10.90 — 50/1
17th Here For The Craic (IRE) 5g nse Phillip Enright David Kenneth Budds 11-12 —94C 4:10.91 — 50/1
18th The Gave (IRE) 5m 6 B M Cash Gerard Stack 11-5 —87C 4:12.40 — 33/1
19th Not For Changing (IRE) 6g 2¼ Stephen Gray(3) Patrick Allen 11-9 —91C 4:12.96 — 33/1
20th Snowell (IRE) 5g ½ Conor Walsh(7) Liz Doyle 11-5 —87C 4:13.09 — 50/1
21st Mountain Pride (IRE) 7g nse M P Butler(5) Edward C Kelly 11-7 8589C 4:13.10 — 33/1
22nd Sailors Time (IRE) 5m 6 Ian Power John P O'Callaghan 11-5 —87C 4:14.59 — 50/1
23rd King Boyne Senior (IRE) 7g 14 Eddie Power Norman Doolin 11-12 —94C 4:18.09 — 50/1

Winning time 3m 59.90s (slow by 11.90s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (23 of 23 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Navan Maiden Hurdle at Navan in 2012?
Captain Arceus (IRE) won the Navan Maiden Hurdle at Navan on 29 September 2012, ridden by Roger Loughran and trained by D T Hughes.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Navan Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
1st Captain Arceus (IRE) (10/1), 2nd Giant's Quest (AUS) (2/1F), 3rd Dancin' Glory (IRE) (6/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Navan Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
Captain Arceus (IRE) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Navan Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
23 horses ran in the 2012 Navan Maiden Hurdle at Navan.
What was the winning time of the 2012 Navan Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
The winning time was 3m 59.90s (slow by 11.90s).

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