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Kells Maiden Hurdle

Navan · 6 March 2021
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m
  • GoingYielding To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners19

Palace Rock (IRE) (11/4) won the Kells Maiden Hurdle at Navan on 6 March 2021, beating Boothen Boy (IRE) by 3½ lengths under Denis O'Regan for trainer Francis Casey. 19 ran on Yielding To Soft going over 2m; the winning time was 4m 8.90s (slow by 20.90s). The 10/11 favourite, Ilmig (IRE), finished 7th, beaten 17½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 19 — The market

Winner Palace Rock (IRE)
SP: 11/4KTB Rating 132AKTB Speed 113B J: Denis O'Regan T: Francis Casey
Won by 3½ lengthsFav: Ilmig (IRE) 10/11 · 7th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Palace Rock (IRE) 4g Denis O'Regan Francis Casey 11-9 —132A113B 4:08.90 7,080 11/4
2nd Boothen Boy (IRE) 4g 3½ Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott 11-9 —126A110B 4:09.60 2,280 10/1
3rd Nazine (IRE) 4g 3¼ Barry Browne(3) Michael J McDonagh 11-6 —119A106B 4:10.25 1,080 50/1
4th Hisnameis Mrdevitt (IRE) 4g nk Kevin Sexton Peter Fahey 11-9 —121A106B 4:10.30 480 50/1
5th Born To Rule (IRE) 4g 2¾ Donagh Meyler T Hogan 11-9 —117A103B 4:10.85 240 28/1
6th Speak Now (IRE) 4g 6½ Ricky Doyle Brendan W Duke 11-9 —107A97B 4:12.15 120 150/1
7th Ilmig (IRE) 4g 1¼ Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington 11-9 114105A96B 4:12.40 — 10/11 fav
8th Swift Sonnet (IRE) h 4f 5 Conor Orr(3) Nigel Thomas Slevin 10-13 —88A91B 4:13.40 — 150/1
9th Little Mixup (IRE) 4g 1¼ Mark McDonagh(7) Denis Gerard Hogan 11-2 —89A89B 4:13.65 — 25/1
10th Barncroft (IRE) 4g 8½ Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 11-9 —87C81C 4:15.35 — 16/5
11th Na Caith Tobac (HOL) 4g 4¾ Eoin G Kelly(7) Paul W Flynn 11-2 —80C76C 4:16.30 — 18/1
12th Miss Adventurous (IRE) 4f nse B J Cooper Thomas Cooper 11-2 —80C76C 4:16.31 — 150/1
13th Bergentown (IRE) 4g 18 Brian Hayes Philip Fenton 11-9 —87C58C 4:19.90 — 80/1
14th Cobb And Co (IRE) t 4g ½ Adam Short Paul Stafford 11-9 —87C58C 4:20.00 — 200/1
15th Blue Gale Five (IRE) 4g 12 Simon Torrens(5) Garvan Donnelly 11-4 —82C46C 4:22.40 — 200/1
16th Hisdaywillcome (IRE) h 4g 2 Mr R Sugrue(7) Thomas Cooper 11-2 —80C44C 4:22.80 — 100/1
17th Champagne Secret (IRE) 4f 3¾ Ian Power J R Barry 11-2 —80C40C 4:23.55 — 66/1
PU Absolute One Right (IRE) 4g — E O'Connell(5) V C Ward 11-4 ——— — — 250/1
PU Clever Currency (IRE) t 4g — Darragh O'Keeffe Paul W Flynn 11-9 ——— — — 300/1

Winning time 4m 8.90s (slow by 20.90s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 4m 11.77s. This race ran 2.87s (1.1% faster); the day's other races here ran 0.2% faster (N 6). Net of the day: 1.0% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Dreamsrmadeofthis (passport irregularity)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (17 of 19 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (17 of 19 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 Kells Maiden Hurdle at Navan in 2021?
Palace Rock (IRE) won the Kells Maiden Hurdle at Navan on 6 March 2021, ridden by Denis O'Regan and trained by Francis Casey.
What was the finishing order of the 2021 Kells Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
1st Palace Rock (IRE) (11/4), 2nd Boothen Boy (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Nazine (IRE) (50/1).
What price was the winner of the 2021 Kells Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
Palace Rock (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/4.
How many horses ran in the 2021 Kells Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
19 horses ran in the 2021 Kells Maiden Hurdle at Navan. Non-runners: Dreamsrmadeofthis (passport irregularity).
What was the winning time of the 2021 Kells Maiden Hurdle at Navan?
The winning time was 4m 8.90s (slow by 20.90s).

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