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Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap

Navan (IRE) · 2 September 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15
  • HandicapYes

Sonoran (IRE) (9/1) won the Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap at Navan (IRE) on 2 September 2026, beating Harana (IRE) by a length under Colin Keane for trainer G M Lyons. 15 ran on Good going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 42.18s.

Winner Sonoran (IRE)
SP: 9/1 J: Colin Keane T: G M Lyons O: Sean Jones Mrs Lynne Lyons
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 5(16) Sonoran (IRE) t 4g Held up Arizona (IRE) – Falling Rain (IRE) (Danehill Dancer) Sean Jones Mrs Lynne Lyons Held up in the pack early - crept into contention wide 2f out - driven into 6th a furlong out - hit front close home and stayed on strongly to win Colin Keane G M Lyons 9-13 7998A93C 1:42.18 9,000 9/1 14.50
2nd 4(12) Harana (IRE) p 4f Ghaiyyath (IRE) – Harasiya (IRE) (Pivotal) Exors Of The Late H H Aga Khan Settled midpack early - urged into straight and 7th with 2f left - improved to 5th and driven a furlong out - moved up into second close home but couldn't threaten winner 1 Chris Hayes D K Weld 9-13 7995A92C 1:42.35 3,000 8/1 12.00
3rd 1(2) Daler (IRE) tp 4g Held up Dark Angel (IRE) – Nabeyla (GB) (New Approach) David Spratt Sean Jones Sat behind pace - 7th at halfway - driven into front spot 2f out - overtaken 100 yards from home and unable to fight back ¾ Gary Carroll G M Lyons 10-2 8296A91C 1:42.47 1,500 7/1 10.50
4th 13(9) Zaraahmando (IRE) t 4g Held up Time Test (GB) – Shuthoor (IRE) (Kodiac) Eight Star Syndicate Sat just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - moved through before 2f out - into 2nd and pushed along a furlong from home - stayed on but couldn't quicken in the closing stages - finished 4th ½ Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery 9-8 7486A90C 1:42.56 750 9/2F 8.00
5th 14(14) Anvika (IRE) t 5m Held up Dandy Man (IRE) – Desert Way (IRE) (Giant's Causeway) Spyglass Syndicate Held up towards the back - shifted through the pack approaching final 2f - driven into contention with 1f left before finishing strongly ¾ Rory Cleary Ms Sheila Lavery 9-7 7383A89C 1:42.68 450 9/1 13.71
6th 6(11) Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) v 7g Held up Acclamation (GB) – Exquisite Ruby (GB) (Exceed And Excel) Thomas J Oconnor Ms Hazel Mcguinness Sat just behind pace early - 4th at halfway before improving to 2nd with 2f left - eased back to 4th inside the last furlong under pressure - unable to threaten and finished 6th ½ Sam Coen(5) Adrian McGuinness 9-7 7881A88C 1:42.76 300 33/1 80.00
7th 3(3) Frank Pickle (IRE) 5g Midfield Free Eagle (IRE) – Merited (IRE) (Art Connoisseur) Readsland Racing Settled midfield early - driven from the top of the straight but unable to make gains and down in 11th with a furlong left - finished off nicely to finish 7th beaten 3.5 lengths shd Wayne Lordan Mrs Denise Foster 9-13 7987A88C 1:42.76 — 10/1 14.63
8th 18(1) Slight Of Foot (GB) 3g Kingman (GB) – Nimble Thimble (USA) (Mizzen Mast) Mrs L Honan Settled in the pack - urged into contention around 5th two out - driven approaching final furlong but made no headway and could not find more 1 Reese Holohan(7) R P Cody 8-9 7366A86C 1:42.93 — 20/1 31.62
9th 10(19) Great Mover (IRE) 4f Eqtidaar (IRE) – And Yet She Moves (IRE) (Roderic O'Connor) Probity Racing Syndicate Towards the back of the pack - niggled into contention from 2f out - stayed on inside the final furlong but always held in 9th 1 Paddy Harnett(3) W McCreery 9-5 7473A85C 1:43.10 — 6/1 8.80
10th 21(17) Dream Legend (IRE) 3g Twilight Son (GB) – Play On Words (GB) (Lope De Vega) E D Delany Mrs Lisa Delany Sat close to the front group early - third at halfway - dropped to 6th and driven two out - unable to find more late and finished 10th ¾ Terry Casey(7) E D Delany 8-5 6957A83C 1:43.22 — 12/1 16.19
11th 12(5) No More Porter (IRE) tp 8g Elzaam (AUS) – Zaziyra (IRE) (Dalakhani) Dooley Thoroughbreds Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway - pushed along and faded 2f out then held to the line finishing 11th ½ Adam Caffrey Adrian McGuinness 9-8 7473A83C 1:43.31 — 17/2 14.83
12th 8(4) Marmeladova (IRE) 5m Held up Inns Of Court (IRE) – Dance Around (IRE) (Bushranger) Readsland Racing Held up towards the back - crept into contention on the rail approaching 2f out - driven but unable to close final furlong - finished 12th ½ W J Lee K J Condon 9-10 7673A82C 1:43.39 — 13/2 9.00
13th 15(21) Halon Bay (IRE) p 3g Held up Coulsty (IRE) – Moonlit View (IRE) (Exceed And Excel) Charlestown Dancers Syndicate Held up at the back throughout - driven approaching the straight but made no headway - well held finishing 13th 3¾ Ben Coen Ciaran Murphy 9-5 7657A76C 1:44.01 — 25/1 36.00
14th 16(10) Only One Scobie (IRE) 3g Led Galileo Gold (GB) – Chabelita (GB) (Lawman) Maydon Partnership Set the pace early - lost the advantage 2f out and slipped back to 7th - held no more in reserve late and finished well held 3 Leigh Roche Paul W Flynn 9-5 7648A71C 1:44.51 — 20/1 36.00
15th 9(18) Cala Bonita (IRE) p 4f Inns Of Court (IRE) – Aalia (IRE) (Teofilo) S Gillen Sat close to the pace early - up in second at halfway - pushed along and slipped back to 8th with 2f left then held no more in reserve nk Robbie Colgan Matthew J Smith 9-9 7550A70C 1:44.60 — 25/1 38.00
NR Spodo Komodo — Seamie Heffernan John James Feane — ——— — — — —
NR Morehampton — Patrick McGettigan(5) J P Murtagh — ——— — — — —
NR Felix Somary — Rory Mulligan(5) John S O'Donoghue — ——— — — — —
NR Colpe Cross — — Miss Natalia Lupini — ——— — — — —
NR Hygge — Declan McDonogh Gordon Elliott — ——— — — — —
NR Expound — — Denis Gerard Hogan — ——— — — — —

Winning time 1m 42.18s

Non-runners Colpe Cross, Morehampton, Hygge, Spodo Komodo, Felix Somary, Expound

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (15 of 21 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 (15 of 21 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win €13.10
Tote Place €3.70 €3.30 €2.80
Exacta €109.50
CSF €83.99
Trifecta €735.10
KTB Intelligence AI race report

Sonoran won the 1m handicap at Navan on good ground at SP 9/1, beating Harana by a short head with Daler in third. Sonoran was held up in the pack early before making ground wide into contention with two furlongs to go. He was driven into sixth a furlong out and got his head in front close home, staying on strongly to win. Harana settled in mid-pack, was asked for effort into the straight where he was seventh with two furlongs left, and improved to fifth before finishing strongly to take second close home without threatening the winner.

The pre-race read Navan 7:10 Race Preview — 2 September 2026 A 21-runner Flat contest over 1m20y at Navan (7:10), on Good going. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Void
KTB Selection Felix Somary 61/100 top-rated of 21
Advised 11/1

Scored before the off and published unchanged. Every call is shown, won or lost.

Quick answers

Who won the Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap at Navan (IRE) in 2026?
Sonoran (IRE) won the Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap at Navan (IRE) on 2 September 2026, ridden by Colin Keane and trained by G M Lyons.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap at Navan (IRE)?
1st Sonoran (IRE) (9/1), 2nd Harana (IRE) (8/1), 3rd Daler (IRE) (7/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap at Navan (IRE)?
Sonoran (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/1, with a Betfair SP of 14.50.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap at Navan (IRE)?
15 horses ran in the 2026 Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap at Navan (IRE). Non-runners: Colpe Cross, Morehampton, Hygge, Spodo Komodo, Felix Somary, Expound.
What was the winning time of the 2026 Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap at Navan (IRE)?
The winning time was 1m 42.18s.