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Scoir springs shock in valuable novice prize

Scoir Mear and Jody McGarvey Scoir Mear and Jody McGarvey
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Scoir Mear sprang a 25/1 shock in the €65,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase at Navan this afternoon.

Jody McGarvey produced his mount to challenge three from home in an eventful contest for the three-miler.

Tom Mullins' charge settled down to fight it out with Young Paddymc after the second last and gained a narrow advantage going to the final fence.

The JP McManus-owned gelding stayed on best on the run-in to secure a three-and-a-half length victory, opening his account over fences in the process. He was recording his first win since October 2016.

Mullins said afterwards:- “He’s been frustrating, and needs a few tweaks and massages between runs.

“We fancied him at Naas two runs back but he jumped desperate, and the last time in the Leinster National a few horses crossed him at the first and he was never travelling after that.

“He was a different horse today. He travelled sweetly all the way, although he did make a mistake at the middle fence down the back but he kept jumping well after that.

“I’m delighted that he’s back to form. A penalty for that win should put him into the Irish National and that’s probably where he’ll go now.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.