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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Noble Emperor is regal in Navan

Sun 16th Mar 2014, 18:38

Noble Emperor rears up in the winners' enclosure but no harm was doneNoble Emperor rears up in the winners' enclosure but no harm was done
© Photo Healy Racing

A Tony Martin newcomer winning a bumper at odds of 16/1 seems almost implausible, but it happened today in Navan with Noble Emperor ridden by Shane Shortall.

The six-year-old gelding raced in mid-division before moving into third with three quarters of a mile to go. He improved by a further position with half a mile left and stayed on in the last furlong to better 7/4 favourite Virtuoso Rouge by four and a half lengths. New World who was nibbled at from 14s into 10s this morning, got third-placed money at 9/1.

“He’s a proper horse. He’s run well in a few schooling races. It’ll depend on the ground on whether he’ll go for another bumper or not, but he jumps well,” Tony Martin said.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.