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Review navan 24th Jan

Zabana and Robbie ColganZabana and Robbie Colgan
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< Zabana ran out an impressive winner of the Follow Navan On Facebook Rated Hurdle at Navan.

Andrew Lynch's 7-1 chance tracked leader Sizing Codelco throughout under Robbie Colgan, before drawing alongside that rival after the fourth last.

The pair were locked in battle until the last, where Zabana got on top before scoring by six lengths, with Alderwood plugging on for a distant third.< Rogue Trader produced an excellent display to land the Navan Membership Maiden Hurdle.

Charlie Swan's 6-1 chance was patiently ridden by Nina Carberry, and after reeling in the pacesetting Horse No Name after the second last, he cruised clear to score by 12 lengths.< Apache Jack opened his account over fences in the Flower Hill Beginners Chase, but he was incredibly fortunate to do so.

Sandra Hughes' 10-11 favourite looked booked for a distant second to Gilt Shadow but Stuart Crawford's charge got the last fence all wrong and fell, gifting the race to Bryan Cooper's mount.< Snow Falcon ended a run of three straight near-misses when cantering to victory in the www.navanracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle.

Noel Meade's even-money favourite travelled sweetly for Ger Fox and after opening up a lead at the last, he only had to be pushed out to keep Speed Demon six lengths at bay.

Fox and Meade were denied a double when Josephine Marcus could not match the finishing power of Oscar Sam (7-1), who kept on well for Luke Dempsey to land the Meath Handicap Hurdle by a length and a half.

Eoin Doyle's Davy From Milan needed all of Adam O'Neill's 7lb claim to come out on top in the Simonstown Handicap Chase, the 12-1 chance fending off Its The Ice I Like by a length and a half.

Declan Lavery drove Illuminati (20-1) home to land the Trim Flat Race by a head from fellow outsider Thatshowhedidit