Mulvany doubles up as Boyne Valley lands Navan finale Having been amongst the winners earlier in the afternoon, local trainer Michael Mulvany doubled up as Boyne Valley stayed on late under Wesley Joyce to win Div ll of the Racing Again 22nd October Handicap at Navan. A 15-race maiden prior to the race, the daughter of Churchill was sent off an 18/1 chance to gain a first career win. Held up in rear, Joyce moved closer on the inner to track the leaders over three furlongs from the finish. Ridden to go second over a furlong out, Boyne Valley drew alongside Launch Time at the furlong pole. Driven to the front over 150 yards out, the filly stayed on strongly to score by one-and-a-half lengths from Kodi Brown. Michael Mulvany said: "The horses are running well. "She's a well-bred filly. She hit the goalpost one day early, but she was a little bit disappointing. "I'd say probably that is her ideal trip and riding her that way. They went a good pace early on and ever so slight cut in the ground. "She doesn't want heavy ground and it was too heavy the last twice. "I haven't her entered up anywhere, but hopefully we will find something. We would be hoping there would be something else for her if the handicapper doesn't go mad." Additional reporting by Michael Graham.
