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Browne McMonagle moves three clear with Navan double

Enziya and Dylan Browne McMonagleEnziya and Dylan Browne McMonagle
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Jockeys’ championship-leader Dylan Browne McMonagle completed a Navan double today, landing the Kilberry Handicap on the Ray Cody-trained, Ballygallon Stud-owned Enziya (7/2f).

Earlier successful on the Michael O’Callaghan-trained Noli Timere Browne McMonagle raced Enziya behind the leaders and improved the three-year-old to lead over a furlong out, before scoring by 1.5 lengths from Wertpol .

The win moves the rider to 70 wins this season, three clear of six-time champion Colin Keane who won today’s opening race.

Cody commented "Enziya got caught out in Tramore the last day when they went a fair gallop, and they just took him out of his comfort zone early on. What I loved about him that day was the way he came home and they didn't go that hard today, so he was travelling all the way. I thought today’s 1m6f would be no bother to him and Dylan said he would go two miles.

"I am very lucky to have him and I'd say the plan now will be to go over hurdles: I think he will make a very good three-year-old hurdler. I'd say that is where he’ll go next, if he is not sold. He's a lazy horse, but he's honest and he has ability.”

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
7/2Fav
Tote €4.50 €1.40
2nd
1.5L
9/2
€1.60
3rd
0.5L
50/1
€11.80
4th
0.5L
7/1
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.