Antiquus delivers on Joanna's birthday

Very easy to back after being unlucky when gambled on at Down Royal last time, Antiquus saw the mile out best in the www.thetote.com/mobile Nursery Handicap under Sam James at Navan.

Top-weight and favourite Canary Wharf made a brave bid to see off all challengers up the straight but Antiquus got to the front a furlong out and stayed on well under pressure to beat the determined Danequest by a length and a quarter.

Joanna Morgan trains Antiquus for Annette Mee and she said: "I didn't give the owners much encouragement to back her as I didn't think she'd get through the ground but she's tough.

"She was probably a bit unlucky last time at Down Royal but to be honest I thought at the time that she made her own trouble.

"She'll probably go for another nursery at Leopardstown now. It's a nice birthday present."

Half an hour earlier the Stewards enquired into possible interference before reaching the marker poles involving Ibsen ridden by Sam James, unplaced and Engage The Dance ridden by B.A. Curtis which unseated rider at this point..

Evidence was heard from the riders concerned.

Having viewed the video of the race and considered the evidence, the Stewards made no alteration to the Judges’ placings.

They did, however, find that Sam James was in breach of rule 211 (marker poles) and had also breached rule 214 by riding carelessly. The Stewards took into consideration his record and suspended him for 6 racedays.