Intend and Jamie Powell© Photo Healy Racing
Cheap claimer purchase Intend (11/1) registered a first career win today, landing Navan's concluding Jumps At Navan 17th September Handicap for trainer Pat Martin and continuing the excellent recent run of jockey Jamie Powell.
Powell, riding his seventh winner in a three-week period which includes a Curragh treble last Saturday, steered the four year old to an easy four lengths win over Swelltime
Claimed for €4,000 at Dundalk in March, the son of Red Jazz was running over 1m6f for the first time and Martin explained “he ran well in Killarney previously when Mikey Sheehy rode him. He came in and said he needs further and that he'd win over 1m6f and Mikey doesn't say that too often.”
He added “we've liked this horse since we got him in a claimer, he was very babyish and the first time he ran here, he ran really well but the ground was a bit quick for him.
“We expected him to run well today but I didn't know how the ground would be for us. Jamie (Powell) is obviously doing everything right and is great value for his 7lb.”
Quotes from Gary Carson
