Mystical Knight (right) and General Principle jump the last together© Photo Healy Racing
Rebecca Curtis recorded her first winner in Ireland as Mystical Knight landed the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle at Navan.
The 2m7f event developed into something of a sprint in the straight, with odds-on favourite General Principle sent on after three out by Bryan Cooper.
However Barry Geraghty got a really good response when asking Mystical Knight to challenge at the final flight.
The 2/1 chance stayed on strongly on the far rail to eventually prevail by half a length, with Oscar Lantern 12 lengths back in third.
Rebecca Curtis’ partner Gearoid Costelloe said, “It’s Rebecca’s first Irish winner and it’s nice to have it for JP as he’s such a great supporter of ours. He’ll make a lovely chaser next season. He quickened up really well, and came on a lot from the Warwick run.”
Geraghty said, “He picked up well going to the last. It was a slowly run race and it’s difficult to know what to make of it.”
