Jennies proves a Jewel to land big pot Jennies Jewel dug deep after a last flight blunder to gain a deserved success in the two-and-a-half mile handicap hurdle at Navan. The Jarlath Fahey-trained mare tracked leader Face Value into the straight in the valuable €50,000 contest and hit the front at the third last. She made a mistake at the final flight, however, and lost her momentum when leaving her back legs in the hurdle. Ian McCarthy gave her a strong drive on the run-in to maintain her advantage and hold the late surge of He'llberemembered by half a length. Colbert Station was sent off the 10/3 favourite but blundered Tony McCoy out of the saddle with a circuit to run. The 10/1 winner wasn't scoring out of turn having been in the first four on her previous eight outings. “She's tough and genuine,” said Fahey of the Flemensfirth mare afterwards. “She ran a great race the last day (third here) and deserved that. She'll probably go for the mares race on the last day of the Leopardstown Christmas meeting.” (Additional reporting by Alan Magee)
