Saturday 18 December · Navan, Eire

15:30 Future Champions Flat Race (Listed)

Distance: 2m 0f 0y
Going: Good to Yielding
Class: 1
Prize: EUR 22500
Runners: 6

Race preview

AMERICAN MIKE looks the one they all have to beat. The Mahler gelding was sold for £195,000 at Cheltenham in April just after winning a point-to-point in impressive fashion and readily landed the odds for current connections when beating Royal Romeo in a Down Royal bumper. The runner-up has since given that form some substance when dead-heating in a bumper on the Hatton's Grace card at Fairyhouse. The selection's stablemate Harmonya Maker had Battling Bessie a few lengths behind when the pair filled the places in a Listed event won by The Model Kingdom here last month. Gaelic Arc and Hemlock come here on the back of wins at Thurles and Perth respectively.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	American Mike	1-1	Mr J J Codd	G Elliott	11 13	1-8
2	Battling Bessie	13	Mr B O'Neill	Peter Fahey	11 6	6-1
3	Gaelic Arc	7-731	Mr F Maguire	J P Ryan	11 13	33-1
4	Hemlock	57-1	Mr N McParlan	T Gibney	11 13	16-1
5	Hazelhatch Lady	2-	Mr Pat Taaffe	J Fahey	11 2	80-1
6	Craggaunowen		Mr P J O'Neill	John F O'Neill	11 9	150-1
NR	Harmonya Maker	2	Ms L O'Neill	G Elliott	11 2