Jack The Bus notches Navan win

Jack The Bus (9-1) outpointed Glenquest in a hard-fought finish to the Ladbrokes.com Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan this afternoon.

Alan Crowe brought Peter Casey’s gelding on to the scene at the second-last but the always-prominent Glenquest made him fight every inch of the way.

There was little between them over the last two fences but Jack The Bus proved the stronger to win by three-quarters of a length, with Lochan Lacha third and Siegemaster fourth.

“Jack The Bus ran well in the Cork National the last day and was entitled to have a big chance here,” said Casey.

“He made one bad mistake but it had little effect on him. He wants really heavy ground and, tomorrow morning, I’ll have to enter him for the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas.”

Jack The Bus was completing a fine couple of hours for owner Seamus Murphy, in whose colours Hello Bud won the Becher Chase at Aintree over the National fences. Both horses were bred by Casey.