Racecards
15:30 Navan (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race (Plus 10)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €18,500 added
- Winner: €11,100
- 2nd: €3,700
- 3rd: €1,850
- 4th: €925
- Form 265231
- Age 2
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey M P Sheehy
slightly hampered from stalls, tracked leaders, 3rd halfway and soon pushed along, 4th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 3rd close home
- Form 53
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer M O'Callaghan
- Jockey L F Roche
edged right from stalls, held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to go 2nd 150 yards out, kept on, no impression on winner close home
- Form 224
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
prominent and disputed lead, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
- Form 04
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer R K Watson
- Jockey A J Farragher
edged left from stalls, led or disputed lead, ran freely, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Blue Cabochon looks quite well treated here though could only finish sixth at Down Royal yesterday. Tar Heel carries a penalty for a battling victory over slightly further here but providing the ground remains testing Coulthard will take some beating. An eye-catcher on his Curragh debut last month, he returned six days later with a cracking effort in a Grade 3 on heavy going, form that puts him in the frame for this. However, LIPIZZANER looks the one to beat as he was going on strongly at the finish of the Norfolk Stakes after just failing to hold subsequent Group 1 winner Lucky Vega at Naas. Lady Princess looks best of the remainder after a convincing victory in a Bellewstown maiden.
Formwatch
Tar Heel (IRE) 10-3 (9-7) Tracked leaders, travelled well 2f out and headway to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, held on well, won at Navan 6f mdn sft in Aug beating Tashgheel (9-7) by nk, 12 ran.
Coulthard (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Drifted right away from stalls, in rear, closed travelling smoothly from halfway, effort over 1f out, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind New Treasure (9-5) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Aug.
Lipizzaner (USA) 5-2 (9-1) Last to break, in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5 3/4l behind The Lir Jet (9-1) at Ascot 5f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Jun.
Iva Batt (IRE) 150-1 (9-2) Mid-division, 6th halfway, switched right and pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway to challenge 1f out, no impression and dropped to 4th closing stages, 4th of 18, 2 1/2l behind St Mark's Basilica (9-7) at Curragh 6f mdn sft in Aug.
Lady Princess (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, improved to lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, strongly pressed under 1f out, stayed on well under hands and heels inside final furlong, won at Bellewstown 5f mdn hvy in Aug beating Provocateuse (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Blue Cabochon (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Prominent early, soon chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Frenetic (9-3) at Curragh 5f lst stks (1) gd in Aug.