Racecards
14:30 Navan (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- €15,500 added
- Winner: €9,300
- 2nd: €3,100
- 3rd: €1,551
- 4th: €775
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M Halford
- Jockey Rory Cleary
prominent, lost position and slightly impeded 1 1/2f out, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
quick into stride and made all, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlon
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey Wayne Lordan
a little awkward away from stalls, soon chased leaders on outer, pushed along in 4th 1f out, one pace after
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey P B Beggy
prominent, closed travelling smoothly before halfway, pushed along over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer S Fahey
- Jockey N G McCullagh
chased leaders, lost position and no impression approaching halfway
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey S Foley
soon towards rear, no impression approaching halfway
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey Declan McDonogh
soon towards rear, some headway into 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M Mulvany
- Jockey Gary Carroll
prominent early, chased leaders, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, kept on without reaching winner inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
The Blue Panther came in for support and made a reasonable start on testing ground at Naas but faces some well-connected newcomers here. CHIEF LITTLE HAWK is by top-class juvenile and first-season sire Air Force Blue, who had a winner with his first-ever runner at Gulfstream last week, out of a USA Grade 1 winner who has produced seven winners. Hyde Park Barracks is by the same sire and a half-brother to four winners while Forest Of Dreams cost 900,000gns and is a half-brother to three winners. Laelaps is a half-brother to a couple of 7f winners and looks likely to need further but Tar Heel has plenty of speed in his pedigree being related to six winners up to a mile and out of a smart 6f two-year-old winner.
Formwatch
Caidok (IRE) Kodiac colt out of Fixed Gaze.
Chief Little Hawk (USA) Air Force Blue colt out of Marylebone.
Forest Of Dreams (IRE) No Nay Never colt out of Winning Sequence.
Hyde Park Barracks (USA) Air Force Blue colt out of Secret Charm.
Jazz Dreamers (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Raced in 6th early on outer, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Poetic Flare (9-7) at Naas 5f mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Laelaps (IRE) Exceed And Excel colt out of Magen's Star.
Tar Heel (IRE) Zoffany colt out of Nidhaal.
The Blue Panther (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Prominent, pushed along under 2f out, on terms 1 1/2f out, headed under 1f out, no extra and one pace after, 3rd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Poetic Flare (9-7) at Naas 5f mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.