16:10 Navan

Wednesday 9 October 2019

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Welcome To Navan Racecourse Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:13 | Winning time: 1m 52.31s

(2)

Cardinal Rule

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Leonard| T: P J F Murphy

33/1

Gelding by Ruler Of The World out of a Dalakhani mare. Cost €7,000 as a yearling. Best watched on debut with Co Kilkenny yard without a juvenile winner in five years.

Form:

(7)

Chiricahua

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

13/8

Colt by Camelot out of a Groom Dancer mare. Cost €125,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to several winners including Full Moon, winner between 7f and 1m2f. Market likely to be the best guide on debut for in form yard.

Form:

(14)

Comfort Line

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany

50/1

Alhebayeb gelding out of a Peintre Celebre mare. Inexpensive €6,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to several winners including Sir Roderic multiple winner between 6f and 1m. Likely to improve for first outing.

Form:

(3)

Crassus²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: N Meade

8/1

War Command colt purchased for 45,000 gns at the breeze-up sales in May. Half-brother to the useful Indian Chief. Likely to improve on a couple of promising career starts since July.

Form: 74

(5)

Degraves⁴⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| BF

13/8

Son of Camelot who cost 92,000 gns as a yearling and is nicely-bred. Improved from first start to second at the Curragh over 1m when last seen in August. More than capable of a big run here.

Form: 43

(8)

Flying Scotsman

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

20/1

Colt by Galileo out of a Mastercraftsman mare. Worth a market check on debut for high profile owner/trainer combination. Dam winner of two of her eight starts on the Flat including the Group 3 Athasi Stakes at the Curragh.

Form:

(15)

Hezgreynotbay^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

100/1

Gelding by Zebedee out of a Alzao mare. Cost €15,000 as a foal. Watching brief on debut as it is unlikely to be a good sign he is already fitted with a hood.

Form:

(17)

Numberoneson

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

Colt by Camelot out of a Gone West mare. Cost 85,000gns as a yearling. Half-brother to Malko winner over 1m/1m2f and Strikemaster, successful at 2m. May go well on debut.

Form:

(19)

Power Of Lazarus

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Martin

100/1

Gelding by Power out of a Iffraaj mare. Half-brother to three winners including New Orleans and Murdanova, successful over 7f. Best watched on debut representing a yard without a two-year-old winner in the last five years.

Form:

(10)

Silver Fox

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

14/1

Colt by Galileo out of a Halling mare. Brother to three winners including Kingfisher, successful up to 1m6f. Dam won at 7f and 1m. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut.

Form:

(6)

Sonnyboyliston¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P Murtagh

16/1

Not disgraced but generally well held on initial career starts both at the Curragh over 7f and last month over 1m. May go well for yard in good form.

Form: 60

(12)

Stinglikeabee¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

16/1

Teofilo colt from a yard that does particularly well with two-year-olds is a half-brother to a couple of juvenile winners. Improved from first run to second at Gowran Park last month. More progress possible and not dismissed.

Form: 53

(11)

Tommy The Hat

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Coakley| T: D Broad

66/1

Colt by Camacho out of a Pivitol mare. Low end €1,000 purchase as a yearling. Dam lightly raced maiden beaten on both starts over 1m1f and 1m2f. Yards newcomers often come on for first run.

Form:

(16)

Yulong Transcend

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

Exceed And Excel colt out of a Giant's Causeway mare. Half-brother to several winners, including Good Place successful over 7f/1m as a two-year-old. Yard boast a 20% strike rate with juveniles on turf this term.

Form:

(1)

Camilla Sina

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C P Hoban| T: D K Weld

50/1

Daughter of Free Eagle out of a Linamix mare. Cost €16,000 as a yearling. Half-sister to several winners, including Giacas, successful up to 1m and two-year-old winner over 5f I'm Still The Man. Yards debutantes' have often needed their first run.

Form:

(4)

Rosa Albertine²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

40/1

Camelot filly. Dam scored twice on the flat but all of her progeny has won a race, including four-time winner Bid Adieu. Needs to improve on disappointing debut display at Naas last month.

Form: 0

(20)

Whipped Cream

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver

50/1

Daughter of Iffraaj out of a Kheleyf mare. Inexpensive 800gns as a yearling. Dam, a two-year-old winner between 6½f and 1m. Possibly best watched on debut with market likely to be the prime guide to the fillies chances.

Form:

Non-Runners

(9)

Arthur's Kingdom⁸⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: P B Beggy

(18)

Red Kelly¹⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 1

(13)

Shadow Wind⁵⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Arthur's Kingdom (6/4), Degraves (13/8), Chiricahua (13/8), Crassus (8/1), Silver Fox (14/1), Stinglikeabee (16/1), Sonnyboyliston (16/1), Yulong Transcend (16/1), Flying Scotsman (20/1), Numberoneson (25/1), Cardinal Rule (33/1), Red Kelly (33/1), Rosa Albertine (40/1), Comfort Line (50/1), Whipped Cream (50/1), Camilla Sina (50/1), Tommy The Hat (66/1), Shadow Wind (66/1), Hezgreynotbay (100/1), Power Of Lazarus (100/1)

It's a little difficult to get away from the obvious chances of the Aidan O'Brien-trained ARTHUR'S KINGDOM. The Camelot colt ran well in defeat in a couple of career starts over the summer and can get off the mark here at the third time of asking ahead of the Noel Meade-trained, Crassus who is likely to come on for a recent run at Galway last month. The Joseph O'Brien-trained Degraves, Sonnyboyliston for Johnny Murtagh and Rosa Albertine are capable of improving on their last starts. Silver Fox, on debut requires a check in the market as post time approaches.