15:35 Navan

Wednesday 5 October 2022

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Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 48.98s

(1)

Aurum Sky⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A J Martin

300/1

40/1, last of 12 in maiden at Cork (5f, good) on debut 8 days ago, very slowly away. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

(5)

Dutch Gold²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: N Meade

8/1

Twice-raced colt. Sixth of 16 in minor event (9/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 36

(6)

Fort Vega

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

14/1

Foaled May 2. €150,000 yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Half-brother to 7f winner Hinoshita Kaizan. Dam, 9f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 11.6f English King.

Form:

(9)

Laudable

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy

100/1

Foaled March 26. 40,000 gns yearling, Havana Gold colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 1½m Flanders Flame and useful 6f winner Scorching Heat.

Form:

(8)

Londoner

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

6/1

Foaled April 3. €70,000 foal, €270,000 yearling, Saxon Warrior colt. Half-brother to smart 6f-1m winner Time's Arrow and 10.7f winner Vermilion Cliffs. Dam 5f (Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp)/6f winner. Has to be of interest on debut.

Form:

(13)

Mr King

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

6/1

Foaled April 26. Kingman colt. Half-brother to smart 11f/1½m winner Thunder Kiss. Dam 1½m-2m winner.

Form:

(2)

Salt Lake City⁴⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

9/5

Failed by a long way to confirm promise of debut run when fifteenth of 17 in maiden at York (7f, good to firm, 11/4) 47 days ago. Certainly in the right hands.

Form: 20

(11)

Spanish Saint

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: N Meade

80/1

Foaled May 9. €65,000 2-y-o, Caravaggio colt. Half-brother to 9f/1¼m winner Condor Gulch and 1¼m winner Wild Dollar.

Form:

(15)

Up And Under

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Foaled February 28. 220,000 gns foal, €130,000 2-y-o, Lope De Vega colt.

Form:

(10)

Young Ireland^t¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 97

4/1

Fairly useful colt. 6¼ lengths third of 5 to Crypto Force in Beresford Stakes at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 25/1) 11 days ago. Big player back down in grade.

Form: 336543

(4)

Stepdance¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

100/1

Sixth of 11 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 150/1) on debut 18 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 6

(7)

You Never Forget

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

Foaled April 12. Caravaggio filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful 1m-1¼m winner Wanderina and 1m winner L'Amour Code. Dam 1¼m winner.

Form:

Non-Runners

(12)

Matt Connor²²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: H De Bromhead J: Gary Carroll

(3)

Not Just Yet⁴¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: N Meade J: Chris Hayes

(14)

The First And Last¹⁰¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Salt Lake City (9/5), Young Ireland (4/1), Londoner (6/1), Mr King (6/1), Dutch Gold (8/1), Up And Under (8/1), Fort Vega (14/1), The First And Last (14/1), Not Just Yet (14/1), Matt Connor (25/1), You Never Forget (33/1), Spanish Saint (80/1), Laudable (100/1), Stepdance (100/1), Aurum Sky (300/1)

LONDONER's sales price shot up from a foal to a yearling and given the yard he represents, this Group 1 entered colt may well up to the task on debut. Young Ireland demands respect at this level, as does Salt Lake City (a stablemate of the selections) on his opening effort.