15:45 Navan

Wednesday 7 October 2026

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Navan Racecourse Welcomes Our Local Community Maiden

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 47.54s

(1)

Aachen⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien

6/1

Shaped very well when third of 13 in 1m Dundalk maiden on debut in mid-August, finishing strongly. Open to improvement for top connections although newcomer Choctaw Nation possibly the stable pick on jockey bookings.

Form: 3

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(2)

Blue Glory

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: Aengus King

250/1

Foaled March 9. Cotai Glory gelding. Dam unraced. Starts out in a tough-looking maiden.

Form:

(8)

Choctaw Nation

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

3/1

Foaled January 26. 320,000 gns yearling, Sea The Stars colt. Dam, 7f winner, sister to smart winner up to 1½m (stayed easy 2m) San Andreas. Appealing newcomer on paper and possibly the pick of the Ballydoyle trio judged on jockey bookings.

Form:

(6)

Eagle Of Tyrone

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Oliver

50/1

Foaled February 4. 18,000 gns yearling, Gleneagles colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1½m Scarlet Dragon and winner up to 1¼m Commander Cole, both smart. Starts out in what looks a warm maiden but he has an appealing pedigree.

Form:

(10)

Jesus Green²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan| T: J P O'Brien

4/11

Has made a very bright start, beaten just a ½-length in 1m Leopardstown maiden on debut (quickened to the front in pretty taking fashion and only beaten by another promising type) and running a huge race again in second in 9f Group 1 there subsequently. Will be hard to beat.

Form: 22

(4)

Magna Cum Laude⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A P O'Brien

40/1

$950,000 yearling by Flightline. Shaped as if in need of the experience behind stablemate Aachen on debut at Dundalk (1m) 7 weeks ago, not knocked about. This should reveal more.

Form: 0

(5)

Paythebelievers

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

50/1

Foaled March 17. €25,500 foal, €50,000 yearling, 70,000 gns 2-y-o, Starspangledbanner colt. Half-brother to winner up to 6f Strokes. Dam, 8.3f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1½m Crosspeace.

Form:

(7)

Professor Finnegan¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J P Murtagh

100/1

40/1, very green in 1m Listowel maiden on debut a fortnight ago.

Form: 0

(11)

Soldat²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

18/1

Well backed and showed plenty to work on when fourth in 7f Naas maiden on debut 3 weeks ago, the penny only really starting to drop when the race was all but over and not knocked about. Will improve.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

(3)

Selosse⁴⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Scott McCullagh

(9)

The Boogeyman

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: Daniel McLoughlin J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Jesus Green (4/11), Choctaw Nation (3/1), Aachen (6/1), Selosse (6/1), Soldat (18/1), Magna Cum Laude (40/1), Paythebelievers (50/1), Eagle Of Tyrone (50/1), The Boogeyman (50/1), Professor Finnegan (100/1), Blue Glory (250/1)

Probably an above-average maiden for the time of year and JESUS GREEN can get off the mark after a couple of fine efforts in defeat in a maiden and Group 1 at Leopardstown. Selosse shaped well in a red-hot Curragh maiden on debut and will improve, while Choctaw Nation is an appealing newcomer.