19:15 Navan

Friday 3 July 2020

All16:4017:1017:4018:1018:4519:1519:4520:15

Royal County Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 2m 10.60s

1^st

(1)

Delphi

39-8

3/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Dwelt and pushed along to soon lead, 1 length clear 4f out, niggled along and strongly pressed 2f out, soon ridden, kept on best under pressure final furlong tchd 10/3

2^nd

(9)

Sacramento

39-7

15/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: S M Crosse (3)

Towards rear, 8th 4f out, effort on outer 2 1/2f out, ridden and headway to 2nd over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, held tchd 7/1

3^rd

2 ¼

(8)

Sonnyboyliston

39-4

7/2

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen (3)

Broke well to lead, soon headed and raced in mid-division, 6th 4f out, short of room 3f out, ridden and progress 1f out, kept on in 3rd final 100 yards, not trouble principals tchd 4/1

4^th

1 ¼

(4)

Baby Zeus

39-10

15/2

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Dwelt, soon rear of mid-division, 7th 4f out, dropped to rear over 1f out, ridden 1f out, kept on final furlong, no danger op 11/2 tchd 5/1

5^th

(5)

In From The Cold

39-6

25/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Chris Hayes

Slowly away, held up in rear, 9th 4f out, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer op 22/1

6^th

(3)

Simply True

38-11

50/1

T: A OliverJ: Ronan Whelan

Soon tracked leader and ran freely early, 2nd 4f out, strongly challenged leader 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no extra final furlong op 33/1

7^th

1 ¾

(2)

Crassus

38-13

20/1

T: N MeadeJ: Gavin Ryan (5)

Dwelt, soon in touch, 4th 4f out, ridden under 2f out, lost place and weakened over 1f out tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1

8^th

(7)

Protagonist

39-12

15/8f

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Rear of mid-division, 5th 4f out, pushed along and closed under 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened final 150 yards op 9/4

9^th

2 ½

(6)

Azila

39-3

50/1

T: D K WeldJ: O J Orr

Prominent, 3rd 4f out, under pressure and lost place 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and weakened op 33/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Psyche¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: T P Madden

(10)

Thames River¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.90Pl:€1.40, €1.90, €1.50EX:€26.20Trifecta:€161.80Tricast:€82.02SF:€25.07

Forecasts

Protagonist (15/8), Delphi (3/1), Sonnyboyliston (7/2), Sacramento (15/2), Baby Zeus (15/2), Thames River (8/1), Crassus (20/1), Psyche (20/1), In From The Cold (25/1), Simply True (50/1), Azila (50/1)

With 11 going to post it is hard to see past the chances of PROTAGONIST as he bids to land the hat-trick. The Jessica Harrington-trained, Wooton Bassett gelding has been rejuvenated since a move from the yard of Jamie Osbourne, winning at Gowran Park and Fairyhouse last month. The 16lb rise since his first win may not be enough to stop his progression despite the likes of Sonnyboyliston, winner at Gowran Park last month, the Aidan O'Brien-trained Delphi and Baby Zeus for trainer Ger Lyons all providing stiff opposition.

Protagonist
Sonnyboyliston
Delphi

Previous Winners

2019

Nickajack Cave

Weight: 8-8 |Age: 3

J: Colin Keane | T: G M Lyons

9/2

Prize Money

1st: €24,000.002nd: €8,000.003rd: €4,000.004th: €2,000.005th: €1,200.006th: €800.00