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16:05 Navan (IRE)

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • €75,000 added
  • Winner: €44,250
  • 2nd: €14,250
  • 3rd: €6,750
  • 4th: €3,000
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 49.97s
  • Off Time: 16:07:28
  • 5 Ran
1(5)
Silk - PINK & EMERALD GREEN QUARTERED, check sleeves & cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3

very slowly away and trailing in last, always last, no impression from 4f out, never a factor

2(2)
Silk - GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap

Masaff (IRE)

203 BF
5/4
  • Form 132-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 106

dwelt, chased leaders in 3rd, took keen hold, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace in 3rd final furlong

3(1)
Silk - Yellow, emerald green & yellow striped sleeves, yellow cap
6/1
  • Form 16-37
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 97

led, ridden 2f out, soon strongly pressed, joined 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 2nd close home

4(3)
Silk - PURPLE, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
  • Form 1443-25
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 107

chased leader in 2nd, pushed along 3f out, ridden and improved to dispute lead 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well close home

5(4)
Silk - Dark Blue
  • Form 1-05
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 95

held up in 4th, ridden in 4th 3f out, no impression on leaders from 2f out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

WESTERN AUSTRALIA's close third behind Magna Grecia in the Futurity at Doncaster is the obvious stand-out form and though he's been disappointing in his two starts this campaign he's now being tried at a much longer trip. His pedigree doesn't suggest he'll be suited but he'll have a fitness advantage over Masaff, runner-up in a Leopardstown Group 3 in October, though Dermot Weld's charge won first-time-out last season. The filly Chablis hails from the selection's stable and her pedigree suggests this will be her kind of trip but Pythion has finished a long way behind Broome in two Group 3 races over 1m2f at Leopardstown.

Formwatch

Johnyfortycoats (IRE) Tough As Nails gelding out of Miss Ailbhe.

Masaff (IRE) 13-8fav (9-3) Prominent early before settling behind leaders in 3rd, pushed along on outer from 2f out and ridden to challenge from 1f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, not matching winner, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Guaranteed (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Oct.

Pythion (FR) 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, closer approaching straight, ridden and dropped to 5th under 2f out, no extra, last of 7, 8l behind Broome (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in May.

Western Australia (IRE) 6-4fav (9-0) Tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, lost place well over 1f out, 5th of 6, 11 3/4l behind Kick On (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 1f lst stks (1) gf in Apr.

Chablis (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Raced mainly in 5th on inner, ridden in 6th from 2f out, no impression in 5th from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Tarnawa (8-9) at Naas 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in May.