May 17 / 14.40 Navan

14.40

Good

Navan Racecourse Maiden

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • 10 runners
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Navan Racecourse Maiden

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

OUR TIP

7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 6- BF

Last run: 366 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost a whopping 2.2million euros as a yearling; a beaten favourite in a 6f York novice on sole start a year ago; likely capable of better and the market can reveal more about expectations.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

5

(7)

25th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

18:12 Cork

Seattle

9st 0lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Beaten favourite in a 6f York novice on sole start at two; workmanlike display to win a 5f maiden at Navan in May; in rear in a Listed race at the Curragh last month; this may be more like his level.

13/2

11

(5)

29th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

14:25 Curragh

Seattle

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Cost E2.2m as a yearling; beaten favourite in a 6f York novice on sole start a year ago; now has something to build on following a workmanlike display to win a 5f maiden at Navan in May; bare form is questionable but the extra furlong should help.

7/1

1st

3

(7)

17th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:40 Navan

Seattle

9st 8lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Cost a whopping 2.2million euros as a yearling; a beaten favourite in a 6f York novice on sole start a year ago; likely capable of better and the market can reveal more about expectations.

7/4

2nd
4 (4)
Sun Soldier

14/1

  • Place: £10.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second runner for yard; first foal; dam 6f 2yo winner (RPR 92), half-sister to winners Mbappe (7f/7.6f) and Arion Fox (6f 2yo), out of useful 1m winning half-sister to Italian 1m6f/1m7f Listed winner Ryan; by a speed source; cost £15,000 as a yearling; could run well.
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1st

6

(5)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:53 Roscommon

Sun Soldier

9st 11lb

J: W J Lee

T: A Oliver

Won at Punchestown last year (1m, gd-yld) off 7lb lower; fine effort on seasonal return off this mark when not beaten far at the Curragh (7f, soft); sharper for that and nicely drawn here; interesting.

9/2

5th

6

(14)

19th Apr 2026

Soft

0m 7f 0y

16:45 Curragh

Sun Soldier

9st 11lb

J: Ben Coen

T: A Oliver

Gained breakthrough success in first-time blinkers at Punchestown (1m, good to yielding) in September off 70; good third off this mark at Cork when last seen in September; blinkers are getting the best from him and he's a player if ready on seasonal return.

11/2

3rd

11

(10)

30th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

16:45 Cork

Sun Soldier

8st 11lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: A Oliver

3yo gained breakthrough success in first-time blinkers (retained) at Punchestown (1m, gd-yld) on latest (Facethepuckout fourth); 7lb rise seems fair enough and he should go well again.

13/2

10/1

  • Place: £4.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; half-brother to winners Giselles Thunder (Listed-placed 5f 2yo; RPR 99) and Cacciante (Italian 6f-7.5f inc Listed 2yo; 97); dam unraced half-sister to 6f/7f winner Dynamic Girl; speedy pedigree and cost 32,000euros as a yearling; one of two runners for yard.
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Verdict Starting price

11th

6

(7)

22nd Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 0y

16:30 Navan

Best Suggestion

9st 5lb

J: Ben Coen

T: John C McConnell

Opened his account in a 6f claiming race at Dundalk on his eighth start for Andy Oliver; placed twice over C&D on good going; not sure to find soft ground ideal

10/1

1st

7

(5)

26th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

16:40 Dundalk (AW)

Best Suggestion

8st 13lb

J: Ben Coen

T: A Oliver

Is 0-7; bang there in a 5f Navan maiden in July and only 2l away in a 7f handicap here last week (first-time blinkers now discarded); one of the better options.

5/2

6th

3

(10)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Best Suggestion

9st 10lb

J: Ben Coen

T: A Oliver

Only narrowly denied on handicap debut off 1lb lower mark at Navan in July (5f) but no sort of race both starts since at same trip; upped in trip and blinkers added for AW debut.

12/1

7/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam Group-placed 6f 2yo winner (RPR 96), closely related to 5.5f 2yo winner Miss Rosina, half-sister to two other winners abroad; unsold for £40,000 at a 2yo breeze-up sale; by a top sire and Colin Keane prefers her to Mini Mai so can run well on debut.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

(10)

30th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Down Royal

Lil Angel

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Short in the betting at Navan (5f, good; 15-8) and only faded out of the picture late on; has to step up on that form but should be all the wiser and she's raised 2f in distance.

7/2

4

(10)

30th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Down Royal

Lil Angel

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Short in the betting at Navan (5f, good; 15-8) and only faded out of the picture late on; has to step up on that form but should be all the wiser and she's raised 2f in distance.

7/2

14/1

Form: 53

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Both starts over this trip; not a bad debut effort when beaten 3.75l at Cork but a lesser run when 8.75l behind at Tipperary (keen); tongue-tie on; Colin Keane prefers Lil' Angel.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

(4)

30th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

16:55 Down Royal

Mini Mai

9st 8lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Handicap debutante from in-form yard; minor promise in maidens but weakened quickly at Navan (5f, latest); this less testing track could suit and she is worth a market check.

9/2

6th

3

(4)

30th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

16:55 Down Royal

Mini Mai

9st 8lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Handicap debutante from in-form yard; minor promise in maidens but weakened quickly at Navan (5f, latest); this less testing track could suit and she is worth a market check.

9/2

5th

8

(1)

17th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:40 Navan

Mini Mai

9st 3lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

Both starts over this trip; not a bad debut effort when beaten 3.75l at Cork but a lesser run when 8.75l behind at Tipperary (keen); tongue-tie on; Colin Keane prefers Lil' Angel.

14/1

Form: 4-5

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten 8l in a 7f Dundalk conditions race on debut and a similar distance behind at Sligo over approximately 6f recently; seems the yard first string but improvement needed.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

9

(4)

5th Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

16:50 Down Royal

Sci Fi

9st 3lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Promising debut at Dundalk last year and came on from her reappearance when sixth of 10 (beaten 5l) at Navan in May; off 111 days and may yet do better given her pedigree (full-sister to Ekhtiyaar).

5/1

6th

10

(9)

17th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:40 Navan

Sci Fi

9st 3lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Beaten 8l in a 7f Dundalk conditions race on debut and a similar distance behind at Sligo over approximately 6f recently; seems the yard first string but improvement needed.

9/1

6th

10

(9)

17th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:40 Navan

Sci Fi

9st 3lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Beaten 8l in a 7f Dundalk conditions race on debut and a similar distance behind at Sligo over approximately 6f recently; seems the yard first string but improvement needed.

9/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; half-sister to 1m2f AW 2yo winner Eagles Dare (RPR 68); dam unraced half-sister to Listed winners Malakeh (German 1m) and Smokey Storm (6f 2yo); by a useful sire, notably of sprinters; worth a market check on debut.
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7th

10

(6)

13th Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

17:59 Cork

Remarkable News

9st 3lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: John James Feane

Two runs at 5f; attracted market support on Navan debut, showing speed for much of the way before tiring; beaten around 7l in fifth at Tipperary on second start, a short head behind This Ain't Texas and almost 7l in front of Mercury Power; blinkered for the first time.

11/2

Form: 9

Last run: 94 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Raced keenly when beaten 12l on debut in a 7f Dundalk maiden in February; this trip might suit better but seems to be the yard's second string.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

5

(8)

17th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:40 Navan

Lady Astronaut

9st 3lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Raced keenly when beaten 12l on debut in a 7f Dundalk maiden in February; this trip might suit better but seems to be the yard's second string.

16/1

8th

5

(8)

17th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:40 Navan

Lady Astronaut

9st 3lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Raced keenly when beaten 12l on debut in a 7f Dundalk maiden in February; this trip might suit better but seems to be the yard's second string.

16/1

5

(11)

12th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

15:55 Dundalk (AW)

Lady Astronaut

9st 3lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

First foal; dam unplaced US 6f/1m dirt/turf, half-sister to winners Trojan Nation (US Grade 1-placed 8.5f turf), Balladry (useful US 8.5f) and Desert Chill (7f/1m) and to dam of Irish St Leger/Gold Cup winner Order Of St George; well-bred filly with a good mix of speed and stamina in her pedigree; others from the stable seem more likely today.

20/1

7/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam 5f winner (RPR 95), half-sister to winners Between Hills (6f 2yo) and Cuppacoffee (5f-7.5f inc 2yo); by a source of speed and sprint-bred on damline too; one to be interested in if there are positive market vibes.
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6th

9

(12)

13th Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

17:59 Cork

Mercury Power

9st 3lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Edward Lynam

Has finished behind Remarkable News twice; second-string for Desert Power's trainer.

20/1

7th

10

(6)

27th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

18:50 Tipperary

Mercury Power

9st 3lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Edward Lynam

Third foal; dam 5f winner (RPR 95), half-sister to winners Between Hills (6f 2yo) and Cuppacoffee (5f-7.5f inc 2yo); plenty keen on Navan debut 10 days ago, not knocked about once chance had gone; lots to find with Best Suggestion; tried hooded now.

16/1

7th

10

(6)

27th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

18:50 Tipperary

Mercury Power

9st 3lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Edward Lynam

Third foal; dam 5f winner (RPR 95), half-sister to winners Between Hills (6f 2yo) and Cuppacoffee (5f-7.5f inc 2yo); plenty keen on Navan debut 10 days ago, not knocked about once chance had gone; lots to find with Best Suggestion; tried hooded now.

16/1

Form: 95

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Some promise on Dundalk debut over 7f but was below that level at Sligo over 6f recently; the blinkers tried then are removed; needs to resume progress.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

9

(17)

10th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Elegant Grand

9st 7lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Adrian Murray

Not much encouragement in maidens and again on handicap debut over C&D on latest; down 2lb and still early days but speedily bred sort can only be watched for now.

25/1

13th

6

(2)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Elegant Grand

9st 8lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: Adrian Murray

Minor promise on debut here (7f); showed nothing over shorter trips twice since and not sure to appreciate this trip on back of 125 days off.

16/1

10th

2

(10)

17th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:40 Navan

Elegant Grand

9st 8lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Adrian Murray

Some promise on Dundalk debut over 7f but was below that level at Sligo over 6f recently; the blinkers tried then are removed; needs to resume progress.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta €55.90
Straight Forecast €69.30
Trifecta €373.30

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Mini Mai

SPOTLIGHT:

Lil' Angel

The Irish Sun:

Seattle

POSTDATA:

Mini Mai