Navan (IRE)
13:35
Simonstown Maiden
Navan (IRE) Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 Distance: 5½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.60 Place: €1.10 €1.02 €1.40 Exacta: €5.30 Trifecta: €12.10
Non-Runners: Santa Fe (in season)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Pop Star (IRE) 4 G AVG A P O'Brien 134 lbs 100/30 Won Soon disputed lead - led narrowly halfway - went clear when ridden 1f out - kept on well and reduced lead when ran green towards finish - always doing enough
2nd 6 Yosemite Valley (GB) 4 C AVG Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 134 lbs 1/3F .75 Soon towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway from under 2f out - went second when ridden over 1f out - kept on well but no match for winner(op 4/11)
3rd 4 Rathbranchurch (IRE) 4 G Poor Michael Mulvany 134 lbs 7/1 4.5 In touch with leaders - headway when bit short of room over 1f out - soon ridden - no extra inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 6/1)
4th 1 Grey Daze (IRE) 3 C Poor Adrian Murray 129 lbs 250/1 4 Ducked right start - in touch with leaders - brief headway when ridden over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(tchd 200/1)
5th 2 Keke (GB) 5 G Good Edward Lynam 134 lbs 16/1 .75 Squeezed out start - took keen hold - soon prominent - outpaced and lost position over 1f out - soon no impression(op 18/1)
6th 7 Calamint (IRE) 5 M Poor P M Rogers 122 lbs 80/1 1.75 Prominent on far side of group - weakened from over 1f out(op 100/1)
7th 5 Tortured Soul (GB) 5 G AVG G M Lyons 134 lbs 40/1 2 Upset in stalls - lost ground when ducked right - raced in last - switched right when some headway and ran green over 1f out - no impression(op 25/1)
8th 9 Tarfeh (GB) 3 F Poor E J O'Neill 129 lbs 200/1 6 Ducked right start - soon disputed lead - headed when pushed along halfway - weakened quickly when edged left under 2f out(op 250/1)