Navigator can sail home in Phoenix Stakes
Ballydoyle has a history of running its best juveniles in this Group 1 and chances are the son of Kingmambo is well up to standard.
He won his maiden by a wide margin at Gowran Park and then stepped way up in class in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.
The selection came through that test with flying colours, buckling down in fine style in the closing stages to beat the useful Swiss Franc by three parts of a length.
Eagle Mountain is best treated at the weights in the United Arab Emirates Royal Whip Stakes, but is becoming increasingly frustrating, failing to cope with Godolphin’s Stage Gift at York last time.
In a tight contest, in which all five possibilities have a life, the nap falls on the Tommy Stack-trained Alexander Tango.
She is most progressive, overcoming unsuitably testing conditions and a slow pace to land a Listed event at the Curragh on her latest appearance.
The daughter of Danehill Dancer shapes likes she could improve again for stepping up to ten furlongs for the first time.
The Group 2 Ballygallon Stud Debutante Stakes has a cracking appearance, bringing together seven previous winners.
The vote falls on Aidan O’Brien’s Listen, who was thrown in at the deep end on her debut at the Curragh in early June and wasn’t found wanting, beating Tuscan Evening a snug length and a quarter.
At Kilbeggan tonight, Piano Star is the nap choice in the Beginners Chase. Ruby Walsh takes over from Australian-bound Andrew Lynch and that will hardly harm the prospects of the seven-year-old.
Paul Gilligan’s charge was the medium of some decent wagers on this track last month and was a desperately unlucky loser. That contest was won by War Of The World, but Piano Star had the race in safe keeping when falling at the final fence.
Philip Rothwell turns to Walsh in an effort to finally persuade Monoceros to do the business in the Kevin Cooke Maiden Hurdle.
Monoceros again disappointed when only fourth to Wll Oiled at Galway, but this looks a particularly weak event and he gets the vote.
Mrs Diniver, with Barry Geraghty renewing acquaintances, is the one to beat in the Ulster Bank Mares Maiden Hurdle.
She ran her best race to date, for Geraghty, when runner-up behind Hovering at Galway and a repeat of that will certainly see her go very close.
