War Envoy can make Moore’s trip worthwhile

War Envoy might make Ryan Moore’s first visit to Dundalk worthwhile by landing the listed Patton Stakes tonight.

The Ballydoyle colt, successful on his debut at Naas last April, competed at the highest level in the latter half of his juvenile campaign, culminating in a bid for the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf, won by Hootenanny in Santa Anita.

And although he’s held by the Michel O’Callaghan-trained Rapid Applause on Curragh form in August, when they filled the places behind Cappella Sansevero in the Group 3 Round Tower Stakes, the Ballydoyle colt sets a decent standard in tonight’s contest on his Doncaster and Longchamp form.