Navan report: Herring Island toughs it out to give Joseph O’Brien another juvenile winner

In the colours of the Lloyd J Williams Syndciate, the Australia colt bounced smartly from the stalls, dictated the pace and, when pressed through the last three furlongs, dug deep

Wed, 06 Oct, 2021 - 18:55

John Ryan

Stepping forward from his debut third in Naas, Herring Island became Joseph O’Brien’s latest two-year-old scorer when toughing it out to land the NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden and provide Declan McDonogh with the second leg of a double in Navan.

In the colours of the Lloyd J Williams Syndciate, the Australia colt bounced smartly from the stalls, dictated the pace and, when pressed through the last three furlongs, dug deep to hold the persistent challenge of 85-rated, six-race maiden Barud by a neck, with Glory Daze in third.