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2:00 Navan: Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series)

  • Distance 5f180y
  • Age 2yo
  • Going Good
  • Prize €20,101
  • Runners 10
  • Surface Turf

Navan stages the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series) on Saturday 5 September 2026 at 2:00. Run over 5f180y, on turf, with the going good. 10 runners are declared for a prize fund of €20,101. Supreme Lord heads the market at 4.7, from Lady Patrona at 5.9 and Captain James Cook at 8.6. New customers at bet365 Bookmaker can deposit £10 and get £30 in Free Bets with code 365GMBLR.

Best odds for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series)

Runner Best Bet365 Betfred Ladbrokes Bet
Supreme Lord Donagh O'Connor 4.7 Smarkets 10/3 10/3 10/3 Bet
La Tache Colin Keane 12 Smarkets 10/1 10/1 10/1 Bet
Tradewinds Paddy Harnett(3) 18/1 Bet365 18/1 16/1 16/1 Bet
I Ready Reese Holohan(7) 15 Smarkets 9/1 17/2 17/2 Bet
Lars Soldier Wesley Joyce(3) 9.2 Smarkets 13/2 13/2 13/2 Bet
Lady Patrona Shane Foley 5.9 Smarkets 4/1 4/1 4/1 Bet
Shesthedevil Chris Hayes 11/1 Ladbrokes 10/1 10/1 11/1 Bet
Howlin Wolf Declan McDonogh 9.2 Smarkets 7/1 15/2 15/2 Bet
Celestial Crown Rory Mulligan(5) 22/1 Bet365 22/1 18/1 18/1 Bet
Captain James Cook Wayne Lordan 8.6 Smarkets 7/1 6/1 6/1 Bet

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Runner by runner

Supreme Lord Donagh O'Connor · Robson De Aguiar

Supreme Lord won last time out and, returning fit on just nine days' rest, has experience of today's trip and conditions; the 139 lb burden is the one query, but his recent winning form makes him the pick of the field.

La Tache Colin Keane · G M Lyons

Won two starts back and has experience of both today's trip and conditions, La Tache arrives at draw eight carrying 138 lb on a compact 43-day break; the main risk is that he was beaten into fourth last time out.

I Ready Reese Holohan(7) · Paul W Flynn

Ran second last time out and was a winner three starts back, so I Ready arrives in fair nick after a 20-day break, with both distance and going experience in his locker; the 132 lb burden and a mid-table rating of 84 are the checks on his chance.

Lars Soldier Wesley Joyce(3) · Michael Mulvany

Lars Soldier shaped with promise when second three starts back and third five starts back, and has run over today's trip and going, giving him a solid grounding; the concern is he has been winless in recent starts and at 131 lb faces a stiff task on just five days' rest.

Lady Patrona Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington

Lady Patrona arrives on the back of a win last time out and has experience of both today's trip and going, while her rating of 93 puts her clear at the head of this field — the chief worry is whether 129 lb from stall one blunts her finishing effort.

Shesthedevil Chris Hayes · Patrick Magee

Consecutive sixth-place finishes make Shesthedevil hard to fancy on recent form, and our figures rank her towards the foot of this field, though she does hold a win three starts back and has run over today's trip and going before.

Howlin Wolf Declan McDonogh · Jack W Davison

Howlin Wolf showed his best when winning two starts back, though he was only fourth and seventh in earlier starts before bouncing back into second last time out; he has distance and going experience to draw on, but his speed rating of 61 and ranking seventh of ten suggest he faces a stiff ask from stall three carrying 121 lb.

Celestial Crown Rory Mulligan(5) · J P Murtagh

Winless in her last five starts, with three finishes of seventh or worse in that sequence, Celestial Crown is hard to fancy from stall seven carrying 119 lb, though she has run over today's distance and going before and that familiarity offers modest encouragement.

Captain James Cook Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien

Winless in his last three starts and ranked last on our figures, Captain James Cook faces a stiff task here, though he has run over today's distance and going before and 18 days between runs leaves him fresh enough.

Trainer and jockey form

Horse Trainer Last 14 days Runners to form Jockey At Navan
Supreme Lord Robson De Aguiar 2 from 12 · 1700% 56% Donagh O'Connor —
Lady Patrona Mrs John Harrington 3 from 31 · 1000% 44% Shane Foley —
Captain James Cook A P O'Brien 5 from 31 · 1600% 69% Wayne Lordan —
Lars Soldier Michael Mulvany 1 from 13 · 800% 59% Wesley Joyce(3) —
Howlin Wolf Jack W Davison 0 from 6 · 0% 65% Declan McDonogh —
La Tache G M Lyons 5 from 26 · 1900% 43% Colin Keane —
Shesthedevil Patrick Magee 0 from 6 · 0% 38% Chris Hayes —
I Ready Paul W Flynn 0 from 13 · 0% 36% Reese Holohan(7) —
Tradewinds Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 2 from 18 · 1100% 43% Paddy Harnett(3) —
Celestial Crown J P Murtagh 2 from 31 · 600% 51% Rory Mulligan(5) —

Runners to form is the share of a yard’s recent runners judged to be race fit.

The breeding angle

How each sire’s progeny have fared at around 6f, which is the only form there is where a runner has yet to race.

Sire Runner Trip Runs Wins Strike
Starman Supreme Lord 6f 320 0 0%
Mehmas La Tache 6f 2374 0 0%
Wootton Bassett Tradewinds 6f 543 0 0%
Invincible Army I Ready 6f 466 0 0%
Soldier's Call Lars Soldier 6f 565 0 0%
Cotai Glory Lady Patrona 6f 1074 0 0%
Naval Crown Celestial Crown 6f 23 0 0%
Blackbeard Captain James Cook 6f 51 0 0%

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