irishracing.com | Race Result Navan, Sun, 27th Apr, 2008, Vintage Crop Stakes (Listed) of €50,000.00 4-y-o plus

4.30 Vintage Crop Stakes (Listed) of €50,000.00 4-y-o plus 1m. 5f.

Navan Results Sun, 27th Apr, 2008

Going - Good to Yielding (Yielding in the back straight).

Jackpot Pool - €10,000.00 Winning Units - 3 Dividend - €2,500.00. Placepot Pool - €9,484.96 Winning Units - 157 Dividend - €45.00. Tote Aggregate - €88057.00.

4.30 1m. 5f. 4-y-o plus 6 Ran
Vintage Crop Stakes (Listed) of €50,000.00 4-y-o plus 1st - €32,550.00, 2nd - €10,000.00, 3rd - €5,000.00, 4th - €2,000.00
Yeats won on his seasonal debut for the fourth time in five years, but only just. He looked in a spot of trouble early in the straight as first Red Moloney and then Alfie Flits loomed up, but Yeats had too much class and ran on well inside the final furlong for a workmanlike victory.

The Ascot Gold Cup is the main plan again and he is likely to have another outing in order to reach his peak for that contest.

Red Moloney ran well, but having hit the front with under a quarter of a mile to run did not quite see out the trip on this stiff track.

Both Alfie Flits and Nick's Nikita performed well and should be competitive at this level as the season progresses.

Non-Runner Dancesowell Lame.

Race Conditions

1st

Yeats (IRE) 9-8 (Mrs John Magnier)
(2:54.66 2.49 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 1) Rated 121
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Lyndonville (IRE)(Top Ville)
Breeder - Barrowsdale Stud & Orpendale

SP 4/6fav

A P O'Brien

J A Heffernan

Tote Win €1.50 Place €1.10

settled 2nd, challenged from 2 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on well

7th Oct, 07 Longchamp
3rd Flat This
Race 19th Jun, 08 Royal Ascot
1st Flat

2nd

0.75L

Red Moloney (USA) 9-4 (Norman Ormiston)
(2:54.79) (Drawn 6) Rated 110
Sahm (USA) - Roja (USA)(L'Enjoleur (CAN))
Breeder - Linda Clough

SP 11/4

Kevin Prendergast

D P McDonogh

Place €1.80

tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd after halfway, challenged travelling well 2f out, soon led, headed 1f out, kept on under pressure

13th Apr, 08 Curragh
1st Flat Rated 110 This
Race 28th May, 08 Leopardstown
4th Flat Rated 110

3rd

Alfie Flits (GB) 9-1 (Dom Flit)
(2:54.97) (Drawn 3)
Machiavellian (USA) - Elhilmeya (IRE)(Unfuwain (USA))
Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Limited

SP 6/1

G A Swinbank

R Winston

tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th approaching straight, soon ridden, close 3rd and challenged 1 1/2f out, kept on

30th Jun, 07 Curragh
3rd Flat This
Race 16th May, 08 York
6th Flat

4th

Nick's Nikita (IRE) 9-3 (N Hartery)
(2:55.02) (Drawn 2) Rated 103
Pivotal (GB) - Elaine's Honor (USA)(Chief's Crown (USA))
Breeder - Mount Coote Stud

SP 16/1

M Halford

R P Cleary

held up in 5th, progress early straight, 4th and kept on final furlong