Navan Racecourse© Photo Healy Racing
After nine placed efforts from 11 outings, A Likely Story could grab that elusive victory in the opening Kells Maiden at Navan on Wednesday.
Dermot Weld 's charge drops back to five furlongs, the distance of his best performance, when pipped by a head in Tipperary.
He handles cut in the ground and there does not appear to be a lot of depth to this field. Grainne's Dream who finished a place ahead of him in Dundalk, is the danger.
Killian Leonard is an eyecatching booking for Battleroftheboyne in the Trim Apprentice Handicap.
The seven-year-old gelding enjoys this track and ran well when second in a big-field handicap at Headquarters last month.
Aidan O'Brien has won two of the last three renewals of the Come Racing On The Active Retirement Raceday 19th October Maiden, so his three newcomers - Candle Rocks Santa Anita and Sugarloaf Mountain - merit close inspection.
O'Brien's Finn McCool caught a tartar in Vociferous Marina at the Curragh but finished nine lengths clear of the third-placed horse.
His prospects look bright in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden. Dawn Of A New Era has been highly tried when unplaced in Group company in her first two races. She should appreciate the drop in class in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden. Dew Line bagged a pair of wins at the Listowel Harvest Festival and goes for a hat-trick in the Meath Handicap over a mile and a quarter.
He is a former course and distance winner but has to overcome a hike of 10lb in the weights.
Godolphin's Tipstaff ought to be on the premises in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden after finishing runner-up on debut at Gowran Park.
