Royal County Handicap (Premier Handicap) – Navan

Navan

17:00

Royal County Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 1m2f40y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €26,550

Winning Time 2m 8.73s (slow by 1.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sunriseontheboyne (IRE) Wesley Joyce · Michael Mulvany	22/1	Won
2nd	Dakota Blue (FR) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	15/8	0.1
3rd	Light As Air (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	11/10F	.5
4th	Dahlia Noir (IRE) Gavin Ryan · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	8/1	5
5th	Kibris (IRE) Scott McCullagh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	16/1	2
6th	Dignam (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	12/1	2.5
7th	Heishybrid (GB) Chris Hayes · Noel Meade	25/1	.5

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (2)	Light As Air Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	133	—	33-2	86	91	56	48d	—	—	-16	29	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Runner-up in a handicap at Leopardstown over this trip last time; raised 7lb; a big player
2 (5)	Dakota Blue Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	137	—	242-1	90	93	75	39d	—	—	-1	29.5	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Won a C&D maiden on return and can improve from that; looks a bit player on handicap bow
5 (3)	Dahlia Noir Brown J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	128	—	835-51	81	94	77	24d	—	—	-1	11.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Just over 3l behind Light As Air in a Leopardstown handicap; 1m Gowran maiden winner since
1 (1)	Kibris Bay J:Scott McCullagh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Scott McCullagh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	138	t	1-65	91	94	46	28d	—	—	+12	19.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Disappointing twice this term; questions, especially on quick ground; tongue-tie goes on
3 (6)	Dignam Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	135	—	150-56	88	93	73	19d	—	—	+5	11.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Below form last three starts and needs to get back to his best raised in trip
6 (7)	Sunriseontheboyne Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Michael Mulvany	121	—	511092	74	97	67	8d	—	—	+13	17.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Solid claimer run last time but was behind some of these at Leopardstown in March
7 (4)	Heishybrid Chestnut J:Chris Hayes T:Noel Meade	J:Chris Hayes T:Noel Meade	119	t	3100-6	72	95	78	6d	—	—	+2	6.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won a 7f Leopardstown maiden last summer but hasn't been as good since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Light As Air	6/5	5/4	6/5	6/5	11/10
Dakota Blue	15/8	2/1	15/8	15/8	85/40
Dahlia Noir	15/2	15/2	11/2	7/1	7/1
Kibris	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Dignam	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Sunriseontheboyne	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Heishybrid	22/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Dakota Blue

29.5

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 9.5

85/40

2nd

Light As Air

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 15

5/4

3rd

Kibris

19.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Sunriseontheboyne

17.2

OR: 6 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Dignam

11.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Dahlia Noir

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Heishybrid

6.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kibris	91	94	46
Dakota Blue	90	93	75
Dignam	88	93	73
Light As Air	86	91	56
Dahlia Noir	81	94	77
Sunriseontheboyne	74	97	67
Heishybrid	72	95	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Heishybrid	6d ago	Quick return
Sunriseontheboyne	8d ago	Quick return
Dignam	19d ago	Fit
Dahlia Noir	24d ago	Fit
Kibris	28d ago	Fit
Dakota Blue	39d ago	Fit
Light As Air	48d ago	Fresh