Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race – Navan

Navan

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race

Date 2025-09-06

Distance 5f180y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €17,700

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
3 (4)	Fresh Fade Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:M D O'Callaghan	136	—	324351	88	90	86	13d	—	—	+3	30.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won an auction maiden at Naas, may struggle to reverse previous form with First Approach
7 (2)	Cactus Bay J:Freya Frain(10) T:A P O'Brien	J:Freya Frain(10) T:A P O'Brien	124	t	3963	76	90	83	9d	—	—	-2	15.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Fair third in a C&D nursery nine days ago, apparent second-string for Ballydoyle
1 (7)	First Approach Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	137	tb	214029	89	94	82	7d	—	—	+2	20.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Has plenty of experience, has an edge over Fresh Fade based on Listed second at Tipperary
2 (6)	Slaudeen Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	137	—	464	89	85	70	34d	—	—	-2	14.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Yet to finish in the first three, may be flattered by an opening mark of 89, gelded now
5 (5)	Parkside Lad Brown J:Chris Hayes T:William Durkan	J:Chris Hayes T:William Durkan	130	—	54174	82	93	88	43d	—	—	+4	16.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Beat a subsequent winner over 5f at Bellewstown in July, well held twice since then
6 (1)	Methodtomy Madness Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Daniel James Murphy	127	b	881	79	89	63	11d	—	—	+12	19.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Much improved when recording a 20-1 Bellewstown win, may find this company too demanding
NR (3)	White Smoke Bay J:Ben Coen T:M C Grassick	J:Ben Coen T:M C Grassick	133	—	02	-	81	58	21d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Promising effort when second at 100-1 in a 6f maiden at the Curragh, new connections now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fresh Fade	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1	2/1
Cactus	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
First Approach	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1
Slaudeen	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2	7/2
Parkside Lad	15/2	15/2	8/1	13/2	17/2
Methodtomy Madness	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
White Smoke	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Fresh Fade

30.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

First Approach

20.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 5.4

4/1

3rd

Methodtomy Madness

19.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Parkside Lad

16.6

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

17/2

Cactus

15.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.9 Odds: 5

7/2

Slaudeen

14.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

White Smoke

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
First Approach	89	94	82
Slaudeen	89	85	70
Fresh Fade	88	90	86
Parkside Lad	82	93	88
Methodtomy Madness	79	89	63
Cactus	76	90	83
White Smoke	—	81	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
First Approach	7d ago	Quick return
Cactus	9d ago	Quick return
Methodtomy Madness	11d ago	Quick return
Fresh Fade	13d ago	Quick return
White Smoke	21d ago	Fit
Slaudeen	34d ago	Fit
Parkside Lad	43d ago	Fit