Fresh from securing a huge pot at Naas on Sunday Lustown Baba is put forward to land another good prize at Navan this afternoon.
The Willie McCreery-trained filly bagged the €120,000 final of the Foran series at Naas three days ago to continue her rise up the ranks.
That success followed a maiden triumph at Cork at the start of the month and she is clearly a fast improving sort.
She will have to cope with a drop in trip here but that should not be problem for this soft ground loving filly.
The battle for champion jockey honours between Donnacha O’Brien and Colin Keane continues to light up the closing stages of the season and both have prospects of making their mark.
O’Brien has several good chances and he could land the opener on King Of Stars who is trained by his brother, Joseph.
This colt didn’t show much on his debut at Naas last month but he did much better at this track two weeks ago when finishing third to Flaming Moon.
He may not need to improve all that much on that effort to succeed and he should be able to progress again after just two runs.
Another possible winner for O’Brien is the once raced Yale in the older horse maiden over an extended five furlongs.
This American-bred colt was the subject of some good reports prior to his debut at the Curragh in August and he went off favourite for a six furlong maiden that day.
However, he could only manage a midfield finish behind Sendmylovetoyou and he will have to do better here.
A chance is taken that Yale is much better than he got to show that day and this does not look a particularly strong contest.
The aforementioned Sendmylovetoyou could also make her mark this afternoon when she contests the last of the sprint handicaps.
For a filly with such little experience she ran very well at the Curragh earlier this month to finish a close fourth in the handicap won by Miacomet.
She was beaten less than a length that day and the experience she picked up there could enable her to reverse form with that rival.
Doonard Prince bounced back to form to win a handicap at this track a fortnight ago and he may well follow up in the five furlong handicap.
Tide Of Time could be the answer in the first of the day’s handicaps.
He was unable to make an impression behind Make A Challenge last time but this looks much easier.
And Pienta can continue an excellent flat season for Noel Meade with a win in the last.
Peter O'Hehir's tips for Navan
1.10. King Of Stars (Nap)
1.40. Tide Of Time
2.15. Doonard Prince
2.50. Lustown BaBa
3.25. Yale
4.00. Sendmylovetoyou
4.30. El Tren
5.05. Pienta
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