Navan 7:10 Result

Daler carries the highest OR (82) in the field yet is drawn well in stall 2 and races off a mark that hasn't punished his recent progress - his form string 871235 shows him building into form with a clear late-season upswing, culminating in a solid effort last time. Trainer G M Lyons is one of the most powerful yards in Irish flat racing and his string tends to be firing at this time of year with fitter, sharper types. Gary Carroll is a capable rider and the tongue-tie addition suggests they're fine-tuning this gelding for a fully focused round. A mile on good ground suits a horse of this profile, and with a low draw he should get a good tow into the race without being fanned wide in a 20-runner formationssuited field. Rivals like Hygge (2 runs, unproven depth of form) and Frank Pickle (patchy 0-4518 form) don't inspire the same confidence of being fully wound up and ready. Sonoran, stablemate, has a stack of runs without winning (036995) suggesting he's flattered to deceive, whereas Daler's trajectory is climbing. The big field and moderate class means chaos/traffic is a real risk, but the rail-friendly draw mitigates that. At his likely price he looks the standout price/form combination in a race with few confidence-inspiring favourites.