Navan 2:00 Result

Supreme Lord carries top weight for good reason - form figures 3551 show a horse on a strong upward curve, winning his last two starts and clearly progressive as a 2yo colt by Starman (a proven speed sire). OR of 91 is the highest in the field by a clear margin (next best La Tache on 90), and he's race-fit having run just 9 days ago. Draw 10 is wide but over 6f at Navan this is manageable and often such gate speed horses can cross over. La Tache (90 OR, form 6414) is the market rival but his last run was 43 days ago, suggesting he's had a break, and the switch to blinkers today is an unknown. Tradewinds is respected on placed form but his figures (323306) show he's flattered to deceive of late without adding a win, and stepping up in grade against these improvers looks tough. I Ready has been in good form (658142) but is already qualified with a bit more weight relief and unproven at this class. Supreme Lord's rating advantage, recent scoring form, and being fresh off a good run make him the standout on pure form - he looks the horse to be positive about with everything stacked in his favour bar the draw, which shouldn't be decisive at Navan's straight 6f.