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Ballydoyle record 1-2 in Navan's opening maiden

Western Frontier (right)Western Frontier (right)
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Champion Trainer Aidan O'Brien completed a 1-2 in the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Navan today as 13/8f Western Frontier under Seamie Heffernan, beat the Donnacha O'Brien partnered Captainofthebounty (2/1)

Western Frontier, a son of Scat Daddy, made much of the running, and having improved to lead a furlong and a half out, stayed on well to eventually beat his stablemate by three lengths.

Afterwards Heffernan said “the first two are similar horses. My lad is big and possibly a little bit weak but I couldn’t have won any easier.

“All his three runs here are good, and hopefully he ends up being a Stakes horse.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.