Tribeca puts down early Coventry marker with Navan debut Amo Racing’s Tribeca is likely to be Royal Ascot bound after taking the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Navan. After fetching 575,000 guineas as a yearling the Blue Point colt was sent to Robson De Aguiar, and was a 17-2 chance to make a winning debut under Donagh O’Connor over six furlongs. He duly obliged when scoring by half a length from Barrow Boy, and is considered a Coventry prospect with the Royal meeting in mind. The odds-on Aidan O’Brien newcomer West Of Eden was only fourth. De Aguiar said: “He’s a nice horse. He’s still babyish, he’s still green, and I don’t know how quick he is yet. “He’s an end of April horse and he has a lot to improve. A big, strong horse and I’d say he has a bright future. “He has a very good mentality for a Blue Point – he’s very relaxed, he does everything right, so I’m delighted with what he did today.” Regarding future plans, the trainer added: “I’d say he’s kind of a Coventry horse, but I have to see how he goes after the race today. If he is ready to go to Ascot, we will try. “I think we will go to the Curragh in a Group Three before Ascot.”
