BARON SAMEDI CONTINUED his winning ways when springing a 20-1 surprise in a dramatic renewal of the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan.
The Joseph O’Brien-trained four-year-old came from last to first to record a sixth consecutive victory in this Group Three heat over a mile and three-quarters.
There was no fluke as Baron Samedi lifted this prize off a mark of 112, having started last term on a rating of 65, to give jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle a first Group-race winner at his first attempt.
Baron Samedi led home a one-two for O’Brien, whose Master Of Reality was second after landing this race in 2019.
There was early drama with Sunchart jinking and unshipping Andy Slattery on leaving the stalls. The jockey was able to walk away while Sunchart continued riderless.
Emperor Of The Sun and Master Of Reality took the remaining five runners along with the latter going on two furlongs out.
However, Baron Samedi was delivered from the rear to hit the front and defeat his stablemate by half a length. Emperor Of The Sun was third with Santiago, the 8-13 favourite, only fourth.
O’Brien’s assistant Brendan Powell said: “He’s one of those unbelievable horses that has kept improving.
“Even turning in, a few lads said ‘you’re beat here’, but he never knows when he’s beat. He seems to love a fight and he keeps quickening up.
“It was Dylan’s first ride in a Group race, and a winner. He’s a smashing rider for a young lad.
“That’s the quickest (ground) the horse would have run on, but he said he seemed to float away on it.
“He just kept pulling out that bit more and you just don’t know when he’s going to stop improving.
“He’s filled out this year and he’s a bigger horse. He just keeps improving all the time.
“You never know, he could end up going to Australia with the others.”
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Bloody hell, where did that come from!
The well of truth
Wonder how vocal sheedy was when moyes was his boss. I think we can all guess
Didn’t want to lose his job I’m sure.
Sheedy was probably protecting the kids….
Moyes is the best thing to happen to football in 20 years. People should have more respect for him. Like the Liverpool fans’ banner yesterday said, he is a football genius!
Paul, in all honesty, because this has been going on for a while now, normally I would try to make a case but at this point, this remark puts a smile on my face.
Must of been hard for Sheedy. Everyday at work coaching kids for 7 years telling them to do this , do that and work hard, all for the goal of developing players for the first team. When in reality he probably knew these kids were going nowhere at Everton.
Prob like most top half premier league clubs in all fairness tho, like v few of these clubs are actually using their own youth developed players
I think it’s the arsenal fans that are the champions of waiting.
Reckon Harry would have been a better choice! Players have no confidence in manager. Harry a fantastic player manger.
Go on the sheedy, great goal, corner of the net.. 1990 Ohh love it sir, love it.
Everton is a good team but they’re not as good as Arsenal – 2013/14 champions in waiting.
Waiting being the important word there!..waiting they will be!
It’s great Sheedy has the courage to speak out.