Charles Darwin straight back to winning ways at Navan
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Sat 25 Apr 2026
Charles Darwin hit the ground running with a smart win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Committed Stakes at Navan on seasonal debut.
The No Nay Never colt, a full-brother to the Group One winner Blackbeard, ran four times as a juvenile and after defeat first time out he was undefeated in his next three starts which culminated in a Norfolk Stakes triumph.
He made his comeback at Listed level over six furlongs with a penalty to contend with, and was victorious by a length and a quarter under Ryan Moore as the 4-11 favourite.
Chris Armstrong, representative of trainer Aidan O’Brien, said: “It was good to get him started. He’s a bull of a horse, he’s been off the track since Ascot. He was under the penalty here and he will strip a lot fitter for the next day.
“He will go from here, all being well, to the Lacken (Stakes, Group Three) at Naas and then the Commonwealth Cup.
“He’s a horse everyone has been looking forward to for a while now, and I think when he puts everything together he will be a very good sprinter.
“He has done unbelievably well physically and you see him when he is walking around the ring.
“All being well, he gets to stud and he will be very exciting, but hopefully there’s a lot of big races in between now and then.”
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