The Irish Angle: Johnny Ward has four bets for Saturday
By Johnny Ward
Last Updated: Fri 24 Apr 2026
Irish racing expert Johnny Ward marks your card for the action across Navan, Limerick and Sandown on Saturday! Enjoy each fixture live on Racing TV.
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2.30 Navan: Charles Darwin
Surely the early price of 4-6 is wrong here, in my opinion. Aidan O'Brien's charge is far superior to his rivals here having won the Norfolk Stakes in good style at Royal Ascot last year.
He likes the track (he bolted up here 12 months ago) and there's nothing to suggest this son of No Nay Never should not thrive as a three-year-old.
3.15 Limerick: Deuteronomy
The blinkers are back on for the first time this season, and Deuteronomy won his only start at Limerick last year.
His run at Gowran Park was not too bad last time out, and he's interesting at a price (25-1, at the time of writing) under Nicola Burns, who takes off a handy 5lb.
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3.30 Sandown: Road To Home
He's raised slightly in grade here, but he was a revelation at the Cheltenham Festival last time out when doing pretty much everything except win. This sort of ground is also key to him.
Willie Mullins is chasing no British title this season, so it seems significant he has a runner in a race he won two years ago, plus had four of the first five home in 12 months ago.
The general 15-2 on offer is fair, and he's my pick in the £175,000 contest.
3.50 Limerick: Smithfield
If the ground or trip has been to blame since his debut at Galway, where he finished a narrow second, then he could be really well treated here off a rating of 68.
Gavin Cromwell, who struck with four winners at Bellewstown last Saturday, is in great form, and Jack Kearney eases his burden by 3lb.
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