July 19 / 16.50 Curragh

16.50

Good

Lavazza Sprint Nursery Handicap

  • Prize money: £12677.69
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • 8 runners
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Lavazza Sprint Nursery Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

15/2 (Won)

  • Win: £8.60
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 2153 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 12lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Chased home the talented Lady Iman on debut at Dundalk; subsequently won a 5f maiden here (good); ran as expected when a 3.25l third in a 6.5f Group 3 here (good) on latest; opening mark could be workable and not discounted.
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7th

17

(33)

27th Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:45 Curragh

Stop The Nation

9st 5lb

J: James Ryan

T: Jack W Davison

Was busy early in the season, winning a 5f novice and a 6f nursery, both here; ran with credit in stronger company in between; tough sort has a bit to find but could go well if lasting this trip.

14/1

1st

2

(3)

19th Jul 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

16:50 Curragh

Stop The Nation

9st 12lb

J: James Ryan

T: Jack W Davison

Chased home the talented Lady Iman on debut at Dundalk; subsequently won a 5f maiden here (good); ran as expected when a 3.25l third in a 6.5f Group 3 here (good) on latest; opening mark could be workable and not discounted.

15/2

3rd

3

(1)

28th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 63y

14:20 Curragh

Stop The Nation

9st 5lb

J: James Ryan

T: Jack W Davison

Showed plenty on Dundalk debut when chasing home the talented Lady Iman; went one better over 5f at this venue in April, still green but quickening well; kept good company here last month when fifth of six in Listed event won by Lady Iman from the subsequent Queen Mary winner True Love; dam won over 6f; looks booked for third here.

14/1

16/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 609

Last run: 10 days

W: 8st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Ordinary form in maidens at 5f-7f on good ground; is 2lb wrong but rider's claim negates that; hard to make a case for but he's well related and his yard has won four of the last five runnings of this race; can't discount on handicap debut.
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2nd

5

(8)

10th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Which Wolf Wins

9st 5lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Sole win came in a Galway nursery on soft ground in July; was poor in a similar race at the Curragh last time and has a lot to find in this company; looks yard's second-string.

14/1

11th

1

(3)

28th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:47 Curragh

Which Wolf Wins

10st 3lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

One of two for yard; has progressed since tackling handicaps, winning at Galway off 72 and runner up over this C&D off 81 last time out (4lb higher now); decent run in the Ballyhane sandwiched between those efforts; needs to improve further to win off this mark.

4/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 210

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Promise on debut then beat Fresh Fade in a Listowel maiden (6.5f, gd-yld) on his second start; no impact upped in class in the Coventry Stakes last month and now has sights lowered; not the easiest to assess but could go well on handicap bow.
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5th

17

(11)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 63y

14:50 Curragh

Gavoo

8st 7lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: David Marnane

Two wins last season, a Listowel maiden and a 6f Dundalk event; beaten by the odds-on Oro Blanco in a two-horse race last time; previously unplaced favourite in a 7f handicap here.

16/1

2nd

3

(2)

24th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 205y

18:10 Naas

Gavoo

9st 1lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: David Marnane

Two wins last season, including a 6f Dundalk event in which today's rival Amiata was the unplaced favourite; kept on for fourth place in a C&D handicap on seasonal debut; back to 6f here after a nondescript run when favourite for a 7f handicap at the Curragh.

3/1

9th

2

(5)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 0y

16:50 Curragh

Gavoo

9st 11lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: David Marnane

Two wins last season were over 6f; well beaten at Galway on his only attempt at 7f; kept on for fourth place over 6f at Naas on seasonal debut (Nakamura, seventh); worth another shot at the extra furlong on that evidence.

8/1

8/1

Form: 643

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Took a major step forward on his third start when beaten just 1.75l in a C&D maiden (good) at odds of 50-1; handicapper took note though and his opening mark doesn't look a gift; can't be fully discounted but others may be better treated.
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1st

7

(5)

17th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

13:56 Naas

Bobby McGee

9st 0lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

Some promising efforts at two without winning; has made a flawless start to his 3yo career, winning a Gowran maiden (7f, soft) and a C&D handicap (good) off 83; now rated 88 and worth his place in this field but probably needs to take another big step forward.

14/1

Form: 345

Last run: 48 days

W: 8st 11lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Filly's form regressed in maidens after a promising enough debut at Dundalk; however, bred to be much better than her opening mark of 72 and her dam won a G3 over C&D; Nicola Burns takes off a valuable 7lb and yard hitting form; could improve plenty on handicap debut.
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2

(10)

29th Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:04 Down Royal

Award Ceremony

9st 9lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Consistent enough in defeat in maidens and nurseries but didn't seem to get home over 6f the last twice including behind Prarie Echoes at Sligo; may do better back to this trip.

13/2

6

(12)

16th Aug 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

14:17 Curragh

Award Ceremony

9st 1lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Second runner for yard; fifth in first two nurseries over C&D and at Sligo on latest; handicapper slow to relent; more needed off this mark.

9/1

1

(13)

6th Aug 2025

Yielding

0m 6f 21y

18:25 Sligo

Award Ceremony

9st 12lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Regressive RPRs in maidens and was 18-1 when fifth of eight on nursery debut at the Curragh (6f) where she raced too freely; no surprise to see some headgear now turned to.

15/2

6th
6 (8)
Nakamura

9/1

Form: 033

Last run: 68 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Stepped forward from debut effort with a 7l third of 12 behind a dominant Charles Darwin at Navan (6f, soft); improved again upped to 7.5f at Roscommon (good) when a close third; opening mark of 74 could be generous but off since early May; check the market.
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12th

10

(4)

27th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:05 Curragh

Nakamura

9st 0lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: J P Murtagh

Was busy at two, winning nurseries at Navan and Cork over this trip; below his best this term until returning to form to take second place behind a front-running winner Midnight Dusk at Fairyhouse; took him a while to get into the clear then; leading contender.

6/1

2nd

2

(2)

12th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:02 Fairyhouse

Nakamura

10st 1lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: J P Murtagh

Was busy at two, winning nurseries at Navan and Cork over this trip; below his best this term but not bad runs on two latest; down 3lb but needs more; looks stable second-string.

14/1

8th

4

(14)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 0y

16:50 Curragh

Nakamura

9st 6lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: J P Murtagh

Did plenty of racing at two; winner of two 6f nurseries on easy ground and ran well to take fourth in the Birdcatcher at Naas; a bit high in the ratings since then; needs to step up on the form of a recent Cork run.

12/1

OUR TIP

100/30

Form: 541

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 12lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Delivered on promise of first two runs when scoring at Bellewstown 16 days ago (5f, good); opening mark looks fair on the basis of his Navan fourth when not far behind subsequent Queen Albany fifth Fairy Oak; should go well on handicap debut.
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10

(12)

11th Oct 2025

Yielding To Soft

0m 5f 205y

15:10 Naas

Parkside Lad

9st 1lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: William Durkan

Winner over 5f at Bellewstown in July (beating a subsequent winner); well held since then, in a 6f Curragh nursery, a 5f conditions race at Cork, and in a Navan rated race in which three of these rivals finished in front of him.

16/1

5th

5

(5)

6th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 180y

14:15 Navan

Parkside Lad

9st 4lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: William Durkan

Delivered on promise of first two runs when scoring over 5f at Bellewstown in July (beating a subsequent winner); well held twice since then, in a 6f Curragh nursery and a 5f conditions race at Cork.

12/1

4

(3)

25th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

17:37 Cork

Parkside Lad

9st 6lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: William Durkan

Delivered on promise of first two runs when scoring at Bellewstown early this month (beating a subsequent winner); return to 6f seemed to backfire when well held in Curragh nursery last weekend and back to minimum trip here.

13/2

9/4

Form: 23 BF

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Finished a neck in front of Bobby McGee when third at Fairyhouse (7f, good) on latest; also showed promise when a staying on second over C&D on debut in April; pedigree suggests he'll need further than this but dangerous to dismiss runners from this yard.
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5th

2

(6)

12th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

17:25 Leopardstown

Extravagant

9st 7lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Solid maiden runs first two starts at two and off the mark on handicap debut off 80 at Killarney in August (1m, good); didn't seem to get home in heavy ground at Listowel following month but remains open to progress back on better ground and half-brother to high-class Cloth Of Stars should appreciate this trip.

9/2

4th

2

(2)

23rd Sep 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

16:20 Listowel

Extravagant

9st 9lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Solid maiden runs first two starts; allowed into a 6f nursery off 83 next time but ran poorly; improved for the step-up to 1m when winning a Killarney nursery off 80; raised 7lb but can still be competitive.

7/2

1

(6)

22nd Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 30y

17:10 Killarney

Extravagant

9st 12lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: A P O’Brien

Best run was on debut when second at the Curragh; was only just ahead of Clarity Of Tought off level weights next time before finishing last on nursery debut; something to prove now, though stepping up to 1m could help.

9/2

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Payout
Exacta €313.40
Straight Forecast €200.92
Tricast €732.65
Trifecta €1397.30

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Gavoo

The Irish Sun:

Parkside Lad

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Bobby McGee

SPOTLIGHT:

Award Ceremony

POSTDATA:

Gavoo