October 11 / 15.10 Naas

15.10

Yielding To Soft

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap

  • Prize money: £24380.17
  • 0m 5f 205y
  • 14 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 46410 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 12lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Won a 6f rated race at Navan on his fourth start, with Fresh Fade, First Approach and Parkside Lad among his victims; found things too demanding last time in a Listed race in which Morehampton and Fresh Fade fared better.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1

(3)

11th Oct 2025

Yielding To Soft

0m 5f 205y

15:10 Naas

Slaudeen

9st 12lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Mrs John Harrington

Won a 6f rated race at Navan on his fourth start, with Fresh Fade, First Approach and Parkside Lad among his victims; found things too demanding last time in a Listed race in which Morehampton and Fresh Fade fared better.

10/1

8

(8)

22nd Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 6f 0y

17:45 Fairyhouse

Slaudeen

9st 5lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Mrs John Harrington

Rated 92 after four starts; gained first win in a rated race at Navan (6f, good) on latest (Fresh Fade 0.75l behind); seemed to handle soft ground when fourth at Galway on penultimate; not without a chance.

12/1

1st

2

(6)

6th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 180y

14:15 Navan

Slaudeen

9st 11lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Fourth in maidens in the Curragh and Galway; can be rated a possible future winner but may be flattered by an opening mark of 89; gelded since his last run.

9/2

Form: 3135

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 11lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at the second attempt in a 7f Gowran maiden (good); did not quite see out the extended 7f in a rated race at Roscommon; failed to get a clear run in a 6f Listed race at Fairyhouse, and his sixth placing can be upgraded; has good prospects of confirming form with Fresh Fade; strong contender.
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9th

7

(3)

11th Jul 2026

Firm

0m 6f 150y

17:25 Limerick

Morehampton

9st 7lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: J P Murtagh

7f winner at Gowran at two and a fair fifth in a 7f Listed contest at Fairyhouse, achieving a peak official rating of 90; regressive this term, resulting in a slump to a mark of 79; stable is in flying form; hard to know if he can recapture his best form.

13/2

10th

9

(11)

27th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:05 Curragh

Morehampton

9st 0lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: J P Murtagh

7f winner at two and fair fifth in a 7f Listed contest at Fairyhouse; this season's form has been uninspiring; perhaps cheekpieces will help his cause; others much preferred, including stablemate Nakamura.

14/1

5th

3

(7)

5th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:30 Fairyhouse

Morehampton

9st 8lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

7f winner at two and fair fifth in Listed contest over C&D; hasn't settled over 7f in both runs this term and has faded; drop back in trip a good move and will have more to offer if they can get him to race on an even keel.

10/1

7/1

Form: 27971

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 9lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Went close against First Approach in a 5f course maiden on debut; took a while to build on that; hit with an 8lb rise in the rating for a 5f maiden win at Navan; probably vulnerable as a result.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

2

(9)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

18:45 Curragh

Amiata

9st 0lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

5f Navan maiden winner and gained first handicap win at Naas in April (6f, good), beating Bad Boy Rizz 1.5l; solid Cork effort off 7lb higher when fourth to all-the-way winner Allsortz over this trip (soft); considered.

13/2

4th

2

(7)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

17:12 Cork

Amiata

9st 8lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

5f Navan maiden winner (yielding) gained first handicap win at Naas on latest (6f, good), beating Bad Boy Rizz by 1.5l; raised 7lb and drops back in trip; handles softer ground and could be more to come; yard amongst the winners; player.

4/1

Form: 336311 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 9lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Has gone up 18lb in total for back-to-back nursery wins at Navan and Cork; stablemate Morehampton is more appealing at these weights.
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Verdict Starting price

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

Form: 435136 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Has had a busy season with eight starts; C&D winner in August following fifth behind Morehampton at Roscommon; only 3/4l behind Morehampton at levels last time but that rival met trouble in running; cheekpieces on now.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

5

(4)

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:37 Salisbury

Fresh Fade

9st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Michael Attwater

6f winner in Ireland last term; holds weak claims on his two efforts for new stable; opposed unless the betting suggests a resurgence is on the cards.

33/1

12th

5

(3)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

19:00 Windsor

Fresh Fade

9st 9lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Michael Attwater

Couldn't make the most of Lingfield's golden highway when weakening over 7f on his stable debut (50-1) a fortnight ago; drop back to 6f probably in his favour but others hold more pressing claims.

25/1

Form: 14 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Won at Sligo on debut, relegating Coincidental Glory to third; finished 2 1/2l behind Morehampton at Roscommon, and is now 6lb better off; Rory Mulligan's 7lb claim is a positive.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

10

(5)

11th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 40y

16:40 Navan

Felix Somary

8st 10lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: John S O’Donoghue

Debut 6f maiden win at Sligo last August remains this 3yo's sole success; soundly beaten all three starts this season at 6.5f-1m on varying ground; hopes pinned on this longer trip sparking something (dam won at 1m2f-1m6f).

16/1

12th

12

(13)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 6f 60y

15:15 Listowel

Felix Somary

9st 1lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: John S O’Donoghue

Has been disappointing since debut win over this trip at Sligo, not seeing out his races; drops back in distance and headgear removed.

16/1

9th

2

(8)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 0f 0y

17:45 Cork

Felix Somary

9st 12lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: John S O’Donoghue

Won on debut at Sligo (6f, gd-yld) but no joy in three starts since, the last twice in handicaps; another modest effort on seasonal return; may have needed that but needs more off 2lb lower.

20/1

Form: 029439 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 6lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Has run nine times, including in five stakes races; contested the Middle Park as the stable outsider two weeks ago; could be competitive now, given his depth of experience and the drop in class.
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Verdict Starting price

7

(9)

11th Oct 2025

Yielding To Soft

0m 5f 205y

15:10 Naas

First Approach

9st 6lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: A P O’Brien

Has run nine times, including in five stakes races; contested the Middle Park as the stable outsider two weeks ago; could be competitive now, given his depth of experience and the drop in class.

6/1

3

(9)

27th Sep 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Newmarket

First Approach

9st 2lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: A P O’Brien

One of three Ballydoyle runners; produced peak effort in Listed grade; bottom of this pack on the figures and record of just 1-8 reflects that he's an exposed sort now.

66/1

3rd

1

(4)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

16:50 Dundalk (AW)

First Approach

9st 10lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Naas maiden winner who hit the crossbar in a Listed race at Tipperary in July and bounced back from a lesser run in a Group 3 when a close fourth at Navan 13 days ago; return to 5f is no issue and ought to go well.

3/1

Form: 474218 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
C&D winner on her sixth start; highly tried earlier in the campaign, showing promise; well beaten in a Curragh nursery 13 days ago and had plenty to prove against that background.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

6

(4)

12th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 0y

17:23 Gowran Park

Luna Mia

8st 11lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Ran in some hot contests before getting off the mark in 6f Naas maiden (yielding to soft) in September; good second in Birdcatcher Nursery back there following month; needed the comeback run in Fairyhouse rated contest last week; trainer feels she's best on easy ground; live player.

9/2

4th

5

(4)

5th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:30 Fairyhouse

Luna Mia

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

That bit more exposed than the rest after eight starts at two; ran in some hot contests before getting off the mark in 6f Naas maiden in September and good second in Birdcatcher Nursery back there when last seen the following month; trainer feels she's best on easy ground; ran well first time out last term.

6/1

8

(6)

11th Oct 2025

Yielding To Soft

0m 5f 205y

15:10 Naas

Luna Mia

9st 3lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: M D O’Callaghan

C&D winner on her sixth start; highly tried earlier in the campaign, showing promise; well beaten in a Curragh nursery 13 days ago and had plenty to prove against that background.

10/1

Form: 155 BF

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Beat a useful sort when winning a 5f Tipperary maiden on debut in April; respectable 5l fifth in valuable sales race at the Curragh last month; did not quite live up to market expectations in a Cork nursery; may reverse form with Nakamura on altered terms.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

8

(8)

12th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:02 Fairyhouse

Joyful Tidings

9st 8lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Won a 5f Tipperary maiden on debut last year, beating a subsequent Listed winner; didn't really go on from that after a break in 2025; best run this term came over 5f at Cork last time; needs to show he is as good over this trip.

12/1

2nd

10

(6)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

17:12 Cork

Joyful Tidings

8st 11lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

Tipperary maiden winner last season (5f, yielding); not far behind a few of these when fifth at Naas on penultimate (6f, good); held by stablemate Treasure Royal in 6f premier handicap back there on latest; drop to 5f and easier ground a plus; not discounted.

14/1

Form: 541745

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 1lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
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.
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Verdict Starting price

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

Form: 23372

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 12lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Placed on all four maiden starts, three of them over further than this; put a blot on his record on his only nursery attempt; more like it again when second at Dundalk on his first attempt at 6f.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

(5)

12th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:02 Fairyhouse

Nazario

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Ran several solid races in defeat last year for Natalia Lupini up to a mile; gelded since and looks to be new yard's selected on jockey bookings so can run well if ready enough.

9/1

Form: 4508

Last run: 27 days

W: 8st 11lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Two fair maiden runs over 5f; out of his depth in valuable sales races at Naas and the Curragh; this is more realistic, though others have more obvious claims.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

5

(3)

4th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Leicester

Pints In Peace

9st 3lb

J: George Wood

T: Ivan Furtado

Two wins at Wolverhampton (7f) since joining Ivan Furtado, the second of them off this mark in a small field in May; well held in two Class 4 events since; needs to raise his game.

12/1

7th

4

(2)

12th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 127y

Class 4

15:47 Chester

Pints In Peace

9st 6lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Ivan Furtado

Made a bright start to life for Ivan Furtado on the AW this season, bagging a pair of 7f Wolverhampton handicaps; not so good back on turf with 15th in 7f York handicap so needs to bounce back.

25/1

15th

9

(17)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:50 York

Pints In Peace

9st 7lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Ivan Furtado

Has been busy on the AW, winning over this trip at Wolverhampton in March and May; most recent success came in a weakish race and he's now up 6lb and back on turf (unplaced all five starts); enough doubts.

14/1

Form: 6466

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 10lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Inconclusive form in maidens; fair sixth at the Curragh on handicap debut; closely matched with Luna Mia; needs to find extra in first-time blinkers
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Verdict Starting price

10

(1)

18th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:20 Leopardstown

Estoublon

9st 0lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Inconclusive form in maidens and opening two nursery efforts have been ordinary (6f trip inadequate latest); step up in trip here will need to bring improvement.

14/1

13

(7)

11th Oct 2025

Yielding To Soft

0m 5f 205y

15:10 Naas

Estoublon

8st 10lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Inconclusive form in maidens; fair sixth at the Curragh on handicap debut; closely matched with Luna Mia; needs to find extra in first-time blinkers

12/1

6th

5

(1)

28th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:47 Curragh

Estoublon

9st 8lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Second runner for yard; best effort came second time up when beaten 5.25l into fourth in a strong Leopardstown maiden in May (7f, good); gelded after a below par run at Gowran in June (7f, soft); potentially well treated and worth monitoring in the market on handicap debut.

11/1

Form: 93306 BF

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 9lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Fair third to today's rival Felix Somary at Sligo; out of his depth in a sales race at the Curragh; unplaced favourite on AW on latest.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

9

(13)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 180y

14:57 Navan

Coincidental Glory

9st 3lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won a 7f Dundalk nursery last winter and some solid efforts in defeat this term, notably good fourth at the Curragh; 7f on soft ground probably too much of a stamina test on latest, back in trip here.

10/1

3rd

9

(8)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 0y

17:20 Limerick

Coincidental Glory

9st 1lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won a 7f Dundalk nursery last winter; has shown better form since finishing in rear in a Curragh race in which Zenford took second; that rival has the merit of consistency.

12/1

6th

12

(3)

12th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:02 Fairyhouse

Coincidental Glory

9st 1lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won a 7f Dundalk nursery last winter and some fine efforts in defeat since; however, is off the same mark as when beaten 5l at the Curragh last time so needs more.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta €83.80
Straight Forecast €61.15
Tricast €770.74
Trifecta €1355.20

Selections

POSTDATA:

Coincidental Glory

SPOTLIGHT:

Morehampton

TOPSPEED:

Parkside Lad

RP RATINGS (IRE):

First Approach

The Irish Sun:

Joyful Tidings