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Nursery Of Champions Handicap

Date 2025-05-18
Distance 1m
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize €9,440
Winning Time 1m 38.23s (slow by 0.93s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st 85/40F Won
2nd 15/2 3.75
3rd 11/2 1.75
4th 100/30 1
5th 13/2 2.75
6th 16/1 .5
7th 16/1 2.25
8th 10/1 0.3

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
3 (1)
Independent Expert
Bay
J:Jack Kearney(5)
T:Stephen Thorne
J:Jack Kearney(5)
T:Stephen Thorne
 136 — 006-74
86
97
39
 25d 1W/1P 1 run 1W/1P 1 run -8
16.3
0.75/1
3/1
25%
Won twice last year, respectable seventh in Irish Lincoln, excuses for Cork run on latest
7 (2)
Nakasero
Bay
J:W J Lee
T:Henry De Bromhead
J:W J Lee
T:Henry De Bromhead
 126 — 13621-
76
94
78
 165d — — +11
27.9
1.00/1
4/1
20%
In good form at Dundalk late last year, interesting on first run for Henry de Bromhead
5 (3)
Instant Appeal
Bay
J:Shane Foley
T:Mrs John Harrington
J:Shane Foley
T:Mrs John Harrington
 132 t 231/0
82
94
58
 39d — — -4
13
1.25/1
5/1
17%
Third to City Of Troy in a maiden, missed last season, 1m2f stretched stamina on return
8 (4)
Neo Smart
Bay
J:Declan McDonogh
T:J S Bolger
J:Declan McDonogh
T:J S Bolger
 125 t 0-7415
75
93
79
 7d — — -5
10.7
1.38/1
11/2
15%
7f winner at the Curragh last month, met trouble in running at Leopardstown last Sunday
6 (7)
Killeaney Bear
Bay
J:Andrew Slattery
T:Andrew Slattery
J:Andrew Slattery
T:Andrew Slattery
 126 — 61173-
76
92
86
 — — — +10
20.6
2.00/1
8/1
11%
Three-time winner over 1m1f, suited by good ground, big chance after pleasing hurdles run
1 (6)
Monasterboice
Bay
J:Colin Keane
T:Noel Meade
J:Colin Keane
T:Noel Meade
 142 p 1238-0
92
94
73
 63d — — +4
13
2.50/1
10/1
9%
Won three in a row last summer, should not be judged too harshly on Irish Lincoln run
2 (8)
Grey Leader
Grey
J:Gary Carroll
T:Joseph G Murphy
J:Gary Carroll
T:Joseph G Murphy
 140 h 53515-
90
92
73
 287d — — +12
20
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Won on the first of two starts at last year's Galway festival, lacks a recent outing
4 (5)
Cheers Again
Bay
J:Robert Whearty(3)
T:Paul W Flynn
J:Robert Whearty(3)
T:Paul W Flynn
 134 — 30-408
84
101
67
 12d — — +4
10.1
4.00/1
16/1
6%
Three-time AW winner has yet to score on turf, flopped when favourite at Cork 12 days ago
Horse bet365 William Hill Boyle Sports Ladbrokes Unibet
Independent Expert
 11/4 3/1 11/4 11/4 11/4
Nakasero
 4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1
Instant Appeal
 5/1 5/1 9/2 5/1 7/2
Neo Smart
 11/2 11/2 11/2 11/2 5/1
Killeaney Bear
 8/1 15/2 15/2 15/2 13/2
Monasterboice
 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 10/1
Grey Leader
 11/1 11/1 11/1 11/1 12/1
Cheers Again
 16/1 16/1 16/1 14/1 14/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Nakasero
27.9
OR: 6.5 Form: 16.4 Odds: 5
4/1
2nd Killeaney Bear
20.6
OR: 6.5 Form: 11 Odds: 3.1
8/1
3rd Grey Leader
20
OR: 10 Form: 7.9 Odds: 2.1
12/1
4 Independent Expert
16.3
OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3
3/1
5 Instant Appeal
13
OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5
5/1
6 Monasterboice
13
OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5
10/1
7 Neo Smart
10.7
OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4
11/2
8 Cheers Again
10.1
OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6
16/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Monasterboice
92
94
73
Grey Leader
90
92
73
Independent Expert
86
97
39
Cheers Again
84
101
67
Instant Appeal
82
94
58
Nakasero
76
94
78
Killeaney Bear
76
92
86
Neo Smart
75
93
79

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Neo Smart 7d ago Quick return
Cheers Again 12d ago Quick return
Independent Expert 25d ago Fit
Instant Appeal 39d ago Fit
Monasterboice 63d ago Fresh
Nakasero 165d ago Long break
Grey Leader 287d ago Long break
Killeaney Bear — —

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Naas over 1m. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Based on 3 draws with historical results at this course and distance.