Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap

Naas

3:10

Date 2025-10-11

Distance 5f205y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €29,500

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (8)	Morehampton b J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	137	—	3135	90	97	77	19d	—	—	+8	22	9/2 18%
Consistent sort who was unlucky not to finish closer in a Listed race last time, respected
11 (4)	Nazario b J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Miss Natalia Lupini	124	t	23372	77	91	60	22d	—	—	+5	19.2	11/2 15%
Placed on all four maiden starts, put a blot on his record on his only nursery attempt
7 (9)	First Approach b J:Jack Cleary(5) T:A P O'Brien	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:A P O'Brien	132	—	029439	85	97	87	14d	—	—	+3	15.2	7/1 13%
Experienced colt, ran in the Middle Park as stable outsider, could be competitive here
9 (1)	Joyful Tidings ch J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	128	—	155	81	95	77	11d	—	—	+5	15.8	7/1 13%
5f winner on debut, fair fifth in a sales race, may reverse recent Cork form with Nakamura
4 (5)	Nakamura b J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:J P Murtagh	J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:J P Murtagh	135	b	336311	88	91	79	11d	—	—	+22	31.3	15/2 12%
Has gone up 18lb in total for two nursery wins, stablemate Morehampton is more appealing
8 (6)	Luna Mia b J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:M D O'Callaghan	129	p	474218	82	93	84	13d	—	—	+11	20	10/1 9%
C&D winner on her sixth start, well beaten since in a Curragh nursery over this trip
3 (11)	Amiata b J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	135	—	27971	88	90	85	44d	—	—	+15	22.6	11/1 8%
Hit with an 8lb rise in the rating for a 5f maiden win at Navan, vulnerable as a result
10 (12)	Parkside Lad br J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:William Durkan	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:William Durkan	127	—	541745	80	96	91	35d	—	—	+7	12	16/1 6%
Unplaced in a nursery and two conditions races since a 5f maiden win, others preferred
5 (2)	Fresh Fade ch J:Jamie Powell T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Jamie Powell T:M D O'Callaghan	134	p	435136	87	92	75	19d	—	—	+13	18.6	14/1 7%
Only 3/4l behind Morehampton at levels last time but that rival met trouble in running
6 (14)	Felix Somary b J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:John S O'Donoghue	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:John S O'Donoghue	133	—	14	86	85	76	40d	—	—	+11	17.9	14/1 7%
Won at Sligo on debut, finished behind Morehampton at Roscommon, 7lb claim will help
14 (10)	Coincidental Glory ch J:Chris Hayes T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Chris Hayes T:Adrian McGuinness	121	—	93306	74	92	87	22d	—	—	+4	10.1	16/1 6%
Fair third to today's rival Felix Somary at Sligo, unplaced favourite on AW on latest
13 (7)	Estoublon b J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	122	b	6466	75	94	61	13d	—	—	+3	7.6	18/1 5%
Fair sixth at the Curragh on handicap debut, needs to find extra in first-time blinkers
1 (3)	Slaudeen b J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:Mrs John Harrington	138	—	46410	91	91	69	19d	—	—	+15	18.2	25/1 4%
Found things too demanding in a Listed race last time, chance on the form of Navan win
12 (13)	Pints In Peace b J:Nathan Crosse T:Daniel McLoughlin	J:Nathan Crosse T:Daniel McLoughlin	123	b	4508	76	90	57	27d	—	—	+4	7.4	33/1 3%
Two fair maiden runs, out of his depth in valuable sales races at Naas and the Curragh

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Morehampton	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Nazario	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	9/2
First Approach	13/2	6/1	13/2	7/1	11/2
Joyful Tidings	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Nakamura	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Luna Mia	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	8/1
Amiata	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Parkside Lad	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Fresh Fade	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Felix Somary	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Coincidental Glory	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Estoublon	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Slaudeen	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Pints In Peace	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Nakamura

31.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 19.1 Odds: 2.7

15/2

2nd

Amiata

22.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 11 Odds: 2.1

11/1

3rd

Morehampton

OR: 10 Form: 8 Odds: 4

9/2

Luna Mia

OR: 8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Nazario

19.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 8.4 Odds: 4

11/2

Fresh Fade

18.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 7.7 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Slaudeen

18.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1

25/1

Felix Somary

17.9

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Joyful Tidings

15.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

First Approach

15.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Parkside Lad

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Coincidental Glory

10.1

OR: 6 Form: 2.4 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Estoublon

7.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Pints In Peace

7.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Slaudeen Top Rated	91	91	69
Morehampton	90	97	77
Nakamura	88	91	79
Amiata	88	90	85
Fresh Fade	87	92	75
Felix Somary	86	85	76
First Approach	85	97	87
Luna Mia	82	93	84
Joyful Tidings	81	95	77
Parkside Lad	80	96	91
Nazario	77	91	60
Pints In Peace	76	90	57
Estoublon	75	94	61
Coincidental Glory	74	92	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Joyful Tidings	11d ago	Quick return
Nakamura	11d ago	Quick return
Luna Mia	13d ago	Quick return
Estoublon	13d ago	Quick return
First Approach	14d ago	Fit
Morehampton	19d ago	Fit
Fresh Fade	19d ago	Fit
Slaudeen	19d ago	Fit
Nazario	22d ago	Fit
Coincidental Glory	22d ago	Fit
Pints In Peace	27d ago	Fit
Parkside Lad	35d ago	Fit
Felix Somary	40d ago	Fit
Amiata	44d ago	Fit