Nursery Of Champions Handicap – Naas

Naas

2:00

Nursery Of Champions Handicap

Date 2025-05-18

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,440

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (1)	Independent Expert b J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Stephen Thorne	136	—	006-74	86	97	39	25d	—	—	-8	16.3	3/1 25%
Won twice last year, respectable seventh in Irish Lincoln, excuses for Cork run on latest
7 (2)	Nakasero b 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	4/1 20%
In good form at Dundalk late last year, interesting on first run for Henry de Bromhead
5 (3)	Instant Appeal b J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	132	t	231/0	82	94	58	39d	—	—	-4	13	5/1 17%
Third to City Of Troy in a maiden, missed last season, 1m2f stretched stamina on return
8 (4)	Neo Smart b 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	11/2 15%
7f winner at the Curragh last month, met trouble in running at Leopardstown last Sunday
6 (7)	Killeaney Bear b J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	126	—	61173-	76	92	86	—	—	—	+10	20.6	8/1 11%
Three-time winner over 1m1f, suited by good ground, big chance after pleasing hurdles run
1 (6)	Monasterboice b J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	142	p	1238-0	92	94	73	63d	—	—	+4	13	10/1 9%
Won three in a row last summer, should not be judged too harshly on Irish Lincoln run
2 (8)	Grey Leader gr J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	140	h	53515-	90	92	73	287d	—	—	+12	20	12/1 8%
Won on the first of two starts at last year's Galway festival, lacks a recent outing
4 (5)	Cheers Again b 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	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

OR: 10 Form: 7.9 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Independent Expert

16.3

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Instant Appeal

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Monasterboice

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Neo Smart

10.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Cheers Again

10.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Monasterboice Top Rated	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

Horse	Last Run	Status
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	—	—