14:30 Navan

Thursday 28 August 2025

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Navan Racecourse Nursery Handicap

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 11.13s

(6)

Cactus^t¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 77

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 3/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 14 in maiden at Cork (5f, good) 14 days ago, needing stiffer test. Makes handicap debut for top stable.

Form: 396

(5)

Monte Vista^b1¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 76

5/1

Promising type. Excellent second of 12 in nursery (5/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) 12 days ago, conceding first run. Blinkers on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 6452

(13)

Idiocracy⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: D Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75| BF

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 10 in maiden (16/5) at Roscommon (7.5f, good) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 963

(12)

Glamazon²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 70| BF

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable ¾-length second of 13 to Prairie Echoes in nursery at Sligo (6.1f, good to soft, 11/4) 22 days ago.

Form: 5632

(3)

Nakamura^b1²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 70

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 6 in nursery (11/2) at Galway (7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 03363

(7)

Prairie Echoes²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: K P Cotter| OR: 70| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. 14/1, career best when winning 13-runner nursery at Sligo (6.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago by ¾ length from Andosky, always holding on. Should remain very competitive off 6 lb higher.

Form: 0761

(4)

Salacious¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J Halley| OR: 70

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, fifth of 14 in maiden at Cork (5f, good) 14 days ago, running on. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 645

(2)

One Cool Bear⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden (80/1) at Down Royal (7.1f, good) 41 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut. Should progress.

Form: 060

(10)

Andosky^t²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M Mulvany| OR: 66

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 17/2, very good ¾-length second of 13 to Prairie Echoes in nursery at Sligo (6.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Another bold show likely.

Form: 6452

(1)

Aurora Mist²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 66

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 21 in minor event at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 150/1) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 0700

(8)

Beware Of The Bear^b1¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Nathan Crosse| T: D Marnane| OR: 66

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in maiden (100/1) at Gowran (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 700

(9)

Smart Sioux^t²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: C O'Connell| OR: 66

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, 10¾ lengths twelfth of 13 to Prairie Echoes in nursery at Sligo (6.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 6060

Non-Runners

(11)

Believe In Glory¹²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 2

T: K J Condon J: Jamie Powell

Forecasts

Nakamura (4/1), Glamazon (9/2), Monte Vista (5/1), Idiocracy (6/1), Cactus (13/2), Andosky (15/2), Salacious (10/1), Prairie Echoes (12/1), Believe In Glory (16/1), Aurora Mist (18/1), One Cool Bear (28/1), Beware Of The Bear (33/1), Smart Sioux (66/1)

MONTE VISTA shaped well when second on her nursery debut at the Curragh recently and is taken to go one better with first-time blinkers added. Recent Sligo 1-2 Prairie Echoes and Andosky are respected, while Cactus and Idiocracy rate potential improvers in handicaps for their top yards.