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Friday 5 September 2025

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Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap

Off time: 17:57 | Winning time: 1m 28.97s

(12)

Venetian Star^p1⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 71

9/2

Has been brought along steadily, gelded before sixth of 14 in maiden (9/2) at this course (7.1f, good) 49 days ago when raced wide. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely improver now going into handicaps.

Form: 756

(14)

Clarity of Thought^b⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: D Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 70

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fourth of 9 in maiden claimer (15/2) at Navan (8.1f, good) 8 days ago. Yard having good spell. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 55784

(17)

The Love Machine^t¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Terry Casey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 66

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 13 in maiden (14/1) at Bellewstown (5f, good) 10 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 955

(13)

Down The Glen¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 64

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, excellent fifth of 9 in nursery at Killarney (8.1f, good) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0505

(11)

One Cool Bear⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 64

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, tenth of 12 in nursery at Navan (5.8f, good) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 0600

(1)

Cisterna²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan| T: A Slattery| OR: 63

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, ninth of 12 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 8609

(9)

Sovereign Thought³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 63

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in nursery (9/1) at Sligo (6.1f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 6909

(4)

Taiyi¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 62

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 18/1) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 608

(2)

Darwin's Angel³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 61

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 13 in nursery at Sligo (6.1f, good to soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 6050

(3)

Believe In Glory^t²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 60

10/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 12 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good, 10/1) 20 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 402635

(8)

Quinn's Charm^t⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 60

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, fair fifth of 8 in nursery at the Curragh (7f, good) 6 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 84975

(10)

Gas Works Wall^p³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 57

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 13 in nursery at Sligo (6.1f, good to soft, 13/2) 30 days ago. Yard having good spell. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 76774

(15)

Zheleznaya Dama²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Luke McAteer| T: B W Duke| OR: 57

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0008

(16)

War Saint²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 54

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, nineteenth of 28 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Trainer going well. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 900

Non-Runners

(5)

Ella's Gold³⁵

Weight: 8-9| Age: 2

T: M J Smith J: Reserve 1

(7)

Wedding Year¹²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 2

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 2

(6)

Invincible Rocket⁸⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 2

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Zheleznaya Dama (3/1), Venetian Star (9/2), Clarity of Thought (13/2), Down The Glen (8/1), Cisterna (17/2), Believe In Glory (10/1), War Saint (11/1), Gas Works Wall (12/1), Quinn's Charm (14/1), Sovereign Thought (16/1), Ella's Gold (16/1), The Love Machine (18/1), Invincible Rocket (20/1), Taiyi (25/1), Wedding Year (25/1), Darwin's Angel (28/1), One Cool Bear (50/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. VENETIAN STAR appeals as a likely improver now stepping into handicaps so edges the vote from handily-weighted pair Down The Glen and Believe In Glory. Clarity of Thought, Gas Works Wall and Quinn's Charm all need factoring into this very open nursery too.