15:10 Naas

Saturday 11 October 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 14.04s

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Slaudeen¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 91| D

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. 25/1, 11 lengths last of 12 to Yaupon De Replay in listed race at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 46410

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(8)

Morehampton¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 90

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. Respectable 5¾ lengths fifth of 12 to Yaupon De Replay in listed race (11/2) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 19 days ago, finishing with running left. Makes handicap debut. Could be useful.

Form: 3135

(11)

Amiata⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88

15/2

Improved when winning 12-runner maiden at Navan (5f, good, 4/1) 44 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Could do better again.

Form: 27971

(5)

Nakamura^b¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 88| D

8/1

9/2, career best when winning 12-runner nursery at Cork (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Should give a good account in hat-trick bid.

Form: 336311

(2)

Fresh Fade^p1¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 87| CD

16/1

Won maiden here in August. Bit below form 6½ lengths sixth of 12 to Yaupon De Replay in listed race at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft, 22/1) 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 435136

(14)

Felix Somary⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 86| D

16/1

Debut winner at Sligo. Fourth of 8 in minor event (18/1) at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 40 days ago, having run of race. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 14

(9)

First Approach¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 85| C

6/1

Course winner. 80/1, 5¼ lengths last of 9 to Wise Approach in Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Has probably reached his limit but could figure on handicap debut.

Form: 029439

(6)

Luna Mia^p¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 82| CD

9/1

C&D winner in September. Eighth of 11 in nursery (9/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 474218

(1)

Joyful Tidings¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 81| BF

9/1

Winner at Tipperary in April. 7/2, 3¼ lengths fifth of 12 to Nakamura in nursery at Cork (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 155

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Parkside Lad³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 80

14/1

Winner at Bellewstown in July. 2¼ lengths fifth of 6 to Slaudeen in minor event (9/1) at Navan (5.8f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 541745

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Nazario^t²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 77

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, very good second of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f) 22 days ago. Stable having good spell. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 23372

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Pints In Peace^b²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Daniel McLoughlin| OR: 76

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good eighth of 16 in minor event at the Curragh (6.3f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 4508

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Estoublon^b1¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75

16/1

Off 3 months, bit below form sixth of 11 in nursery at the Curragh (7f, soft, 12/1) 13 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 6466

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Coincidental Glory²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| BF

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/5, respectable sixth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 93306

Forecasts

Nazario (5/1), Morehampton (5/1), First Approach (6/1), Amiata (15/2), Nakamura (8/1), Luna Mia (9/1), Joyful Tidings (9/1), Parkside Lad (14/1), Estoublon (16/1), Felix Somary (16/1), Fresh Fade (16/1), Coincidental Glory (20/1), Slaudeen (25/1), Pints In Peace (28/1)

A typically competitive renewal of this quite valuable nursery and MOREHAMPTON could be the way to go. He shaped much better than the distance beaten suggests returned to sprinting in a listed race at Fairyhouse 3 weeks ago and could make up into a useful handicapper. Nakamura has a big shout in his hat-trick bid, while the classy First Approach and Nazario are also in the mix.