14:50 Naas

Saturday 10 October 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 16.53s

(2)

La Tache^b³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88

11/1

Bagged an 11-runner maiden at the Curragh (5f) in July and has remained in form in 2 outings since, 2½ lengths fourth of 10 to Lars Soldier in nursery at Navan on latest. Yard is going well at present but will likely need to improve if he's to win this.

Form: 64144

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(8)

Equus Victor⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Foley| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 87

10/1

Much improved when dead-heating in a 15-runner maiden over 7f at Gowran Park last month. That form worked out pretty well but ran no sort of race upped to listed level and returned to polytrack last time. Needs to bounce back returned to both turf and sprinting on nursery debut.

Form: 5410

(6)

Lars Soldier¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Wesley Joyce| T: M Mulvany| OR: 87| D

7/2

Experienced and battle- hardened juvenile that doubled his tally with a narrow victory (met some trouble) in a fairly useful Navan nursery in September. Faced a stiff task in a listed race at Fairyhouse last time but should be suited the return to handicaps.

Form: 425510

(3)

Pink Venom¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 86| D

11/10

Progressive type who justified heavy support when winning a 6f nursery at Fairyhouse last month and then defied a 9 lb rise when following up in a similar event at Cork 11 days ago. Up another 10 lb now but will be suited by the likely conditions and looks up to completing the hat-trick.

Form: 73311

(4)

I Ready³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: P W Flynn| OR: 84| D

22/1

Won nursery at the Curragh in July by head from Seven Nation Army and got back on the up in first-time blinkers when 1¼ lengths second of 8 to Howlin Wolf in nursery over same C&D the following month. Reportedly injured his hip when below form last time.

Form: 581420

(7)

New Yorker¹¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 84

14/1

Landed the odds in workmanlike fashion in a 5f maiden at Dundalk on debut but has failed to match that form switched to turf in 3 starts since. Gelded since last seen and makes handicap debut for last year's winning yard and rider. Dam acted on soft so may get back on track.

Form: 1340

(1)

Oristown Boy¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 82

9/2

Got off the mark in 10-runner maiden at Galway (7f, good) in August. Backed it up with a good third in a conditions event at Roscommon (7.5f, good, 7/2) 16 days later but ran no sort of race at Listowel last time and tries his hand at sprinting for the first time since finishing well held on debut.

Form: 04137

Non-Runners

(5)

Roeillaun¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: N Meade J: Reese Holohan

Forecasts

Pink Venom (11/10), Lars Soldier (7/2), Oristown Boy (9/2), Roeillaun (7/1), Equus Victor (10/1), La Tache (11/1), New Yorker (14/1), I Ready (22/1)

PINK VENOM has improved in leaps and bounds since switched to nurseries, winning at Fairyhouse and Cork, and is taken to complete the hat-trick despite a 10 lb rise. Equus Victor’s Gowran Park dead-heat form has worked out well, and he rates the main danger if bouncing back from a poor effort upped in grade last time. Lars Soldier won on handicap debut at Navan and is respected back in calmer waters.