16:50 Curragh

Saturday 19 July 2025

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Lavazza Sprint Nursery Handicap

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 14.23s

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(1)

Parkside Lad¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: W Durkan| OR: 87

6/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Evens, won 8-runner maiden at Bellewstown (5f, good) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut but others look better treated at these weights. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 541

(3)

Stop The Nation²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 87| C

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. Winner here in April. 3¼ lengths third of 5 to Suzie Songs in Anglesey Stakes (33/1) at this course (6.3f, good) 21 days ago. Much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 2153

(7)

Bobby Mcgee²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 83

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden, good third of 11 in maiden at this C&D (good, 50/1) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 643

(6)

Extravagant⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 83| BF

3/1

Has shaped well when placed on both runs, still green when third of 11 in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 6/4) 43 days ago. Has more to offer so a player on nursery debut.

Form: 23

(4)

Gavoo³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 83| D

9/4

Thrice-raced winner. 9¾ lengths sixteenth of 20 to Gstaad in Coventry Stakes (33/1) at Royal Ascot (6f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 210

(8)

Nakamura⁶⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/1, very good third of 15 in maiden at Roscommon (7.5f, good) 68 days ago. Makes handicap debut. One to keep on right side.

Form: 033

(2)

Award Ceremony⁴⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 72

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Only fifth of 6 in maiden at Listowel (6.3f, good) 48 days ago. Makes handicap debut with more needed.

Form: 345

(5)

Which Wolf Wins¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: M W Hassett⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 66

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6.1f, good, 12/1) 10 days ago. Needs a big step forward on his nursery bow.

Form: 609

Forecasts

Gavoo (9/4), Extravagant (3/1), Bobby Mcgee (11/2), Parkside Lad (6/1), Stop The Nation (15/2), Nakamura (10/1), Award Ceremony (18/1), Which Wolf Wins (33/1)

An interesting nursery in which EXTRAVAGANT is fancied to build on earlier promise when looking a work in progress and get off the mark. Gavoo looks to start out in handicaps on a decent mark so rates the main danger to Aidan O'Brien's son of Wootton Bassett with Bobby McGee, Nakamura and Stop The Nation all well in the mix too.