20:20 | Leopardstown | Saturday 17th October 2026 | Racing971

7 20:20 Leopardstown (IRE) 17 Oct 2026

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (2YO only)

1m 100y Good (Yielding in places)

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Winner €18,000 - 7 run

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1 (4)

City Of Gold (GB) 39

b c ; Wootton Bassett - Shamtee

Wayne Lordan

A P O'Brien

Star rating: 5

522 2 9-13 91

D G HG BF

Form Snapshot: Placed twice in three starts. Beaten a short head by Leadlight when second of 5 at 4-7fav on his latest outing at Galway over 1m (soft) last month.

2 (5)

King Christoph 9

b g ; King Of Change - Salhooda

Form Snapshot: Half-brother to Doctor Churchill, won twice on the all-weather flat at 7f and 1m and twice over hurdles at 2m and 2m 3f. Won on his latest outing when 11-8jt-fav at Thurles over 1m (good - yielding) earlier this month, beating Dawnmore by 1 1/4l.

3 (7)

Romayan 32

b c ; Siyouni - Romiyna

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

Star rating: 3

964 2 9-3 81

Form Snapshot: Unplaced in all three starts. Finished 8l behind Noble Exhibit when fourth of 14 at 40-1 on his latest outing at Punchestown over 1m (good) last month. He is wearing cheekpieces for the first time.

4 (3)

Admired Beauty 7

b f ; Blue Point - Blissful Beauty

Billy Lee

J S Bolger

Star rating: 3

2801 2 9-0 78

D G

Form Snapshot: A winner at 20-1 at Naas over 1m (soft) on her latest outing earlier this month, beating Ted's Turn by a short head.

5 (8)

Banks Of The Boyne 6

b g ; Space Traveller - High Shine

Wesley Joyce

M Mulvany

Star rating: 3

241332 2 8-13 77

C G Hcp

Form Snapshot: A winner at 7f on good - yielding ground. Beaten 6l by Diamonds And Dames when second of 12 at 15-2 on his latest outing at Naas over 7f (soft) earlier this month.

6 (2)

Margot Mae 25

ch f ; Starspangledbanner - Moody Blue

Keithen Kennedy (5)

Mrs J Harrington

Star rating: 2

63755 2 8-8 72

Form Snapshot: Placed once in five starts. Finished 5l behind Letmeentertainyou when fifth of 7 at 10-1 on her latest outing at Listowel over 1m (yielding) last month.

7 (1)

Hypiradon 25

b g ; Cotai Glory - Lady Athaliah

Rory Cleary

Kevin Coleman

Star rating: 2

0604 2 8-7 71

Form Snapshot: Yet to place in four starts. Finished 5l behind Letmeentertainyou when fourth of 7 at 50-1 on his latest outing at Listowel over 1m (yielding) last month.

8 (6)

Snapequus 15

b c ; Ten Sovereigns - Snapraeceps

Julian Pietropaolo (7)

J P O'Brien

Star rating: 4

0071 2 8-7 71 5

Form Snapshot: Won on his latest outing when 9-4fav at Dundalk over 7f earlier this month, beating Tio Joao by 1/2l. Runs from 5lb out of handicap. He is wearing cheekpieces for the first time.

Long Handicap: Snapequus 8-2

2025: (12 ran) River Ara ( 3 ) , Age 2 , Wgt 9-10 , SP 13/8 - J Cleary / A P O'Brien

Forecast: 9/4 City Of Gold , 11/4 King Christoph , 10/3 Snapequus , 11/2 Admired Beauty , 15/2 Banks Of The Boyne , 12/1 Romayan , 20/1 Margot Mae , 20/1 Hypiradon (Note: non-runner may affect prices)

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2026 12:54:02

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Verdict

Verdict

KING CHRISTOPH was able to build on a pleasing first run at Listowel when breaking through at Thurles nine days ago. Providing this doesn't come too soon, he could make his nursery debut a winning one given the strength of that form beating a couple of more experienced, 80-rated opponents. City Of Gold also goes handicapping for the first time and is a big player on his Galway form, while the penny dropped for Snapequus at Dundalk and he's noted too.

Top Tip: King Christoph (2)
Watch out for: City Of Gold (1)

CITY OF GOLD was just denied in a maiden at Galway last time, going down by a short head after being out-battled in the closing stages. Aidan O’Brien won this last year, and his well-bred colt could have more to offer now stepping up in trip for his handicap debut. Snapequus didn't show much in his first three starts, but got off the mark at the first attempt in handicaps when scoring by half a length at Dundalk last time. Despite being 5lb back on turf, he should have more to come for Joseph O’Brien, with first-time cheekpieces another potential positive. King Christoph built on his debut promise to win an auction race at Thurles by a length and a quarter last time and looks open to further improvement now handicapping.

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Previous winners

Year	Going	Ran	Winner	Draw	Age	Weight	OR	Form	Last run	Trainer (Distance)	Jockey	SP	Time
2025	Yielding - Soft	12	River Ara	3	2	9 10	85	623	18 days	A P O'Brien (119 miles)	Jack Cleary	13/ 8	1:45.64
2024	Soft	9	Yamal	3	2	9 2	80	3463	57 days	G M Lyons (70 miles)	Colin Keane	7/ 2	1:47.13