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Horse profile

Nelson County (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Ross O'Sullivan · Owner Cooper Kearney
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Ask Granny (IRE) (Ask)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Fairyhouse & Cork Off 210 days · 3rd of 12 Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Nelson County is a gelding who has won two of ten starts on turf, both over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground. He won the Hibernian Hotel Mallow Handicap Hurdle at Cork in Apr 2025 off an official rating of 105 and the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase at Fairyhouse in Jan 2026. Typically held up, he finished third of 12 at Navan in Mar 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 125.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR at career high
Official rating125At career-high mark
125 104–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 21 Mar 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 121C · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft5113B822 · 82 / 75
Heavy3101A742 · 101 / 66.5
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5113B823 · 101 / 82
2m1f – 2m4f3121C102—
Over 3m1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 137A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 21 Feb 2026 Official rating 125 at the last run, 21 Mar 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 137A · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft5137B1282 · 137 / 132.5
Heavy3137A1222 · 137 / 129.5
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5137B1283 · 137 / 128
2m1f – 2m4f3128A107—
Over 3m1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 8 analysed runs

  • Held up 5 (63%) · 1 win
  • Midfield 3 (38%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mount Nelson (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,257 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3026.7%−3.2—
Good to Firm6437311.4%+1.5—
Good1,6701509%−0.90 from 1
Good to Soft1,04010910.5%+0.60 from 1
Soft1,2491249.9%02 from 5
Heavy4505111.3%+1.40 from 3
Standard (AW)1,1751139.6%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9888.2%−1.7—
6f – 7f864859.8%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f678497.2%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,22214812.1%+2.2—
1m5f – 2m1,5931549.7%−0.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,1951189.9%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m530529.8%−0.12 from 5
Over 3m77810.4%+0.50 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ask Granny (IRE) (Ask)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Billies Filly (IRE)60——
Granny For Sport (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 2 40% +3.75
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 3 1 33% +0.75
Cork 3 1 33% +2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 2 40% +3.75
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Gilligan 4 2 50% +4.75
Darragh O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00
Donagh Meyler 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +0.75
2025 6 1 17% −1.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −1.00
Chase 4 1 25% −0.25

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
21 Mar 26+28d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Listed) 23.5f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran Settled towards the back - nudged forward from 3 out and progressed to 7th at the 2 out marker - moved into 5th at the last - stayed on into 3rd but never a danger 3/12 11 11-8 125101A122B Danny Gilligan 9/1
21 Feb 26+38d Fairyhouse Group Discounts On Easter Festival General Admission Rated Novice Chase 26f · Heavy · 8 ran Held up at back early - moved through the pack to 3rd before 8th - up to 2nd after 14th - dropped to 3rd 3 out - stayed on into that spot without troubling the front pair late - finished 3rd 3/8 3¾ 11-9 12532A137A Danny Gilligan 5/4F
14 Jan 26+52d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase 21.5f · Yielding · 9 ran Held up towards the back early - still 8th at the 8th - moved into contention before 4 out - up to 5th soon after - closed on the front-runner to be 2nd approaching 3 out - swept to the front 2 out - opened a big advantage over the last - stayed on strongly to win comfortably 1/9 11-9 —82A137B Danny Gilligan 11/4F
23 Nov 25+217d Cork William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Irish EBF Beginners Chase 21f · Yielding · 15 ran Settled towards rear early - pushed along in 9th turning for home - unable to find extra by the second-last and stayed on steadily to finish fourth 4/15 5½ 11-12 —68B128A Sam Ewing 8/1
20 Apr 25+31d Cork Hibernian Hotel Mallow Handicap Hurdle 24.5f · Soft · 20 ran Settled midfield - untidy six from home then asked for effort with four to go - moved through well and shared the front approaching the second-last - driven out before the final fence where a small error occurred - took over on the run-in and stayed on strongest to win 1/20 10-11 105113B135A Danny Gilligan 4/1J
20 Mar 25+26d Cork Social Packs For The Easter Festival Handicap Hurdle 24.5f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly 4th and again 8th - up into 5th with 5 to jump - briefly second early in the straight before dropping to 5th approaching 2 out - stayed on same rate to finish 4th 4/9 ¾ 10-8 10580B119A Darragh O'Keeffe 3/1F
22 Feb 25+26d Fairyhouse Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 23 ran Settled around midfield early - improved into 7th before three out - driven up under pressure into the last two furlongs - into 3rd but stumbled at the final fence - stayed on at an even effort to finish third 3/23 1¼ 11-7 104102B128A Darragh O'Keeffe 14/1
27 Jan 25+15d Punchestown 50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 16 ran Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway with little threat by three out - stayed on at same effort to finish well held 8/16 3¾ 11-12 —74C108C Donagh Meyler 100/1
12 Jan 25+27d Punchestown Sky Bet Acca Freeze Maiden Hurdle 17f · Soft · 21 ran Settled in midfield - 7th at halfway - unable to improve after 3 out - held no relevance in the straight and finished one-paced 6/21 5 11-12 —72C103C Donagh Meyler 125/1
16 Dec 24 Naas Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 furlongs out - well held throughout - finished 12th 12/18 ¾ 11-7 —121C107C Brian Hayes 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nelson County (IRE) won?
Nelson County (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Nelson County (IRE)?
Nelson County (IRE) is trained by Ross O'Sullivan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 March 2026.
Who is Nelson County (IRE)'s sire?
Nelson County (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Ask Granny (IRE), whose sire is Ask.
What going does Nelson County (IRE) prefer?
Nelson County (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Nelson County (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 21 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Nelson County (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,257 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Nelson County (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ask Granny (IRE), Nelson County (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.