Nelson County (2020) Horse
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Nelson County is a 6yo b trained by R O'sullivan at Kildare. It is by the stallion Mount Nelson out of the dam Ask Granny. To date, Nelson County has won two races. On 14 Jan 2026 at Fairyhouse, it claimed its most important win, earning $18500.00 Nvch.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 22-Feb-26 5230m HEAVY R6 NvCh $1,600 (of $15,999), SP: 2.25 3rd Nelson County ( D Gilligan 163 ) 4.75L See full results | D Gilligan 73.9kg 4.75L | 3 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 14-Jan-26 4362m SOFT R6 NvCh $11,101 (of $18,500), SP: 3.75 1st Nelson County ( D Gilligan 163 ) 2nd Choccabloc ( B Hayes 168 ) 14.00L 3rd Jacovec Cavern ( R Condon 168 , Cd 163 ) 14.75L See full results | D Gilligan 73.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Cork 23-Nov-25 4270m SOFT R8 Ch $774 (of $15,499), SP: 9.00 1st Nowwhatdoyouthink ( L Quinlan 166 ) 2nd Supreme Jet ( P Enright 166 ) 6.50L 3rd Kish Bank ( J Kennedy 166 ) 3.75L 4th Nelson County ( S Ewing 166 ) 15.75L See full results | S Ewing 75.3kg 15.75L | 4 (15) |
| Cork 20-Apr-25 4900m SOFT R5 HcpH $8,700 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 06:11.200, SP: 5.00 1st Nelson County ( D Gilligan 151 ) 2nd Cullig ( A Harvey 146 ) 1.00L 3rd Robyndeglory ( A O'sullivan 145 ) 9.00L See full results | D Gilligan 68.5kg | 1 (20) |
| Cork 21-Mar-25 4960m GOOD R5 HcpH $800 (of $15,999), SP: 4.00 Rear of mid-division, mistake 4th and not fluent 8th, 5th 5 out, 2nd and pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and 5th before 2 out, kept on one pace run-in 1st Hitak ( D Mullins 155 ) 2nd Getaway Charlie ( D Doyle 159 ) 4.75L 3rd Betty Dutton ( H Sexton 146 ) 1.75L 4th Nelson County ( D O'keeffe 148 ) 7.25L See full results | D O'keeffe 67.1kg 7.25L | 4 (9) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Feb-25 4020m SOFT R4 HcpH $1,150 (of $11,499), SP: 15.00 Mid-division, closer in 7th 3 out, pushed along in 7th 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and mistake at last, kept on same pace 1st Westernersunrise ( P K Donovan 152 , Cd 147 ) 2nd Joya Del Mar ( L A Mckenna 157 , Cd 152 ) 4.25L 3rd Nelson County ( D J O'keeffe 161 ) 5.50L See full results | D J O'keeffe 73kg 5.50L | 3 (23) |
| Punchestown 28-Jan-25 3250m HEAVY R1 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 06:57.400, SP: 101.00 Mid-division, 7th halfway, no impression 3 out and no extra in straight, kept on one pace 1st Karbau ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Captain Ryan Matt ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 16.00L 3rd Zillow ( D E Mullins 166 ) 19.50L 8th Nelson County ( D Meyler 166 ) 37.05L See full results | D Meyler 75.3kg 37.05L | 8 (16) |
| Punchestown 12-Jan-25 3400m SOFT R6 MdH $240 (of $11,999), SP: 126.00 Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no threat in straight, kept on one pace 1st Kappa Jy Pyke ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Brave Brigadier ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 17.00L 3rd Bowensonfire ( D J Gilligan 166 ) 17.30L 6th Nelson County ( D Meyler 166 ) 32.55L See full results | D Meyler 75.3kg 32.55L | 6 (21) |
| Naas 16-Dec-24 3930m SOFT R3 MdH (of $12,499), Winning Time: 04:45.400, SP: 51.00 Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor 1st Shuffle The Deck ( M Walsh 161 ) 2nd Eastern Legend ( K Donoghue 161 ) 3.25L 3rd Bowensonfire ( S Ewing 161 ) 0.50L 12th Nelson County ( B Hayes 161 ) 40.40L See full results | B Hayes 73kg 40.40L | 12 (18) |
| Castletown-Geoghegan 14-Apr-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $7,500), SP: 4/1 Ld/disp, slw 1st, drpd to tr ldrs 6th, prog to rejn ldr 4out, 1l ld appr 2out, rdn in 4l 2nd appr last, mstk last when held 2nd Nelson County ( A Murphy 165 ) 8.00L | A Murphy 74.8kg 8.00L | 2 |
| Ballyragget 17-Mar-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $7,500), SP: 10/1 Mid-div, 7th 1/2way, prog into 3rd appr str, rdn & drpd to 4th run-in 1st Mossy Fen Road ( R James 165 ) 2nd Mashalla Habibi ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 4.00L 4th Nelson County ( E Finegan 160 , Cd 0 ) 7.75L | E Finegan 72.6kg, Cd 0 7.75L | 4 |