Nails Murphy (2020)
About
Nails Murphy is a 5yo bay/brown gelding (male) trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by the stallion Sioux Nation out of the dam Supernovae. To date, he has recorded four career victories. On 7 Sep 2024 at Moonee Valley, he secured his most important win, taking the $130,000 Benchmark 84 Handicap. The horse has proved lucrative for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 35% return on investment.
Raced At
Kensington
• Wyong
• Scone
• Randwick
• Rosehill Gardens
• Hawkesbury
• Caulfield
• Moonee Valley
• Gosford
• Haydock
• Goodwood
• Kempton
• Chelmsford CityRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington 08-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ CH&G BM 78 Hcp $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.140, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th | A Morgan 59.5kg 6.03L | 8 (10) |
| Newcastle 24-Sep-25 900m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:54.880 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.880 | A Weatherlake 1.06L | 4 (7) |
| Wyong 08-Sep-25 845m GOOD 4 R9 OPEN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:49.810 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510 | A Weatherlake 6.48L | 10 (10) |
| Scone 17-May-25 1700m SOFT 6 R5 BM 78 Hcp (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.630, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 | D Gibbons 59.5kg 5.59L | 15 (15) |
| Randwick 26-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 6 R10 BM 78 Hcp $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.900, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.480 | A Hyeronimus 60 6.73L | 9 (15) |
| Rosehill Gardens 01-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 7 R10 BM 88 Hcp (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.790, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670 | T Clark 55.5kg 13.86L | 11 (13) |
| Royal Randwick 10-Mar-25 1045m GOOD 4 R5 OPEN-BT Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.580 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.140 | T Clark 5.20L | 8 (9) |
| Hawkesbury 24-Feb-25 800m GOOD 4 R10 OPEN-BT Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:46.600 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.330 | L Day 5.26L | 7 (7) |
| Caulfield 12-Oct-24 1700m GOOD 4 R1 BM 80 Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.270, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 | J Kennedy 62kg, Cd 60 8.77L | 10 (12) |
| Caulfield 21-Sep-24 1600m GOOD 4 R2 BM 78 Hcp $14,400 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.900, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.120 | J Kennedy 60.5kg 0.20L | 2 (8) |
| Moonee Valley 07-Sep-24 1600m GOOD 4 R3 BM 84 Hcp $71,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.570, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.340 | J Melham 54.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Moonee Valley 24-Aug-24 1600m SOFT 5 R6 BM 78 Hcp $11,700 (of $130,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.660, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 | B Shinn 57.5kg 1.46L | 3 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 03-Aug-24 1400m GOOD 4 R10 BM 78 Hcp $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.050, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980 | J Collett 57.5kg 0.54L | 3 (12) |
| Randwick 13-Jul-24 1600m SOFT 7 R7 BM 78 Hcp $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.670, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.890 | J Collett 57.5kg 2.07L | 3 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 15-Jun-24 1500m HEAVY 9 R9 BM 78 Hcp $7,100 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.800, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.490 | J Parr 57.5kg 1.79L | 4 (12) |
| Randwick 25-May-24 1400m SOFT 5 R10 BM 78 Hcp (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.910 | J Parr 57.5kg 14.22L | 12 (15) |
| Kensington 25-Apr-24 1400m GOOD 4 R4 BM 72 Hcp $6,100 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.840, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 | D Gibbons 61.5kg 2.32L | 3 (7) |
| Gosford 19-Mar-24 1000m SOFT 6 R3 OPEN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.770 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.090 | L Day 0 4.29L | 6 (10) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 28-Feb-24 800m SOFT 7 R11 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:46.620 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.490 | S Clipperton 0 2.61L | 5 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 04-Nov-23 1500m GOOD 4 R2 BM 78 Hcp $7,100 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.530, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 | B Melham 57.5kg 2.97L | 4 (9) |
| Randwick 14-Oct-23 1400m GOOD 4 R2 BM 78 Hcp $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.240, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 | Z Purton 57kg 1.72L | 3 (12) |
| Haydock 08-Jul-23 1440m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp $28,728 (of $29,511) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:30.070, SP: 5.50 | P Cosgrave 58kg | 1 (10) |
| GOODwood 24-Jun-23 1610m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $5,510 (of $12,444) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.760, SP: 5.50 Pulled hard tracking leaders on inside, steadied off heels over 5f out, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner | P Cosgrave 60 2.30L | 2 (6) |
| Kempton 08-Jan-23 1410m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4 Nv $2,249 (of $9,837) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:27.670, SP: 2.20 Led joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace in 3rd | G Rooke 59.5kg 6.00L | 3 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 09-Nov-22 1410m SYNTHETIC R2 CL4 Nv $10,058 (of $9,836) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.600, SP: $17 Chased leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on well | G Rooke 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Great Britain 08-Nov-22 1408m SYNTHETIC R1 Nov Set Weight $10,058 (of $18,323) Barrier 6, SP: 17.00 | G Rooke 59kg | 1 (10) |