Nells Son (2015) Horse
About
Nells Son is a 10yo bay trained by N G Richards. He is by the stallion Trans Island out of Miss Nellie. To date he has recorded eight victories. On 8 Dec 2024 at Kelso he captured his most valuable win, the $73,777.00 Class 2 Handicap. The horse has consistently delivered value for bettors, and a career‑long backing would have generated an 89% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kelso 07-Dec-25 3430m SOFT R6 CL2 HcpCh $4,485 (of $73,777), Winning Time: 04:22.570, SP: 6.00 1st Saint Segal ( C Gethings 160 ) 2nd Traprain Law ( P W Wadge 142 ) 5.50L 3rd Matata ( S Bowen 168 ) 9.50L 4th Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 156 ) 15.50L See full results | D Mcmenamin 70.8kg 15.50L | 4 (9) |
| Carlisle 02-Nov-25 4020m GOOD R4 CL2 HcpH $1,046 (of $34,429), SP: 15.00 1st Hartington ( B Powell 151 ) 2nd Florida Dreams ( B S Hughes 157 ) 0.30L 3rd Siog Geal ( J Hogan 154 ) 1.25L 5th Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 167 ) 6.80L See full results | D Mcmenamin 75.8kg 6.80L | 5 (11) |
| Cheltenham 13-Mar-25 3200m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpCh (of $147,555), Winning Time: 03:59.510, SP: 33.00 1st Jazzy Matty ( D Gilligan 147 ) 2nd Unexpected Party ( H Skelton 156 ) 1.50L 3rd Midnight It Is ( S Flanagan 146 ) 1.50L UPL Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 160 ) 0.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 72.6kg 0.00L | UPD (20) |
| Doncaster 25-Jan-25 3290m GOOD R3 CL2 HcpCh $6,075 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 03:49.900, SP: 7.00 Chased leaders, mistake 4th, ridden 8th, effort 3 out, lost 2nd before last, faded flat 1st Petit Tonnerre ( R P Mclernon 144 ) 2nd General Medrano ( B Jones 160 ) 1.75L 3rd Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 168 ) 7.75L See full results | D Mcmenamin 76.2kg 7.75L | 3 (7) |
| Kelso 08-Dec-24 3430m SOFT R6 CL2 HcpCh $39,022 (of $73,777), Winning Time: 07:09.320, SP: 7.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, good jump last, stayed on strongly to lead run-in, just did enough 1st Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 156 ) 2nd Matata ( S Twiston-davies 165 ) 0.30L 3rd Tommy's Oscar ( S Quinlan 168 ) 8.50L See full results | D Mcmenamin 70.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Carlisle 11-Nov-24 3210m GOOD R5 CL2 Ch $26,015 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 04:05.000, SP: 13.00 Close 3rd on inside, left 5 lengths 2nd 4 out, ridden and closed out wide between last two, over 1 length down last, sustained run to lead inside final 110 yards, won going away 1st Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 165 ) 2nd Unexpected Party ( H Skelton 165 ) 1.00L 3rd Path D'oroux ( K Donoghue 161 ) 13.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 74.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Ayr 19-Apr-24 4120m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpCh $370 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 05:24.730, SP: 8.00 Tracked leaders, went 3rd and hit 5 out, weakened 3 out 1st Outlaw Peter ( H Cobden 166 ) 2nd Soul Icon ( K Woods 159 ) 1.00L 3rd Prairie Wolf ( N Scholfield 163 ) 1.00L 7th Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 166 ) 34.50L See full results | D Mcmenamin 75.3kg 34.50L | 7 (10) |
| Kelso 11-Mar-24 3430m SOFT R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $6,601 (of $12,297), Winning Time: 04:33.400, SP: 1.73 Chased leader, challenged 3rd, led 5th, ridden 2 out, clear last, stayed on 1st Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 164 ) 2nd Go Boy ( R Mania 152 ) 12.00L 3rd Backbyjet ( S Mulqueen 145 ) 35.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 74.4kg | 1 (4) |
| Kelso 17-Feb-24 4350m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpCh $5,382 (of $22,134), Winning Time: 06:03.900, SP: 3.50 Close 3rd, went 2nd between last two, soon ridden, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner 1st Empire Steel ( R Mania 164 ) 2nd Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 156 ) 4.00L 3rd Whoshotthesheriff ( R Chapman 151 ) 0.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 70.8kg 4.00L | 2 (5) |
| Doncaster 27-Jan-24 3290m GOOD R1 HcpCh $3,040 (of $26,405), Winning Time: 03:56.150, SP: 4/1 Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division before 5th, outpaced before 4 out, rallied on inside last, kept on run-in, no chance with leading trio 1st Gabriel's Getaway ( B Godfrey 142 ) 2nd Calico ( T Durrell 162 ) 2.75L 3rd Malystic ( B S Hughes 166 ) 0.30L 4th Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 155 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 70.3kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 4 (10) |
| Wetherby 18-Nov-23 3050m HEAVY R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $1,458 (of $11,805), Winning Time: 03:58.750, SP: 1.80 Held up last, closer in 3rd 5 out, ridden and outpaced before 3 out 1st Findthetime ( C Rabbitt 148 ) 2nd Inedit Star ( C Hammond 159 ) 1.00L 3rd Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 164 ) 16.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 74.4kg 16.00L | 3 (4) |
| Carlisle 19-Oct-23 3210m GOOD R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $7,922 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 04:06.350, SP: 4.00 Held up last but in touch, made steady headway from before 3 out, went second before 2 out, going best when led final fence, soon asserted and ran on well closing stages 1st Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 155 ) 2nd Glory And Honour ( J England 145 ) 3.25L 3rd Western Zephyr ( B Roberts 153 ) 2.75L See full results | D Mcmenamin 70.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Aintree 14-Apr-23 4020m SOFT R2 CL1 HcpH $255 (of $73,778), Winning Time: 04:58.570, SP: 15.00 Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 3 out, plugged on 1st Fennor Cross ( B Harvey 155 ) 2nd Buddy One ( J G Gilligan 157 ) 2.00L 3rd Sonigino ( H Cobden 155 ) 0.75L 8th Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 155 ) 11.50L | D Mcmenamin 70.3kg 11.50L | 8 (22) |
| Cheltenham 16-Mar-23 4220m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpH $340 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:14.460, SP: 41.00 Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, pushed along on inside turning in, soon ridden, weakened before the last 1st Langer Dan ( H Skelton 158 ) 2nd An Epic Song ( J J Slevin 154 ) 0.20L 3rd Camprond ( A Coleman 155 ) 0.30L 8th Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 152 ) 13.50L See full results | D Mcmenamin 68.9kg 13.50L | 8 (26) |
| Kelso 05-Mar-23 4200m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpH (of $24,593), Winning Time: 05:11.440, SP: 7.00 Held up in midfield, still to be asked for effort when fell 3 out 1st Santos Blue ( B Sutton 151 ) 2nd Donny Boy ( L Williams 156 ) 5.50L 3rd Mahons Glory ( C Hammond 157 ) 1.75L UPL Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 166 ) 0.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Cheltenham 28-Jan-23 3380m SOFT R9 CL2 HcpH $447 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 04:09.910, SP: 17.00 Mid-division, headway after 3 out, switched left before last, no impression before last 1st Hacker Des Places ( A Cheleda 151 ) 2nd Might I ( L Murtagh 156 ) 0.30L 3rd Pikar ( H Skelton 143 ) 3.25L 6th Nells Son ( S Quinlan 151 ) 7.00L See full results | S Quinlan 68.5kg 7.00L | 6 (15) |
| Carlisle 27-Nov-22 3210m SOFT R2 CL3 NvCh $728 (of $12,810), Winning Time: 04:04.510, SP: 4.00 Towards rear, went 4th 5 out, ridden before 3 out, no impression 1st Bass Rock ( R Mania 158 ) 2nd Llandinabo Lad ( D Noonan 158 ) 8.00L 3rd Jetoile ( D A Jacob 158 ) 3.00L 4th Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 158 ) 13.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 71.7kg 13.00L | 4 (7) |
| Ayr 24-Oct-22 3320m SOFT R5 CL3 NvHcpCh $3,513 (of $15,172), Winning Time: 04:05.880, SP: 1.91 Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged last, soon led and ridden, headed towards finish 1st Since Day One ( B S Hughes 156 ) 2nd Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 164 ) 0.30L 3rd Corrieben Reiver ( C Nichol 160 ) 36.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 74.4kg 0.30L | 2 (4) |
| Aintree 09-Apr-22 4020m SOFT R2 CL1 NvH $5,300 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:55.210, SP: 29.00 Mid-division, closed 4th, not fluent 7th, chasing leaders 3 out, weakened before last, left 4th flat 1st Three Stripe Life ( D N Russell 158 ) 2nd Might I ( S Bowen 158 ) 4.75L 3rd North Lodge ( A Heskin 158 ) 3.75L 4th Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 158 ) 21.50L See full results | D Mcmenamin 71.7kg 21.50L | 4 (12) |
| Kelso 06-Mar-22 3640m SOFT R2 CL1 NvH $28,475 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 04:30.320, SP: 17.00 Held up in mid-division, steady headway chasing leaders before 3 out, hung left and went 2nd approaching last, stayed on run-in, led post 1st Nells Son ( S F O'keeffe 157 ) 2nd North Lodge ( A Heskin 162 ) 0.15L 3rd Bold Endeavour ( D Noonan 157 ) 8.50L See full results | S F O'keeffe 71.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Haydock 22-Jan-22 3150m SOFT R2 CL1 NvH $2,665 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 03:57.230, SP: 51.00 Held up, pushed along and struggling 3 out, late headway for 4th, never in contention 1st Jonbon ( A Coleman 165 ) 2nd Richmond Lake ( B S Hughes 160 ) 3.00L 3rd Might I ( S Bowen 160 ) 1.75L 4th Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 160 ) 8.25L See full results | D Mcmenamin 72.6kg 8.25L | 4 (7) |
| Ayr 21-Dec-21 4310m SOFT R3 CL4 NvH $1,982 (of $7,771), Winning Time: 05:17.100, SP: 4.00 Held up towards rear, closed into chasing group 2nd, not fluent 8th, challenged 3 out, mistake 2 out, edged left before last, driven flat, held towards finish 1st Half Track ( S Quinlan 152 ) 2nd Nells Son ( B S Hughes 159 ) 0.50L 3rd Green Vault ( D R Fox 152 ) 8.50L | B S Hughes 72.1kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Kelso 23-Oct-21 3270m GOOD R2 CL4MdHNHF $4,357 (of $8,000), Winning Time: 04:01.260, SP: 11/10 Prominent, pressed leaders after 3 out, ridden and led 2 out, stayed on well after final flight 1st Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 158 ) 2nd Okavango Delta ( C Nichol 158 ) 1.75L 3rd Grand Voyage ( S Coltherd 158 ) 2.25L | D Mcmenamin 71.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Ayr 14-Mar-21 3220m HEAVY R7 CL4NHF $3,249 (of $5,000), Winning Time: 04:27.810, SP: 4/5 Held up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and went 2nd over 2f out, closed over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on 1st Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 163 ) 2nd Arlo ( B S Hughes 156 ) 1.75L 3rd Enemy At The Gate ( C O'farrell 156 ) 8.00L | D Mcmenamin 73.9kg | 1 (4) |
| Ayr 14-Dec-20 3220m HEAVY R7 CL5MdNHF $2,274 (of $3,500), Winning Time: 04:22.340, SP: 11/8 Bit keen, soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd 6f out, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to assert final furlong 1st Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 156 ) 2nd Grozni ( D G Hogan 156 ) 2.75L 3rd Fortescue Wood ( G Cockburn 156 ) 8.50L | D Mcmenamin 70.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Doncaster 01-Mar-20 3340m HEAVY R7 CL5NHF $668 (of $3,500), Winning Time: 04:21.100, SP: 13/8 Tracked leaders, challenged from 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, hard pressed, headed post 1st Kearney Hill ( J Tudor 165 ) 2nd Nells Son ( D Mcmenamin 158 ) 3rd North Parade ( A Anderson 158 ) 13.00L | D Mcmenamin 71.7kg | 2 (5) |
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