Nelson County (2020) Horse
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About
Nelson County is a 6yo b horse trained by R O'sullivan. It is by the stallion Mount Nelson out of the dam Ask Granny. Nelson County has won 2 races so far. On 14 Jan 2026 at Fairyhouse, it claimed its biggest victory, earning $18500.00 Nvch.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Navan 22-Mar-26 4764m SOFT R5 CL1 NvHcpCh $6,000 (of $60,000), SP: 10.00 1st Showurappreciation ( M Walsh 163 ) 2nd Kish Bank ( K Healy 161 , Cd 154 ) 1.75L 3rd Nelson County ( D Gilligan 162 ) 12.75L See full results | D Gilligan 73.5kg 12.75L | 3 (12) |
| 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 |