Ireland 6yo

Nakassama (IRE)

T: Noel C. Kelly · J: Shane Gray · O: All Play No Work Syndicate

By National Defense (GB) out of Kassama (FR)

Form 1269-212241

3/1 Current odds

3/27 W/R

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27 runs
3 wins
placed
11% strike
32 d off

Recent form

Form figures 1269-212241 32 days off

1 4 2 2 1 2

At Hamilton 1/1 1 win · 1 placed

On Good to Soft 2/3 2 wins · 2 placed

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 27 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 48
Win %: 11%
Placed %: 44%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

19 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Downpatrick, Dundalk (AW) — well clear of the 44% career baseline.

Downpatrick SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Dundalk (AW) SPEC 67% 0-2-3
Galway 33% 0-1-3
Down Royal 50% 0-1-2
Punchestown 0% 0-0-2
Ayr 100% 0-1-1
Cartmel 100% 0-1-1
Downpatrick (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Fairyhouse 100% 0-1-1
Hamilton 100% 1-0-1
Hexham 100% 1-0-1
Bellewstown 0% 0-0-1
Clonmel 0% 0-0-1
Cork 0% 0-0-1
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Musselburgh 0% 0-0-1
Naas 0% 0-0-1
Perth 0% 0-0-1
Roscommon 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

14 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

Mr O McGill 75% 2-4-8
J M Sheridan 33% 0-1-3
Jody McGarvey 33% 0-1-3
Shane Foley 100% 0-2-2
Simon Torrens 0% 0-0-2
Donagh O'Connor 100% 0-1-1
Shane Gray NOW 100% 1-0-1
Chris Hayes 0% 0-0-1
Conor O'Farrell 0% 0-0-1
Conor Stone-Walsh 0% 0-0-1
Gavin Brouder 0% 0-0-1
Gavin Sheehan 0% 0-0-1
Killian Leonard 0% 0-0-1
Niall Moore 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Noel C. Kelly NOW 40% 3-5-20
James McAuley 50% 0-3-6
J F Levins 100% 0-1-1

Going Record

22 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 67% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 58% 1-6-12
Good to Soft 29% 2-0-7
Soft 67% 0-2-3
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

27 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f 50% 0-2-4
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 50% 1-3-8
Staying ≥ 1m4f 40% 2-4-15

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

21 Aug 2026 Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Hamilton Class 2 T 1st/3 +0 Good To Soft 1m3f Shane Gray OR 82 4/1

29 Jul 2026 Visit Tote26 On Course Today (Q.R.) Maiden Galway (IRE) T 4th/18 1.5 Yielding 1m4f Mr O McGill OR 74 11/1

14 Jul 2026 Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle Downpatrick (IRE) T 2nd/13 1.5 Good 2m6f Mr O McGill OR 109 15/8F

28 Jun 2026 Campbell & Rowley Handicap Hurdle Cartmel Class 4 T 2nd/11 0.3 Good 2m6f31y Mr O McGill OR 111 2/1F

13 Jun 2026 Denvir's Of Downpatrick (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Downpatrick T 1st/14 +0 Good 2m5f180y Mr O McGill OR 97 11/10F

6 Mar 2026 Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle Ayr Class 5 T 2nd/7 0.2 Soft 2m Mr O McGill OR 97 9/4F

23 Oct 2025 Clonmel Oil Chase Day November 6th Handicap Chase (0-100) Clonmel 9th/14 2.25 Good To Yielding 2m4f219y Conor Stone-Walsh OR 93 25/1

10 Oct 2025 Franco Hughes Away Bet Beginners Chase Downpatrick 6th/7 5.5 Yielding 2m3f100y Simon Torrens OR 93 20/1

30 Jul 2025 Download The Tote App (Q.R.) Maiden Galway 2nd/18 4.5 Yielding To Soft 1m4f43y Mr O McGill OR 72 11/1

7 Jun 2025 Neil Pennington 10th Anniversary Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Hexham Class 5 1st/15 +0 Good To Soft 2m4f28y Mr O McGill OR 90 11/8F

Connections

Trainer: Noel C. Kelly 9%
Jockey: Shane Gray 14%
Owner: All Play No Work Syndicate
Sire: National Defense (GB)
Dam: Kassama (FR)
Dam sire: Nayef
Country: Ireland
Age: 6yo

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