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Irish Nectar: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Irish Nectar is a 5-year-old gelding by Invincible Spirit, trained by Michael Herrington. He has won 3 of 33 starts and placed in 5 more, for £39,237 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 2 wins from 10 is a 20% strike rate against 4% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:08 at Pontefract on 17 September. His best performance rating is 90, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 33
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 9%
  • Prize money £39,237
  • Best rating 90
  • Official rating 68

Where Irish Nectar runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:08 Pontefract Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap Stakes —

Irish Nectar form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
4 Sep 26 Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes Class 5 6f Standard / Slow 3 1.75 3/1 Dylan Hogan 68
22 Aug 26 Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 5 6f Good 4 4 7/2 Lewis Edmunds 70
27 Jul 26 Southwell (AW) Prestige Safety Services PPE And Workwear Handicap Stakes Class 5 6f Standard 9 4.25 11/1 Connor Planas 73
26 Jun 26 Newcastle (AW) JenningsBet Over 200 Shops Handicap Class 5 5f Standard To Slow 4 3.5 11/2 Connor Planas 75
13 Jun 26 York Fordy Marshall Handicap Class 4 6f Good 10 5.5 28/1 Connor Planas 76
20 May 26 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 4 .75 12/1 David Probert 76
29 Mar 26 Doncaster William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Soft 18 24 12/1 Edward Greatrex 78
12 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 6f Standard 9 3.25 6/1 Connor Planas 79
18 Feb 26 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 2 .25 15/2 Connor Planas 76
8 Dec 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 8 8 10/1 Tom Eaves 78
17 Nov 25 Newcastle (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 8 4.75 22/1 William Carver 79
6 Oct 25 Pontefract Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap Class 3 6f Soft 2 .25 11/2 Shane Gray 77
19 Sep 25 Ayr Ladbrokes Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap Class 2 6f Soft 6 3.25 20/1 Kevin Stott 78
12 Sep 25 Doncaster Danum Homes Excellence In Build Apprentice Handicap Class 4 6f Good 4 1.25 10/1 Jack Callan 78
6 Sep 25 Thirsk Rudding Park Handicap Class 3 6f Good 16 12.5 28/1 Shane Gray 78
23 Jul 25 Doncaster Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 5 2.75 9/1 Shane Gray 79
2 Jul 25 Thirsk Weatherbys Global Stallions App Handicap Class 3 6f Good 11 7.5 28/1 Shane Gray 81
19 Jun 25 Ripon Ripon Races Ladies Day Handicap Class 2 6f Good 9 7.75 17/2 Rowan Scott 82
29 May 25 Carlisle PricedUp Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Soft 2 2.25 17/2 Shane Gray 83
9 Nov 24 Doncaster Dransfields CIU National Charity Handicap Class 2 6f Soft 8 3 12/1 Rowan Scott 83
25 Oct 24 Doncaster William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 6f Soft 1 — 10/1 Shane Gray 80
11 Oct 24 York Copper Knight - Winning Most Horse At York Handicap Class 3 5f Soft 5 3.75 16/1 Shane Gray 81
8 Sep 24 York Fine Details Vehicle Valeting Handicap Class 3 5f Good To Soft 10 4.5 3/1F Oisin Murphy 82
29 Aug 24 Carlisle Northern Security Handicap Class 4 6f Soft 4 1.75 10/1 Tom Eaves 82
27 Jul 24 Chester Greenhous DAF Handicap Class 2 6f Good 9 9 9/1 Franny Norton 85
17 May 24 York Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Class 3 5f Good 8 6.5 18/1 James Doyle 86
18 Apr 24 Newmarket Bet365 Handicap Class 2 6f Good 12 6.75 18/1 Jamie Spencer 87
13 Oct 23 York Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Nursery Class 3 5f Soft 1 — 4/1 Shane Gray 80
26 Sep 23 Nottingham EBF Slip Anchor Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Soft 1 — 10/3 Jamie Spencer 76
25 Aug 23 Hamilton Contraflow Traffic Management Ltd Nursery Class 4 6f Good To Soft 3 3.5 9/2 Shane Gray 78
5 Aug 23 Thirsk John Mabbs Amateur Night In Cairo EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Soft 4 2.75 9/1 Tom Eaves –
15 Jun 23 Haydock British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Good To Firm 5 13 3/1 Tom Eaves –
14 May 23 Hamilton Sky Bet Sunday Series EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 5f Good To Soft 4 1.25 14/1 Tom Eaves –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes at Kempton (AW) on 4 September 2026. Struggling for pace at the back - found extra gears inside final two furlongs - closed on second but couldn't reach the leader - stayed on to finish third.

Irish Nectar by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 23 1 4% —
5f 10 2 20% —

Irish Nectar by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 9 0 0% —
Soft 9 3 33% —
Good To Soft 6 0 0% —
Standard 4 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 3 0 0% —
Standard / Slow 1 0 0% —
Good To Firm 1 0 0% —

Irish Nectar by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
York 5 1 20% —
Doncaster 5 1 20% —
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% —
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% —
Thirsk 3 0 0% —
Carlisle 2 0 0% —
Hamilton 2 0 0% —
Redcar 1 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% —

Irish Nectar breeding

  • Sire Invincible Spirit (IRE)
  • Dam Paco's Angel (GB)
  • Damsire Paco Boy (IRE)
  • Breeder Biddestone Stud Ltd & Irish Nationalstud
  • Foaled 15 February 2021

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