Nastya

That Limerick win three months ago was the most recent success, which means Nastya has been chasing another victory ever since. The horse was back in action just yesterday, so it remains sharp and actively campaigned. It broke through for its first career win at Down Royal in April 2025, which gives you a sense of its timeline — it has taken more than a year to accumulate just three victories from a modest number of opportunities.

Darragh O'Keeffe rides Nastya regularly but has won only one of five races together, a 20% win rate that is below the horse's overall level. That suggests either the partnership has not quite clicked, or Nastya simply runs better with different riders. The horse races for Henry De Bromhead's powerful Knockeen yard in Waterford, which has sent out 110 winners already this season — a sign that Nastya is in a well-run operation with plenty of ammunition around it. What Nastya needs now is a turn in the consistency dial. A horse capable of winning one in four races is not without merit, but it needs to string results together and prove it can sustain form over a stretch. Right now it remains a promise that has not quite become a pattern.