Naas Racecourse will present an eight-race programme on Thursday, 17 September 2026, with the afternoon scheduled to begin at 1:50 pm and conclude at 5:32 pm. The card will cover distances from five furlongs to one mile, while the available prize purses will range from €12,000 to €25,000. The programme will include several Irish Stallion Farms EBF contests, maiden races, nursery handicaps and an Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden.
The opening race, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden, will get underway at 1:50 pm over 5 furlongs and 205 yards, with €22,000 available. The contest will provide an early opportunity for the fillies to make an impression, with the short distance likely to place emphasis on early pace and the ability to maintain momentum through the closing stages.
At 2:22 pm, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden will follow over the same 5-furlong-and-205-yard trip. The race will also carry a €22,000 prize and will bring the colts and geldings into focus. With the two opening contests sharing the same distance and purse, the first part of the programme will offer a useful comparison of the different challenges presented by the field.
The Goffs Two Million Series Maiden will then take place at 2:52 pm over five furlongs, with €18,000 available. The shorter trip will demand an efficient start and sustained speed, making the positioning of the runners through the early stages an important element of the contest.
The fourth race, the Colm White Nursery Handicap, will be scheduled for 3:22 pm and will also cover five furlongs. With €12,000 on offer, it will provide another sprinting test before the programme moves into longer distances. The nursery format will bring younger horses into competition, adding another dimension to the afternoon.
The distance will increase to one mile for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Claiming Maiden at 3:52 pm. The race will carry €18,000 and will mark a significant change from the sprint contests earlier on the card. Over the longer trip, the ability to settle and conserve energy will become increasingly important as the runners approach the final stages.
At 4:25 pm, the Care At Home Nursery Handicap will continue over one mile, with €12,000 available. The race will follow the same distance as the previous contest but will provide a different test through its nursery handicap conditions. The runners will need to combine pace with enough stamina to negotiate the full mile effectively.
The Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden will form the penultimate contest at 4:56 pm. It will be run over seven furlongs and will carry the highest purse of the afternoon at €25,000. The race will therefore provide one of the principal attractions on the card, with the longer sprint distance likely to test both speed and the ability to finish strongly.
The programme will conclude at 5:32 pm with the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden over seven furlongs. The final race will carry €22,000 and will bring the day’s racing to a close over a distance that will sit between the early five-furlong contests and the two one-mile events.
The structure of the programme will create a clear progression in distance throughout the afternoon. The first four races will all be staged over five furlongs or slightly beyond, before the card will move to one mile and then return to seven furlongs for its closing contests. With prize values ranging from €12,000 to €25,000, Thursday’s meeting will provide a varied schedule of opportunities across different race conditions and distances.
Naas Racecards 17 September will cover an eight-race afternoon from 1:50 pm to 5:32 pm, with contests ranging from five furlongs to one mile. The Irish Stallion Farms EBF races, nursery handicaps, maiden events and the €25,000 Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden will give the programme a broad competitive structure.
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