2025-08-09 Newmarket 13:55
Newmarket

Aston Martin Nursery Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Nursery Series)

Distance: 7f

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £5,154

Runners: 7

Winning time: 1m 25.67s (slow by 2.37s)

Age: 2yo

Class: Class 4

3 Harlequin Angel

J: Billy Loughnane T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Age:2 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:76 SP:13/2

Made all - pushed along over 1f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 17/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 9/1)

2 ½

1 Ballistic Missile

J: Sean Levey T: Richard Hannon

Age:2 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:85 SP:6/4F

Towards rear - steady headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out - went second over 1f out - pressed winner inside final furlong - just held(op 11/8 tchd 13/8)

3 1½ 2

7 Royal Bodyguard

J: Rowan Scott T: Michael Bell

Age:2 Weight:8st 5lbs

OR:67 SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - rallied over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - no match for first two(op 7/1)

4 1 3

6 Blue To Blue

J: Sean D Bowen T: K R Burke

Age:2 Weight:8st 8lbs

OR:70 SP:13/2

Took keen hold - pressed leader - outpaced and lost second over 1f out - lost third inside final 110yds(op 15/2)

5 3¾ 6¾

2 Renovatio Angel

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin T: Tom Dascombe

Age:2 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:77 SP:6/1

Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear - headway over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said colt hung left-handed)(op 7/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2)

6 3¾ 10½

4 You Sexy Thing

J: Saffie Osborne T: Richard Spencer

Age:2 Weight:8st 10lbs

OR:72 SP:12/1

Towards rear throughout(op 10/1)

7 nk 10¾

5 John Barleycorn

J: Rob Hornby T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Age:2 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:71 SP:9/2

Took keen hold - prominent - weakened over 1f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined colt post-race and had nothing to report)(op 11/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £7.50

Tote place: £3.10 £1.40

Exacta: £21.60

Trifecta: £153.20

CSF: £16.48