Newmarket (July)
13:55
Aston Martin Nursery Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Nursery Series)
Newmarket (July) Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £3.10 £1.40 Exacta: £21.60 Trifecta: £153.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Harlequin Angel (IRE) 2 F AVG Jane Chapple-Hyam 126 lbs 13/2 Won 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)
2nd 1 Ballistic Missile (IRE) 2 C Good Richard Hannon 135 lbs 6/4F .5 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)
3rd 7 Royal Bodyguard (IRE) 2 C AVG Michael Bell 117 lbs 14/1 1.5 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)
4th 6 Blue To Blue (IRE) 2 C Good K R Burke 120 lbs 13/2 1 Took keen hold - pressed leader - outpaced and lost second over 1f out - lost third inside final 110yds(op 15/2)
5th 2 Renovatio Angel (GB) 2 C AVG Tom Dascombe 127 lbs 6/1 3.75 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)
6th 4 You Sexy Thing (IRE) 2 C AVG Richard Spencer 122 lbs 12/1 3.75 Towards rear throughout(op 10/1)
7th 5 John Barleycorn (IRE) 2 G Poor Eve Johnson Houghton 121 lbs 9/2 0.3 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)