Aston Martin Nursery Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Nursery Series)

Newmarket (July)

13:55

Date 2025-08-09

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £5,154

Winning Time 1m 25.67s (slow by 2.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Harlequin Angel (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Jane Chapple-Hyam	13/2	Won
2nd	Ballistic Missile (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	6/4F	.5
3rd	Royal Bodyguard (IRE) Rowan Scott · Michael Bell	14/1	1.5
4th	Blue To Blue (IRE) Sean D Bowen · K R Burke	13/2	1
5th	Renovatio Angel (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Tom Dascombe	6/1	3.75
6th	You Sexy Thing (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Richard Spencer	12/1	3.75
7th	John Barleycorn (IRE) Rob Hornby · Eve Johnson Houghton	9/2	0.3

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (7)	Ballistic Missile Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	135	—	10	85	90	65	53d	—	—	-12	29.1	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Well behind in the Coventry but has since had wind surgery and retains potential
5 (1)	John Barleycorn Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Rob Hornby T:Eve Johnson Houghton	121	—	0472	71	88	62	16d	—	—	0	14.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Only a length away on nursery debut at Newbury (7f) and he was keen enough in that race
6 (4)	Blue To Blue Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:K R Burke	J:Sean D Bowen T:K R Burke	120	—	1444	70	92	80	22d	—	—	0	11.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Made some late headway to be fourth on nursery debut at Hamilton; raised to 7f
2 (5)	Renovatio Angel Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	127	tp	0651	77	93	81	23d	—	—	+9	19.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Defied another slow start at Leicester; up 5lb; cheekpieces could be a notable addition
7 (2)	Royal Bodyguard Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Michael Bell	J:Rowan Scott T:Michael Bell	117	—	553	67	88	83	17d	—	—	-1	10.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Could have improvement lurking now sent over further on nursery debut
3 (3)	Harlequin Angel Grey J:Billy Loughnane T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Billy Loughnane T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	126	—	023	76	89	68	30d	—	—	+7	15.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Given every chance when beaten 4.5l in a 6f maiden here and that was another step forward
4 (6)	You Sexy Thing Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Spencer	J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Spencer	122	—	455	72	88	50	21d	—	—	0	7.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
No excuses at Haydock last time but enters nurseries with his yard on a high

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Ballistic Missile	11/8	11/8	11/8
John Barleycorn	5/1	5/1	5/1
Blue To Blue	7/1	13/2	7/1
Renovatio Angel	7/1	15/2	15/2
Royal Bodyguard	8/1	15/2	8/1
Harlequin Angel	9/1	17/2	9/1
You Sexy Thing	10/1	10/1	10/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Ballistic Missile

29.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 13.3

11/8

2nd

Renovatio Angel

19.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Harlequin Angel

15.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

John Barleycorn

14.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 5 Odds: 4

5/1

Blue To Blue

11.3

OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Royal Bodyguard

10.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

8/1

You Sexy Thing

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballistic Missile	85	90	65
Renovatio Angel	77	93	81
Harlequin Angel	76	89	68
You Sexy Thing	72	88	50
John Barleycorn	71	88	62
Blue To Blue	70	92	80
Royal Bodyguard	67	88	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
John Barleycorn	16d ago	Fit
Royal Bodyguard	17d ago	Fit
You Sexy Thing	21d ago	Fit
Blue To Blue	22d ago	Fit
Renovatio Angel	23d ago	Fit
Harlequin Angel	30d ago	Fit
Ballistic Missile	53d ago	Fresh