Dubai Duty Free Nursery Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

14:55

Dubai Duty Free Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-09-19

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £6,804

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 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 (1)	Shaman Champion Bay J:William Buick T:Richard Hughes	J:William Buick T:Richard Hughes	136	—	19528	86	89	79	30d	—	—	+2	19.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Good efforts in valuable nurseries the last twice; 7f could bring out more; much respected
8 (4)	French Affair Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	125	—	496132	75	93	91	7d	—	—	+6	23.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won here (good) in August; beaten short head (7f, heavy) one week ago; 2lb well in
3 (6)	Victorious One Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	133	—	2226	83	86	68	50d	—	—	+4	20.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Awkward start, kept on for 6th in valuable Goodwood nursery (7f, heavy); has been gelded
4 (2)	Senorita Vega Bay J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Tom Dascombe	J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Tom Dascombe	132	—	431042	82	88	86	34d	—	—	+7	20.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Weakened on good to soft; saw 7f out better on good to firm since; drying ground a help
5 (9)	Hardy's Hero Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	132	—	711	82	88	50	18d	—	—	+16	28.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won last two at 6f; all out latest but likely capable of better; considered on h'cap debut
7 (5)	Sovereign View Bay J:Neil Callan T:James Tate	J:Neil Callan T:James Tate	128	—	442	78	94	-	22d	—	—	+6	14.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
All starts on AW; good step forward when second (7f) three weeks ago; turf/handicap debut
2 (10)	Gorey Gold Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	134	—	510	84	89	64	93d	—	—	+11	17.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won by 4l in June; not seen since down the field in 5f Listed since; handicap debut
9 (7)	Eyes Front Bay J:Georgia Dobie T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	J:Georgia Dobie T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	124	—	0223	74	88	79	64d	—	—	+12	16.3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Again placed on nursery debut when tried in cheekpieces in July; has been gelded
10 (11)	Robert Anstruther Bay J:Nicola Currie T:Henry Candy	J:Nicola Currie T:Henry Candy	124	—	454	74	88	77	30d	—	—	+3	7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Promising fifth in useful-looking maiden (7f) in July; worth considering in first nursery
11 (8)	John Barleycorn Bay J:Callum Hutchinson T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Eve Johnson Houghton	120	—	04727	70	89	63	41d	—	—	+6	9.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Patchy form but was second over C&D (good to firm) in July; has been gelded
NR (3)	Amazing Journey Bay J:TBC T:Jamie Osborne	J: T:Jamie Osborne	132	—	41150	82	85	64	29d	—	—	—	16	—	—
Eyecatcher when 5th on heavy ground two starts ago; forgiven latest run and not ruled out

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Shaman Champion	7/2	7/2	7/2
French Affair	7/2	7/2	7/2
Victorious One	4/1	4/1	4/1
Senorita Vega	11/2	11/2	11/2
Hardy's Hero	7/1	13/2	7/1
Sovereign View	10/1	10/1	10/1
Gorey Gold	16/1	16/1	16/1
Eyes Front	18/1	18/1	18/1
Robert Anstruther	25/1	25/1	25/1
John Barleycorn	33/1	33/1	33/1
Amazing Journey	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Hardy's Hero

28.6

OR: 8 Form: 17 Odds: 3.6

7/1

2nd

French Affair

23.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Victorious One

20.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 5

4/1

Senorita Vega

20.2

OR: 8 Form: 8.6 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Shaman Champion

19.5

OR: 9 Form: 5.5 Odds: 5

7/2

Gorey Gold

17.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Eyes Front

16.3

OR: 6 Form: 9 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Amazing Journey

OR: 8 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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Sovereign View

14.2

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

John Barleycorn

9.5

OR: 5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

33/1

Robert Anstruther

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shaman Champion	86	89	79
Gorey Gold	84	89	64
Victorious One	83	86	68
Senorita Vega	82	88	86
Hardy's Hero	82	88	50
Amazing Journey	82	85	64
Sovereign View	78	94	—
French Affair	75	93	91
Eyes Front	74	88	79
Robert Anstruther	74	88	77
John Barleycorn	70	89	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
French Affair	7d ago	Quick return
Hardy's Hero	18d ago	Fit
Sovereign View	22d ago	Fit
Amazing Journey	29d ago	Fit
Shaman Champion	30d ago	Fit
Robert Anstruther	30d ago	Fit
Senorita Vega	34d ago	Fit
John Barleycorn	41d ago	Fit
Victorious One	50d ago	Fresh
Eyes Front	64d ago	Fresh
Gorey Gold	93d ago	Long break