Orbital Veterinary Services Nursery Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Nursery Qualifier)

Sandown

18:15

Date 2025-07-30

Distance 5f10y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £6,019

Winning Time 1m 2.25s (slow by 2.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Novelette (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Simon & Ed Crisford	100/30	Won
2nd	Lil Brother (GB) Trevor Whelan · Paul Attwater	15/8F	1.5
3rd	Kesta (IRE) Georgia Dobie · Eve Johnson Houghton	13/2	1.5
4th	Kolkata Knight (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Tom Dascombe	3/1	1.25
5th	Country Artiste (IRE) Hector Crouch · Clive Cox	6/1	.5

Runners (5)

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
2 (2)	Lil Brother Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Paul Attwater	J:Trevor Whelan T:Paul Attwater	132	—	210	81	90	77	41d	—	—	-2	25.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Did well in first two starts before held in the Norfolk; not dismissed on nursery debut
1 (1)	Kolkata Knight Brown J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	135	—	105	84	85	80	12d	—	—	-1	19.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Twice held since his impressive debut, but had excuses; respected on nursery debut
5 (5)	Novelette Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Hollie Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	129	h	321	78	88	55	21d	—	—	+7	28.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made it third time lucky at Yarmouth three weeks ago; stable won this last year
3 (4)	Kesta Chestnut J:Georgia Dobie T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Georgia Dobie T:Eve Johnson Houghton	130	—	156021	79	91	79	16d	—	—	+12	24.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Two wins including when dead-heating at Windsor last time but more exposed than his rivals
4 (3)	Country Artiste Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Clive Cox	J:Hector Crouch T:Clive Cox	129	—	722	78	89	66	20d	—	—	+6	19.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Runner-up in her last two starts; should win races but this looks a warm nursery debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lil Brother	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1
Kolkata Knight	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	3/1
Novelette	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1
Kesta	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	11/2
Country Artiste	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	11/2

Predictor

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

1st

Novelette

28.2

OR: 7 Form: 15 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Lil Brother

25.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 8.7

2/1

3rd

Kesta

24.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Kolkata Knight

19.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Country Artiste

19.5

OR: 7 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kolkata Knight	84	85	80
Lil Brother	81	90	77
Kesta	79	91	79
Novelette	78	88	55
Country Artiste	78	89	66

Last Run