Weatherbys Private Bank Nursery Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Nursery Series Qualifier)

Nottingham

2:50

Date 2025-08-07

Distance 6f18y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £4,187

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (2)	Sparkling Pink b J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	135	—	6251	68	76	55	30d	—	—	+2	23.2	7/2 22%
Good step up when 2nd in May; winning nursery debut latest; up 4lb but she's improving
1 (5)	Eclipser b J:Cieren Fallon T:Charlie Clover	J:Cieren Fallon T:Charlie Clover	135	—	4144	68	74	52	15d	—	—	-5	15.7	7/2 22%
6f AW winner; close last of four in 5f nursery next; excuses latest and she's respected
7 (8)	Priestess b J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Tom Ward	J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Tom Ward	126	—	737	59	67	56	28d	—	—	-8	9.4	9/2 18%
Modest form in three qualifying runs; nursery debut and likely work to do from this mark
4 (9)	Mare Of London gr J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	133	b	5352	66	73	65	33d	—	—	-1	14.9	6/1 14%
Second in Leicester seller wasn't a bad effort; blinkers go on for this nursery debut
3 (4)	Akabusi b J:Billy Loughnane T:Michael Keady	J:Billy Loughnane T:Michael Keady	134	b	7031	67	73	48	23d	—	—	+7	20	13/2 13%
Proved a big leap forward no fluke when winning C&D nursery latest; open to more progress
5 (3)	Willowinghurn b J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	133	—	51452	66	73	58	23d	—	—	+6	14.4	10/1 9%
Back on track when second to Akabusi in C&D nursery (good) latest; could get closer
8 (6)	Starakova b J:Kieran Shoemark T:Warren Greatrex	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Warren Greatrex	126	—	804	59	73	67	13d	—	—	-2	3.9	18/1 5%
Badly hampered penultimate start; respectable latest; nursery debut up to 6f; interesting
6 (7)	Black Endeavour b J:Jack Mitchell T:Mark Rimell	J:Jack Mitchell T:Mark Rimell	132	t	5934	65	73	51	23d	—	—	+2	7.5	18/1 5%
Last of four in Akabusi's C&D nursery latest; early days but needs to prove this trip's ok
9 (1)	Zoumluzzi b J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	120	t	63055	53	74	73	13d	—	—	-1	2.6	28/1 3%
Struggling, the last twice in nurseries; tongue-tie and others hold stronger claims

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sparkling Pink	3/1	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Eclipser	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Priestess	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Mare Of London	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Akabusi	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1
Willowinghurn	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Starakova	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Black Endeavour	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Zoumluzzi	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sparkling Pink

23.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Akabusi

OR: 4.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Eclipser

15.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Mare Of London

14.9

OR: 4 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Willowinghurn

14.4

OR: 4 Form: 8 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Priestess

9.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Black Endeavour

7.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Starakova

3.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Zoumluzzi

2.6

OR: 0.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sparkling Pink Top Rated	68	76	55
Eclipser	68	74	52
Akabusi	67	73	48
Mare Of London	66	73	65
Willowinghurn	66	73	58
Black Endeavour	65	73	51
Priestess	59	67	56
Starakova	59	73	67
Zoumluzzi	53	74	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Starakova	13d ago	Quick return
Zoumluzzi	13d ago	Quick return
Eclipser	15d ago	Fit
Akabusi	23d ago	Fit
Willowinghurn	23d ago	Fit
Black Endeavour	23d ago	Fit
Priestess	28d ago	Fit
Sparkling Pink	30d ago	Fit
Mare Of London	33d ago	Fit