Andy Hardwick & Clive Leonard Memorial Nursery Handicap

Salisbury

16:35

Date 2025-09-12

Distance 6f213y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £4,580

Winning Time 1m 32.68s (slow by 7.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Chapter (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Charles Hills	7/1	Won
2nd	French Affair (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	9/2	0.1
3rd	Calchas (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	3/1	2.25
4th	Box Clever (GB) Rob Hornby · Jonathan Portman	15/2	5
5th	Dublin Bay (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Ollie Sangster	11/8F	.75
6th	Eleanor Shelby (GB) Harry Davies · Brian Meehan	20/1	16

Runners (10)

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
4 (7)	Dublin Bay Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Ollie Sangster	J:Billy Loughnane T:Ollie Sangster	134	—	076116	74	78	65	23d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-5	28.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Kept on well in a deep York nursery last time and 7f looks worth exploring
6 (5)	Calchas Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	134	b	732	74	80	62	22d	—	—	0	18.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Bang there the last twice; blinkers could be an interesting addition now into handicaps
2 (4)	French Affair Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	135	—	49613	75	77	66	15d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+5	20.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
First and third in two nurseries since gelded; could improve for this longer trip
9 (10)	Box Clever Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	133	—	631	73	81	63	29d	—	—	+7	22.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
A maiden winner here and closely matched on these terms with runner-up Eleanor Shelby
5 (2)	Chapter Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Charles Hills	J:Marco Ghiani T:Charles Hills	134	—	747	74	78	67	23d	—	—	-2	9.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Ran flat last time but a possible contender given the promise of his Sandown fourth
1 (9)	Eleanor Shelby Chestnut J:Harry Davies T:Brian Meehan	J:Harry Davies T:Brian Meehan	135	—	723	75	80	63	13d	—	—	+9	14.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Well beaten in two of her three races but the second here to Box Clever offers hope
NR (1)	Eyes Front Bay J:Georgia Dobie T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	J:Georgia Dobie T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	134	—	0223	74	78	69	57d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	15	—	—
Placed in his last three races and gelded ahead of this one; yard won this last year
NR (8)	Ibshara Bay J:Thomas Greatrex T:Richard Hannon	J:Thomas Greatrex T:Richard Hannon	134	—	3236	74	79	52	50d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Initial promise but went off 33-1 for nursery debut and trailed home last
NR (6)	Norfolk Blue Brown J:Jack Mitchell T:William Knight	J:Jack Mitchell T:William Knight	133	—	8240	73	80	70	22d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Twice been below the form of his second at Lingfield in July, latterly on nursery debut
NR (3)	Perfect Location Brown J:Lewis Edmunds T:Tom Ward	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Tom Ward	129	—	510	69	80	59	20d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
AW maiden winner; it was always going to be tough in a sales race last time; nursery debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dublin Bay	11/8	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8
Calchas	7/2	4/1	18/5	7/2	7/2
French Affair	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Box Clever	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Chapter	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Eleanor Shelby	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Eyes Front	-	-	-	-	-
Ibshara	-	-	-	-	-
Norfolk Blue	-	-	-	-	-
Perfect Location	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Dublin Bay

28.6

OR: 6 Form: 12 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Box Clever

22.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 4.4

6/1

3rd

French Affair

20.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Calchas

18.3

OR: 6 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Eyes Front

OR: 6 Form: 9 Odds: 0

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Eleanor Shelby

14.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Perfect Location

11.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Ibshara

11.5

OR: 6 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Chapter

9.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Norfolk Blue

8.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
French Affair	75	77	66
Eleanor Shelby	75	80	63
Dublin Bay	74	78	65
Calchas	74	80	62
Chapter	74	78	67
Eyes Front	74	78	69
Ibshara	74	79	52
Box Clever	73	81	63
Norfolk Blue	73	80	70
Perfect Location	69	80	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eleanor Shelby	13d ago	Quick return
French Affair	15d ago	Fit
Perfect Location	20d ago	Fit
Calchas	22d ago	Fit
Norfolk Blue	22d ago	Fit
Dublin Bay	23d ago	Fit
Chapter	23d ago	Fit
Box Clever	29d ago	Fit
Ibshara	50d ago	Fresh
Eyes Front	57d ago	Fresh