Betfair Racing Podcasts Nursery Handicap – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

17:10

Betfair Racing Podcasts Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-10-09

Distance 5f

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 58.49s (slow by 1.09s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Elara May (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · Philip McBride	11/2	Won
2nd	Dark Angel Star (IRE) Clifford Lee · James Tate	100/30F	.75
3rd	Demetrius (GB) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	5/1	2.75
4th	Guernsey Lady (IRE) Neil Callan · David Evans	10/1	.5
5th	Nifty (IRE) Donagh Murphy · Richard Hughes	11/1	.75
6th	Moonlight Mirage (GB) Darragh Keenan · George Scott	17/2	0.05
7th	Runamara (IRE) Alexandra Egan · Kevin Philippart De Foy	20/1	2
8th	Mission Classified (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	14/1	3
9th	Artista (IRE) Stevie Donohoe · Ollie Sangster	11/2	2.25
10th	London Is Blue (GB) Marco Ghiani · Robert Cowell	10/1	.75

Runners (12)

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
8 (3)	Dark Angel Star Bay J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	129	—	431	74	80	30	31d	—	—	+4	23.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Took well to AW at Newcastle most recently; may well improve further
1 (4)	Elara May Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Philip McBride	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Philip McBride	135	—	331113	80	81	36	21d	—	—	+16	30.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Remains of interest returned to shorter, being 3-3 in 5f handicaps
4 (7)	Artista Bay J:Stevie Donohoe T:Ollie Sangster	J:Stevie Donohoe T:Ollie Sangster	132	—	135014	77	80	41	26d	—	—	+6	17.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Sole AW attempt resulted in solid C&D success on penultimate outing
2 (2)	Moonlight Mirage Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	134	p	416	79	83	49	21d	—	—	+6	17.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Showed best form (Wolverhampton win) in sole 5f run; quite interesting
3 (5)	Demetrius Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	132	b	921138	77	82	72	14d	—	—	+11	20.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Went too freely last time; drops to 5f in another change of headgear
10 (1)	London Is Blue Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Robert Cowell	J:Marco Ghiani T:Robert Cowell	128	—	865211	73	88	27	38d	—	—	+19	27.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Record of 211 since handicapping; upped two grades but is improving
7 (9)	Nifty Bay J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Richard Hughes	J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Richard Hughes	130	—	3116	75	85	76	26d	—	—	+14	21.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Completed 6f double; form dipped sharply back over 5f last time
11 (6)	Guernsey Lady Bay J:Neil Callan T:David Evans	J:Neil Callan T:David Evans	128	—	103983	73	85	60	16d	—	—	+5	11.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ran encouragingly at Lingfield switched to AW last time
6 (10)	Mission Classified Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	131	b	32166	76	85	-	33d	—	—	+10	15	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Change of headgear needs to make a difference
12 (8)	Runamara Bay J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	126	—	0816	71	85	-	14d	—	—	+8	13.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Clear best turf form when winning on penultimate start
NR (12)	Quantum Power Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Clover	J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Clover	132	v	621	77	-	-	22d	—	—	—	20.3	—	—
May build on his Beverley success and show further progress
NR (11)	Little Jaybee Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Tom Ward	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Tom Ward	129	—	81299	74	83	32	33d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Latest effort (nursery debut) doesn't augur well

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dark Angel Star	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	3/1
Elara May	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Artista	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2
Moonlight Mirage	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Demetrius	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
London Is Blue	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2
Nifty	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Guernsey Lady	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Mission Classified	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Runamara	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Quantum Power	-	-	-	-	-
Little Jaybee	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Elara May

30.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 18.6 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

London Is Blue

27.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 19.5 Odds: 2.2

9/1

3rd

Dark Angel Star

23.8

OR: 6 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Nifty

21.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 12.9 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Demetrius

20.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Quantum Power

20.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

—

Moonlight Mirage

17.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Artista

17.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 7.6 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Mission Classified

OR: 6.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Runamara

13.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Little Jaybee

11.5

OR: 6 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

—

Guernsey Lady

11.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 3.9 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Elara May	80	81	36
Moonlight Mirage	79	83	49
Artista	77	80	41
Demetrius	77	82	72
Quantum Power	77	—	—
Mission Classified	76	85	—
Nifty	75	85	76
Dark Angel Star	74	80	30
Little Jaybee	74	83	32
London Is Blue	73	88	27
Guernsey Lady	73	85	60
Runamara	71	85	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Demetrius	14d ago	Fit
Runamara	14d ago	Fit
Guernsey Lady	16d ago	Fit
Elara May	21d ago	Fit
Moonlight Mirage	21d ago	Fit
Quantum Power	22d ago	Fit
Artista	26d ago	Fit
Nifty	26d ago	Fit
Dark Angel Star	31d ago	Fit
Mission Classified	33d ago	Fit
Little Jaybee	33d ago	Fit
London Is Blue	38d ago	Fit