Close Brothers Asset Finance Nursery Handicap – Nottingham

Nottingham

14:40

Close Brothers Asset Finance Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-10-15

Distance 1m75y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £4,449

Winning Time 1m 49.67s (slow by 9.57s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Assaranca (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	11/1	Won
2nd	Cotton Bud (IRE) David Egan · Kevin Philippart De Foy	16/1	1.25
3rd	Sara La Belle (IRE) Laura Pearson · James Owen	25/1	.75
4th	Vintage Heat (GB) Alec Voikhansky · Richard Hannon	16/1	.5
5th	Bearin Up (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	13/2	1.75
6th	Domination (IRE) Clifford Lee · Clive Cox	4/1	4.25
7th	Parisian Scholar (GB) Oisin Murphy · Charlie Johnston	5/4F	0.3
8th	Paroled (GB) Hector Crouch · Jack Jones	33/1	6.5
9th	Blooming Legend (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Charlie Clover	6/1	9

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
2 (3)	Parisian Scholar Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Charlie Johnston	J:Oisin Murphy T:Charlie Johnston	135	—	77411	70	79	60	6d	—	—	-3	33.8	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Made it 2-2 in nurseries with easy win at Newcastle; leading claims under 6lb penalty
3 (5)	Blooming Legend Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Clover	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Clover	134	—	361132	69	73	50	12d	—	—	+9	24.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won two in a row in August but needs to better her subsequent form to make an impact here
7 (8)	Domination Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Clive Cox	J:Clifford Lee T:Clive Cox	131	—	077	66	69	57	25d	—	—	-8	9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Improvement needed on nursery debut but well bred and could take sizeable step forward
1 (10)	Bearin Up Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	135	—	433931	70	75	58	18d	—	—	+9	22.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Improved for the step up to 1m to get off the mark at sixth attempt in a nursery at Ripon
5 (6)	Assaranca Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	132	—	024327	67	74	67	18d	—	—	+6	12	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Placed in two nurseries then below par at Ripon, where not handling the track
8 (1)	Vintage Heat Bay J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Richard Hannon	J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Richard Hannon	130	—	06632	65	72	23	11d	—	—	+7	12.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Clear runner-up recently (8.6f, AW) and thereabouts if the return to turf isn't an issue
6 (4)	Cotton Bud Bay J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	132	—	544	67	71	48	16d	—	—	+1	5.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Pedigree provides hope she'll be better than opening mark, especially now back up in trip
10 (9)	Paroled Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Jack Jones	J:Hector Crouch T:Jack Jones	128	p	6923	63	70	27	11d	—	—	+6	11.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Third on nursery debut but was about 5l behind runner-up Vintage Heat so has work to do
9 (2)	Sara La Belle Bay J:Laura Pearson T:James Owen	J:Laura Pearson T:James Owen	129	—	88049	64	69	60	54d	—	—	+2	4.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Hard to fancy on Irish form but new trainer does very well with recruits from other yards
NR (7)	Aleen Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	134	p	5325	69	72	53	22d	—	—	—	9.8	—	—
Disappointing favourite on nursery/AW debut but retains potential; cheekpieces go on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Parisian Scholar	5/4	11/8	5/4	5/4	6/5
Blooming Legend	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	9/2
Domination	5/1	9/2	9/2	11/2	4/1
Bearin Up	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Assaranca	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Vintage Heat	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	18/1
Cotton Bud	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
Paroled	18/1	16/1	16/1	20/1	16/1
Sara La Belle	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Aleen	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Parisian Scholar

33.8

OR: 5 Form: 17 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Blooming Legend

24.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 15.1 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Bearin Up

22.2

OR: 5 Form: 13.6 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Vintage Heat

12.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Assaranca

OR: 4.3 Form: 6 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Paroled

11.1

OR: 3.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Aleen

9.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Domination

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Cotton Bud

5.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Sara La Belle

4.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Parisian Scholar	70	79	60
Bearin Up	70	75	58
Blooming Legend	69	73	50
Aleen	69	72	53
Assaranca	67	74	67
Cotton Bud	67	71	48
Domination	66	69	57
Vintage Heat	65	72	23
Sara La Belle	64	69	60
Paroled	63	70	27

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Parisian Scholar	6d ago	Quick return
Vintage Heat	11d ago	Quick return
Paroled	11d ago	Quick return
Blooming Legend	12d ago	Quick return
Cotton Bud	16d ago	Fit
Bearin Up	18d ago	Fit
Assaranca	18d ago	Fit
Aleen	22d ago	Fit
Domination	25d ago	Fit
Sara La Belle	54d ago	Fresh