Hazell & Jefferies Nursery Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

13:25

Hazell & Jefferies Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-10-25

Distance 6f

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £8,374

Winning Time 1m 17.45s (slow by 6.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lebron Power (GB) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	9/1	Won
2nd	Better And Better (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Adrian Paul Keatley	11/4	0.2
3rd	Gorey Gold (IRE) Rob Hornby · Jonathan Portman	9/1	0.05
4th	Proof (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Charles Hills	4/1	.5
5th	Jan Steen (GB) David Egan · K R Burke	5/2F	3.5
6th	Kesta (IRE) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	8/1	8
7th	Saniyaat's Star (GB) Cam Hardie · Richard Fahey	10/1	1.25

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (5)	Jan Steen Bay J:David Egan T:K R Burke	J:David Egan T:K R Burke	134	—	13053	84	87	80	42d	—	—	+1	20.1	10/3 23%
Late headway for third over 5f latest suggests this return to 6f should suit
4 (1)	Better And Better Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Rossa Ryan T:Adrian Paul Keatley	131	—	031934	81	89	67	23d	—	—	-1	19.6	10/3 23%
Largely consistent and only 1lb above the mark he defied at Haydock in August
6 (4)	Proof Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	125	—	244351	75	89	70	27d	—	—	+4	23.5	10/3 23%
Easy win in mud at Ffos Las four weeks ago; should go well again
3 (7)	Kesta Chestnut J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	132	—	213331	82	90	81	23d	—	—	+16	27.9	6/1 14%
Made it 3-11 when landing 6f Nottingham nursery 23 days ago; should go well again
1 (2)	Lebron Power Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	136	—	14010	86	87	50	36d	—	—	+12	20.2	10/1 9%
Two wins this year, including on soft; could bounce back from poor run latest
7 (6)	Saniyaat's Star Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	120	—	56243	70	88	88	12d	—	—	+4	12.9	9/1 10%
Reached frame over 7f on last three starts but the latest was in a seller
5 (3)	Gorey Gold Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	130	—	51094	80	88	68	17d	—	—	+5	12.6	10/1 9%
Maiden win in June; best run since when fourth on AW latest; ground an unknown

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jan Steen	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Better And Better	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3	3/1
Proof	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Kesta	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
Lebron Power	9/1	9/1	10/1	17/2	10/1
Saniyaat's Star	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Gorey Gold	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kesta

27.9

OR: 8 Form: 16.5 Odds: 3.4

6/1

2nd

Proof

23.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Lebron Power

20.2

OR: 9 Form: 9 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Jan Steen

20.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Better And Better

19.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 5.7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Saniyaat's Star

12.9

OR: 5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Gorey Gold

12.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lebron Power	86	87	50
Jan Steen	84	87	80
Kesta	82	90	81
Better And Better	81	89	67
Gorey Gold	80	88	68
Proof	75	89	70
Saniyaat's Star	70	88	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Saniyaat's Star	12d ago	Quick return
Gorey Gold	17d ago	Fit
Better And Better	23d ago	Fit
Kesta	23d ago	Fit
Proof	27d ago	Fit
Lebron Power	36d ago	Fit
Jan Steen	42d ago	Fit