Happy Heavenly Birthday Sharon McManus Nursery Handicap

Leicester

14:20

Date 2025-10-28

Distance 7f

Class Class 6

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,140

Winning Time 1m 29.26s (slow by 6.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hear The Drums (GB) Shane Gray · Richard Fahey	11/2	Won
2nd	Diamond Ali (GB) Dylan Hogan · Julia & Shelley Birkett	3/1F	.75
3rd	Spartacus Warrior (GB) Tom Eaves · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	9/1	4.5
4th	Giles Glory (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Joseph Parr	5/1	5
5th	Lope Y Linda (GB) Lewis Edmunds · Tim Easterby	9/1	.5
6th	Spartacus Force (GB) Barry McHugh · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	8/1	4
7th	Calypso Breeze (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Denis Quinn	5/1	5
8th	Lady Lucky Vegas (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	17/2	3.5

Runners (8)

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
7 (1)	Diamond Ali Chestnut J:Dylan Hogan T:Julia & Shelley Birkett	J:Dylan Hogan T:Julia & Shelley Birkett	129	p	0704	49	55	44	21d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Shaped quite nicely in 4th on handicap debut here (6f); capable of more now upped to 7f
2 (2)	Giles Glory Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Joseph Parr	J:Cieren Fallon T:Joseph Parr	135	p	56897	55	56	37	21d	—	—	-13	7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Well held in two 6f handicaps but hampered latest; bred to appreciate 7f; cheekpieces on
3 (7)	Calypso Breeze Chestnut J:Kieran O'Neill T:Denis Quinn	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Denis Quinn	132	—	0891	52	57	27	17d	—	—	-3	16.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Much improved when winning 7f handicap debut on AW; up 7lb on very different surface
5 (3)	Hear The Drums Bay J:Shane Gray T:Richard Fahey	J:Shane Gray T:Richard Fahey	131	—	0889	51	55	42	28d	—	—	-11	4.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Minor form so far, including on handicap debut (7f, AW; 11-1); needs a lot more
1 (6)	Lady Lucky Vegas Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	135	—	8836	55	56	38	21d	—	—	-3	5.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Can race freely; couldn't sustain effort in 6f handicap here latest; now up in trip
8 (8)	Spartacus Warrior Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:Tom Eaves T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	129	—	845206	49	59	58	34d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	4.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Below best on AW in September; thereabouts in turf handicaps either side; on the premises
6 (5)	Spartacus Force Bay J:Barry McHugh T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:Barry McHugh T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	130	—	745663	50	59	47	32d	—	—	-2	4.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Held in four sprint handicaps but creditable third on AW latest and worth a go at 7f
4 (4)	Lope Y Linda Brown J:Lewis Edmunds T:Tim Easterby	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Tim Easterby	132	—	6859	52	55	38	21d	—	—	-4	2.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Might have needed the run when in arrears on handicap debut over 6f here; trip query at 7f

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Diamond Ali	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Giles Glory	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Calypso Breeze	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	10/3
Hear The Drums	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Lady Lucky Vegas	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2
Spartacus Warrior	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Spartacus Force	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Lope Y Linda	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Calypso Breeze

16.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

Giles Glory

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Diamond Ali

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Lady Lucky Vegas

5.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Hear The Drums

4.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Spartacus Force

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Spartacus Warrior

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Lope Y Linda

2.1

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Giles Glory	55	56	37
Lady Lucky Vegas	55	56	38
Calypso Breeze	52	57	27
Lope Y Linda	52	55	38
Hear The Drums	51	55	42
Spartacus Force	50	59	47
Diamond Ali	49	55	44
Spartacus Warrior	49	59	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Calypso Breeze	17d ago	Fit
Diamond Ali	21d ago	Fit
Giles Glory	21d ago	Fit
Lady Lucky Vegas	21d ago	Fit
Lope Y Linda	21d ago	Fit
Hear The Drums	28d ago	Fit
Spartacus Force	32d ago	Fit
Spartacus Warrior	34d ago	Fit