Sky Bet Nursery Handicap – York

York

5:20

Sky Bet Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-08-20

Distance 6f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £51,540

Runners 22

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (8)	Utmost Respect b Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	128	—	271	87	98	81	39d	—	—	+9	27	9/2 18%
Raced at 5f, showing plenty of promise before winning a maiden; yard does well in this
12 (7)	Temple Of Athena b Shay Farmer(7) · Brian Ellison	Shay Farmer(7) · Brian Ellison	120	—	13	79	102	95	21d	—	—	+9	20.6	6/1 14%
Raced at 5f, winning easily on debut before third in good conditions race; 6f should suit
6 (16)	Shaman Champion b Ryan Moore · Richard Hughes	Ryan Moore · Richard Hughes	127	—	1952	86	100	88	19d	—	—	+9	20.3	6/1 14%
Shaped well when second in Glorious Goodwood nursery; another good run is likely
7 (21)	River Spey br Oisin Murphy · Ed Walker	Oisin Murphy · Ed Walker	124	—	553	83	97	94	22d	—	—	+3	14.3	7/1 13%
Shaped well when improved third in 6f Glorious Goodwood maiden; capable of better again
4 (17)	Old Is Gold b James Doyle · Andrew Balding	James Doyle · Andrew Balding	129	—	3183	88	100	87	19d	—	—	+12	21.1	15/2 12%
Closely matched with Shaman Champion, finishing a place behind him in nursery at Goodwood
20 (6)	Dublin Bay b Harry Bentley · Ollie Sangster	Harry Bentley · Ollie Sangster	114	—	07611	73	98	85	18d	—	—	+16	25.4	8/1 11%
Won two 6f 0-60s since h'capping; very progressive and bold show likely despite 10lb rise
11 (9)	Chairmanfourtimes b Ashley Lewis(7) · Adrian Paul Keatley	Ashley Lewis(7) · Adrian Paul Keatley	120	—	2231	79	98	92	24d	—	—	+18	25.5	12/1 8%
Fourth start when comfortable winner of 5f maiden latest; looks on a competitive mark
1 (14)	First Legion b Shane Foley · Richard Hannon	Shane Foley · Richard Hannon	135	—	1205	94	94	80	11d	—	—	+13	17.9	14/1 7%
C&D debut win; better RPRs in defeat in 5f Listed/Group races since; return to 6f a help
10 (1)	Blue Orbit b Hollie Doyle · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Hollie Doyle · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	121	—	2166	80	99	84	19d	—	—	+10	15.4	16/1 6%
Better than result (denied clear run) when behind Shaman Champion and Old Is Gold latest
15 (2)	A'Ali G b Warren Fentiman(5) · Charlie Clover	Warren Fentiman(5) · Charlie Clover	117	—	U61241	76	97	92	22d	—	—	+18	23.6	16/1 6%
Up 4lb since Ripon win but Warren Fentiman claims 5lb; not discounted
2 (5)	Rogue Supremacy b Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	130	—	10515	89	98	71	21d	—	—	+15	20.1	18/1 5%
Not up to Listed/Group 3 races but won sole nursery at Hamilton in July; first run at 6f
9 (12)	Mo Of Cairo gr Sam James · Kevin Ryan	Sam James · Kevin Ryan	122	—	231	81	96	84	46d	—	—	+19	23.4	22/1 4%
Promise first two starts before winning a 5f maiden; yard has had a few run well in this
17 (3)	Dacres Cross b Rowan Scott · Kevin Ryan	Rowan Scott · Kevin Ryan	117	—	54431	76	94	83	8d	—	—	+16	19.6	28/1 3%
Nicely on top at Carlisle last week but carries 6lb penalty in much stronger race now
16 (22)	Ruby's Angel b Saffie Osborne · Hugo Palmer	Saffie Osborne · Hugo Palmer	117	—	2334	76	98	94	18d	—	—	+10	12.3	33/1 3%
Placed on first three starts but only fourth of five on nursery debut latest
21 (4)	Believeinmenow b Faye McManoman · Nigel Tinkler	Faye McManoman · Nigel Tinkler	114	h	295	73	95	97	77d	—	—	+6	9	40/1 2%
Went backwards after his debut second; given break ahead of nursery debut with hood added
14 (13)	Go Vince Go b Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	119	—	8541	78	98	81	8d	—	—	+16	17.5	50/1 2%
6lb penalty for recent Hamilton maiden win but he's going the right way
13 (20)	Ecclefechan b Jack Dace(5) · John Ryan	Jack Dace(5) · John Ryan	120	—	942	79	98	68	12d	—	—	+11	12.8	40/1 2%
Progressive form, going close in 5f maiden latest; will be as effective back at 6f
19 (10)	Veiled Truth b Joe Fanning · Phillip Makin	Joe Fanning · Phillip Makin	115	—	346	74	98	81	18d	—	—	+6	7.9	66/1 1%
Reached the frame on two of three qualifying runs over 5f but not obviously well treated
18 (11)	Awraad b Rhys Elliott(5) · Gemma Tutty	Rhys Elliott(5) · Gemma Tutty	115	—	17	74	96	79	96d	—	—	+12	13.5	66/1 1%
5f debut win before 5l seventh in 5f Listed race here in May; off since
NR (19)	Amorim gr Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	130	—	213	89	98	73	33d	—	—	—	22.3	—
Only 6l third in Listed race latest but Group entries suggest he's still well regarded
NR (15)	Saucy Jane b Taryn Langley(5) · Jack Morland	Taryn Langley(5) · Jack Morland	123	—	21462	82	98	82	10d	—	—	—	17	—
Second in 6f Haydock nursery recently; same mark here but this looks a stronger race
NR (18)	Goldie Bear b Laura Coughlan(3) · Rebecca Menzies	Laura Coughlan(3) · Rebecca Menzies	114	—	35635	73	92	86	4d	—	—	—	8.5	—
Debut third reads well but yet to build on it, including in nursery on Saturday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Utmost Respect	4/1	10/3	4/1	9/2	10/3
Temple Of Athena	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Shaman Champion	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
River Spey	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	6/1
Old Is Gold	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Dublin Bay	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	8/1
Chairmanfourtimes	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	9/1
First Legion	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Blue Orbit	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
A'Ali G	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Rogue Supremacy	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Mo Of Cairo	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Dacres Cross	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	22/1
Ruby's Angel	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Believeinmenow	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Go Vince Go	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Ecclefechan	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Veiled Truth	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Awraad	66/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Amorim	-	-	-	-	-
Saucy Jane	-	-	-	-	-
Goldie Bear	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Utmost Respect

OR: 9.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5.2

9/2

2nd

Chairmanfourtimes

25.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 16.1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

3rd

Dublin Bay

25.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 17 Odds: 2.7

8/1

A'Ali G

23.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 15.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Mo Of Cairo

23.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 14.6 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Amorim

22.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

—

Old Is Gold

21.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 8.9 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Temple Of Athena

20.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Shaman Champion

20.3

OR: 9 Form: 8 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Rogue Supremacy

20.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 9 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Dacres Cross

19.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1

28/1

First Legion

17.9

OR: 11 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Go Vince Go

17.5

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Saucy Jane

OR: 8 Form: 9 Odds: 0

—

Blue Orbit

15.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

River Spey

14.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Awraad

13.5

OR: 6 Form: 7 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ecclefechan

12.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ruby's Angel

12.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Believeinmenow

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Goldie Bear

8.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.7 Odds: 0

—

Veiled Truth

7.9

OR: 6 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
First Legion Top Rated	94	94	80
Rogue Supremacy	89	98	71
Amorim	89	98	73
Old Is Gold	88	100	87
Utmost Respect	87	98	81
Shaman Champion	86	100	88
River Spey	83	97	94
Saucy Jane	82	98	82
Mo Of Cairo	81	96	84
Blue Orbit	80	99	84
Temple Of Athena	79	102	95
Chairmanfourtimes	79	98	92
Ecclefechan	79	98	68
Go Vince Go	78	98	81
A'Ali G	76	97	92
Dacres Cross	76	94	83
Ruby's Angel	76	98	94
Veiled Truth	74	98	81
Awraad	74	96	79
Dublin Bay	73	98	85
Believeinmenow	73	95	97
Goldie Bear	73	92	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Utmost Respect	39d ago	Fit
Temple Of Athena	21d ago	Fit
Shaman Champion	19d ago	Fit
River Spey	22d ago	Fit
Old Is Gold	19d ago	Fit
Dublin Bay	18d ago	Fit
Chairmanfourtimes	24d ago	Fit
First Legion	11d ago	Quick return
Blue Orbit	19d ago	Fit
A'Ali G	22d ago	Fit
Rogue Supremacy	21d ago	Fit
Mo Of Cairo	46d ago	Fresh
Dacres Cross	8d ago	Quick return
Ruby's Angel	18d ago	Fit
Believeinmenow	77d ago	Fresh
Go Vince Go	8d ago	Quick return
Ecclefechan	12d ago	Quick return
Veiled Truth	18d ago	Fit
Awraad	96d ago	Long break
Amorim	33d ago	Fit
Saucy Jane	10d ago	Quick return
Goldie Bear	4d ago	Quick return

Going: Good To Firm

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