16:35 Salisbury

Friday 12 September 2025

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Andy Hardwick & Clive Leonard Memorial Nursery

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 1m 32.68s

(9)

Eleanor Shelby¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies| T: B J Meehan| OR: 75

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/4, third of 5 in novice at Chelmsford (8f) 13 days ago. Improvement needed now venturing down the nursery route.

Form: 723

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(4)

French Affair¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 75| BF

9/2

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Newbury in August. Creditable third of 6 in nursery at Ffos Las (6f, good, evens) 15 days ago. Likely to be on the premises once more.

Form: 49613

(7)

Dublin Bay²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 74

11/8

Two wins from 6 runs, the latest at Doncaster in August. Respectable sixth of 19 in nursery at York (6f, good, 15/2) 23 days ago and he's a major player in this lower grade contest.

Form: 076116

(2)

Chapter²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C Hills| OR: 74

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 7/2, seventh of 9 in novice at Kempton (7f) 23 days ago, slowly away. Needs to raise his game now pitched into a nursery.

Form: 747

(5)

Calchas^b1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 74| BF

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/4, second of 7 in maiden at Lingfield (8f, AW) 22 days ago. Blinkers enlisted for this nursery debut and he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 732

(10)

Box Clever²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 73| CD

15/2

Won 8-runner C&D maiden (good, 9/4) 29 days ago by ¾ length from Eleanor Shelby, finding extra. Open to further improvement now tried in a nursery and she's a leading contender.

Form: 631

Non-Runners

(1)

Eyes Front⁵⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 2

T: E Smyth-Osbourne J: Georgia Dobie

(8)

Ibshara⁵⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: Thomas Greatrex

(6)

Norfolk Blue²²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: W J Knight J: J Mitchell

(3)

Perfect Location²⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: T Ward J: Lewis Edmunds

Forecasts

Dublin Bay (11/8), Calchas (3/1), French Affair (9/2), Chapter (7/1), Eyes Front (7/1), Box Clever (15/2), Perfect Location (12/1), Norfolk Blue (16/1), Eleanor Shelby (20/1), Ibshara (20/1)

The vote goes to EYES FRONT, who travelled well for most of the way when third at Leicester last time and he is taken to strike here on his first run since being gelded. Box Clever landed a C&D maiden last month and she is feared with further progress on the cards, while Calchas, Dublin Bay, French Affair and Perfect Location are others with claims in an open-looking race.