14:55 Newbury

Friday 19 September 2025

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Dubai Duty Free Nursery (Str)

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 1m 27.81s

(1)

Shaman Champion³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: W Buick| T: R Hughes| OR: 86

9/2

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Leicester in May. 13/2, creditable eighth of 19 in nursery at York (6f, good) 30 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 19528

(10)

Gorey Gold⁹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 84

14/1

Thrice-raced winner. 6¾ lengths fifteenth of 23 to Havana Hurricane in listed Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f, firm, 33/1), met some trouble. Off 93 days but can't be dismissed on his handicap debut.

Form: 510

(6)

Victorious One⁵⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 83| BF

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable sixth of 11 in nursery (10/3) at Goodwood (7f, good to soft) 50 days ago, slowly away. Possibilities.

Form: 2226

(2)

Senorita Vega³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Ashley Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 82

5/1

Winner at Brighton in May. Excellent second of 6 in nursery at Newmarket (7f, good, 14/1) 34 days ago. Progressing recently so she's not taken lightly.

Form: 431042

(9)

Hardy's Hero¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 82

15/2

Improving New Bay colt made it 2-3 when bagging 10-runner novice at Carlisle (5.8f, good) 18 days ago, just holding on. Back up in trip for his nursery bow with more to offer. Big shout.

Form: 711

(5)

Sovereign View²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: N Callan| T: J Tate| OR: 78| BF

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden, best effort when second of 9 in novice at Chelmsford City (7f) 22 days ago, clear of rest. Makes handicap debut and much respected.

Form: 442

(4)

French Affair⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 75| C

7/2

Course winner in August and comes here on the back of a very good second of 6 in nursery at Salisbury (7f, soft) 7 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off an unchanged mark.

Form: 496132

(7)

Eyes Front⁶⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Georgia Dobie| T: E Smyth-Osbourne| OR: 74

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, strong-travelling third of 7 in nursery (10/3) at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 57 days ago. Gelded since and he's very much one to consider.

Form: 0223

(11)

Robert Anstruther³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Nicola Currie| T: H Candy| OR: 74

22/1

Fair maiden who wasn't disgraced when fourth of 9 in novice at Kempton (7f, 11/1) 30 days ago, better placed than most. Not ruled out now going into nurseries.

Form: 454

(8)

John Barleycorn⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 70

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, last of 7 in nursery at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 41 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 04727

Non-Runners

(3)

Amazing Journey²⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: J A Osborne J: S W Kelly

Forecasts

French Affair (7/2), Victorious One (4/1), Shaman Champion (9/2), Senorita Vega (5/1), Hardy's Hero (15/2), Sovereign View (8/1), Gorey Gold (14/1), Amazing Journey (16/1), Eyes Front (22/1), Robert Anstruther (22/1), John Barleycorn (25/1)

A competitive nursery but HARDY'S HERO arrives firmly on the up and is fancied to complete a hat-trick with this step up to 7f also a plus. Handily-weighted course scorer French Affair rates a big danger to William Haggas' son of New Bay though, while Eyes Front and Amazing Journey can both advance their form here and need factoring in too.