17:10 Chelmsford City

Thursday 9 October 2025

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Betfair Racing Podcasts Nursery

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 58.49s

(4)

Elara May²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: S De Sousa| T: P J McBride| OR: 80| D

11/2

Three wins from 7 runs this year, the latest at Beverley in August. Below form third of 6 in nursery at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft, 4/1) 21 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and will need to raise her game a touch if she's to regain the winning thread.

Form: 331113

(2)

Moonlight Mirage^p1²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Darragh Keenan| T: George Scott| OR: 79| D

17/2

Thrice-raced winner. Sixth of 10 in novice at Kempton (6f, 6/1) 21 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces on 1st time for this nursery debut and improvement is needed.

Form: 416

(5)

Demetrius^b1¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 77| C

5/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Last of 8 in nursery at Pontefract (6f, soft, 5/1) 14 days ago, weakening quickly. Probably amiss on that occasion and now sports first-time blinkers.

Form: 921138

(7)

Artista²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: S Donohoe| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 77| CD

11/2

C&D winner in August. Fourth of 7 in nursery (9/1) at Chester (5.1f, good) 26 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good once more.

Form: 135014

(10)

Mission Classified^b1³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 76| D

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. 17/2, bit below form sixth of 11 in nursery at Thirsk (5f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and now tried in blinkers.

Form: 32166

(9)

Nifty²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Donagh Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 75| C

11/1

Lightly-raced course winner. Successful at Salisbury in June. Sixth of 7 in nursery (9/2) at Chester (5.1f, good) 26 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3116

(3)

Dark Angel Star³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee| T: J Tate| OR: 74| D

10/3

Promising individual. Won 13-runner novice at Newcastle (5f, 5/2) 31 days ago, comfortably. May well have more to offer now pitched into a nursery and she's a big player.

Form: 431

(1)

London Is Blue³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 73| D

10/1

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner nursery at Brighton (5.3f, good, evens) 38 days ago, readily. Now 9 lb higher upped in class and returned to the AW, but merits the utmost respect in this hat-trick bid nonetheless.

Form: 865211

(6)

Guernsey Lady¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: N Callan| T: P D Evans| OR: 73| D

10/1

Winner at Lingfield in May. Good third of 11 in nursery (16/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 16 days ago, running on. Enters calculations.

Form: 103983

(8)

Runamara¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Alexandra Egan⁽⁷⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 71

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Bath in September. 7/1, sixth of 8 in nursery at Pontefract (6f, soft) 14 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and others preferred.

Form: 0816

Non-Runners

(12)

Quantum Power²²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: Tom Clover J: Non Runner

(11)

Little Jaybee³³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: T Ward J: K Shoemark

Forecasts

Dark Angel Star (10/3), Quantum Power (4/1), Demetrius (5/1), Elara May (11/2), Artista (11/2), Moonlight Mirage (17/2), Guernsey Lady (10/1), London Is Blue (10/1), Nifty (11/1), Mission Classified (14/1), Runamara (20/1), Little Jaybee (20/1)

Having made it third time lucky with a bit to spare at Newcastle last month, DARK ANGEL STAR is evidently on the up and it could be that this opening mark seriously underestimates her. Hat-trick seeker London Is Blue will be a danger to all if taking to this surface, while Guernsey Lady and Beverley maiden winner Quantum Power are others to consider.