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title: "Eabha Wins Newmarket Nursery at 15/2 as Preview Value Call Lands"
canonical: "https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/newmarket-nursery-result-eabha/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Markin"
section: "News"
published: "2026-08-08T15:12:00Z"
modified: "2026-08-08T15:12:00Z"
---

# Eabha Wins Newmarket Nursery at 15/2 as Preview Value Call Lands

Eabha won the 2:30 William Hill Epic Boost Nursery at Newmarket at 15/2 — flagged as the value at exactly that price in [this morning’s preview](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/newmarket-races-today-tips/) — while 6/5 favourite Mysterious Times was mugged close home. If you backed the favourite, you lost by less than a length. That’s the game.

| Pos | Horse | Jockey | SP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1st | Eabha | Charles Bishop | 15/2 |
| 2nd | Mysterious Times | Billy Loughnane | 6/5 F |
| 3rd | Theheatison | Silvestre De Sousa | 33/1 |

## The Race Story

Eve Johnson Houghton’s filly sat second as Charlie Appleby’s top weight tried to make his class tell up the July Course rise. Ridden over a furlong out, Eabha was carried left inside the final furlong mid-challenge, straightened up, kept on and took it near the line in 1m 25.80s. Epsom form over this trip held up; the Appleby hype at the head of the market did not, and 33/1 chance Theheatison sneaked third for forecast players. The Tote paid £8.50 the win.

## Tipster Accountability

Split verdict against [the preview](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/newmarket-races-today-tips/): the named selection Sanbona Warrior (11/4) was only fourth, but the value line — “Eabha won over this trip at Epsom and should have more to offer at 15/2” — is the winner, at the price. No confirmed interest from the tracked ledger quartet in a Class 4 nursery; [the bankroll table](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/tipster-review-templegate-kealy-oddschecker-day-one/) waits on the Ascot races. Earlier on the card, Sugar Yes Please had already beaten the site’s fancy in the [Sweet Solera](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/08/08/sweet-solera-stakes-result-sugar-yes-please/).

## Looking Ahead

Next up after the 3:05 newcomers’ maiden is the 3:40 William Hill Handicap — the race the preview is sweating on, with Castle Rock (6/5 this morning) carrying the “a mark of 89 could seriously underestimate him” label for Appleby. A nursery reversal here makes that one no formality.