29 May 2025 20:05 Sandown
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £25,520); Distance: 1m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(7) |
| - |
Opera Ballo (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
116 / 3 |
Flat (43) | W Buick | C Appleby Godolphin |
5/4 | |
| raced keenly on outer early, settled behind leaders, closed 2f out, pushed along and led well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside last, readily | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(4) |
| 2½ L |
Bay City Roller (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
111- / 3 |
Flat (257) | Callum Shepherd | George Scott Victorious Racing |
9/2 | |
| bumped start, mid-division, effort and headway over 2f out, went 3rd approaching final furlong, ran on but no match for winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(2) |
| ¾ L |
Jackknife (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
1 / 3 |
Flat (37) | Oisin Murphy | R Varian Qatar Racing Limited |
9/2 | |
| towards rear, closed up well over 2f out and soon waiting for gap, switched left and pushed along over 1f out, kept on into 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
6(6) |
| 1½ L |
Pellitory (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
1231-19 / 3 |
Flat (27) | S De Sousa | James Owen The Gredley Family |
12/1 | |
| in rear, switched to outer and pushed along for headway approaching 2f out, soon pressed leader, no impression and lost 2 places final 110 yards | ||||||||||
5th |
3(1) |
| 1¾ L |
Matauri Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
126-8 / 3 |
Flat (43) | Hector Crouch | R M Beckett Valmont, Ballylinch… |
13/2 | |
| led, pushed along under 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
6th |
4(3) |
| 5 L |
Nebras (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
17-22 / 3 |
Flat (27) | Hollie Doyle | J & T Gosden Mr Imad Alsagar |
8/1 | |
| handy, pushed along 2f out, soon dropped away | ||||||||||
7th |
7(5) |
| 28 L |
Suhail Star (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
51512 / 3 |
Flat (50) | Szczepan Mazur | Mohammed Khalifa Al Al Jeryan Stud |
125/1 | |
| shifted right start, prominent on outer, weakened quickly 2f out | ||||||||||