Sandown Races
Sandown
20:05
Star Sports Heron Stakes ()
Sandown
Date: Thu, 29 May 2025
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25
Place: £1.30 £2.40
Exacta: £7.90
Trifecta: £26.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Opera Ballo (IRE) | 3 C | Elite | Charlie Appleby | 128 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Pulled hard - raced wide early - prominent - switched right and in touch with leaders over 5f out - smooth headway 2f out - led over 1f out - soon edged right against far rail - comfortably(op 11/10) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Bay City Roller (IRE) | 3 C | Good | George Scott | 133 lbs | 9/2 | - | Bumped start - in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - outpaced final furlong - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 5/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Jackknife (GB) | 3 C | Good | Roger Varian | 128 lbs | 9/2 | - | Dwelt start - towards rear on inner - headway when not clear run over 2f out - switched left and outpaced over 1f out - ran on well and went third towards finish - eyecatcher(op 15/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Pellitory (GB) | 3 C | AVG | James Owen | 128 lbs | 12/1 | - | Took keen hold - held up in last - good headway on outer from over 2f out - soon pressed winner - hung badly right inside final furlong - soon no extra and lost two places(op 14/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Matauri Bay (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 128 lbs | 13/2 | - | Ducked right start - prominent - led after 1f - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Nebras (GB) | 3 C | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 128 lbs | 8/1 | - | Took keen hold - prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 7/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Suhail Star (IRE) | 3 C | Poor | M Al Attiya | 128 lbs | 125/1 | - | Bumped rival start - soon led - prominent after 1f - weakened quickly 2f out (vet said colt lost his right-fore shoe)(op 200/1) |