Full Result 8.05 Sandown | 29 May 2025

Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo) 1m Good

1st £25,519.50 2nd £9,675 3rd £4,842 4th £2,412 5th £1,210.50 6th £607.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	5. Opera Ballo (IRE) 5/4F William Buick Charlie Appleby	William Buick Charlie Appleby	3	92 h¹	106	88	111	–
b c Ghaiyyath (IRE) - Dubai Opera (Invincible Spirit)
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)

2⁽⁴⁾ 2½	1. Bay City Roller (IRE) 9/2 Callum Shepherd George Scott	Callum Shepherd George Scott	3	97	110	87	110	–
b c New Bay - Bloomfield (IRE) (Teofilo)
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)

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [3¼]	2. Jackknife 9/2 Oisin Murphy Roger Varian	Oisin Murphy Roger Varian	3	92	–	80	103	–
bb c Kameko (USA) - Dulkashe (IRE) (Pivotal)
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)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [4¾]	6. Pellitory 12/1 Silvestre De Sousa James Owen	Silvestre De Sousa James Owen	3	92	104	77	100	–
b c Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) - Daphinia (Kuroshio)
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)

5⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [6½]	3. Matauri Bay (IRE) 13/2 Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	3	92	106	73	96	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Matauri Pearl (IRE) (Hurricane Run)
Ducked right start, prominent, led after 1f, headed over 1f out, soon weakened (op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

6⁽³⁾ 5 [11½]	4. Nebras 8/1 Hollie Doyle John & Thady Gosden	Hollie Doyle John & Thady Gosden	3	92 p¹	97	60	84	–
ch c Dubawi (IRE) - Princess Loulou (IRE) (Pivotal)
Took keen hold, prominent, weakened over 1f out (op 7/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 28 [39½]	7. Suhail Star (IRE) 125/1 Szczepan Mazur M Al Attiya	Szczepan Mazur M Al Attiya	3	92	90	–	20	–
b c Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Vrai (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Bumped rival start, soon led, prominent after 1f, weakened quickly 2f out (vet said colt lost his right-fore shoe) (op 200/1)

7 ran Off time: 8:08:10 Winning time: 1m 42.45s (slow by 1.35s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Godolphin (Opera Ballo) 1st breeder: Ecurie De Cachene
2nd owner: Victorious Racing (Bay City Roller)
3rd owner: Qatar Racing Limited (Jackknife)
Tote win: £2.25 PL: £1.30 £2.40 Ex: £7.90 CSF: £7.12 Trifecta: £26.50

8:05 Sandown 29 May 2025

Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed Race)