Blandford Bloodstock Abernant Stakes (Group 3) – Newmarket

Newmarket

3:00

Blandford Bloodstock Abernant Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2025-04-16

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £48,204

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (5)	Romantic Style ch J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	132	—	140-21	108	118	101	75d	—	—	-6	23.4	2/1 33%
Meydan success last time took her 6f form figures to 7111; she's 1-1 over C&D; respected
6 (7)	Sajir b J:Oisin Murphy T:A Fabre	J:Oisin Murphy T:A Fabre	135	—	1345-1	108	121	94	38d	—	—	+9	31.2	11/4 27%
French raider; won on reappearance and is interesting with further improvement plausible
1 (1)	Apollo One ch J:Daniel Tudhope T:P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck	J:Daniel Tudhope T:P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck	138	—	62821-	109	116	106	193d	—	—	+22	32.8	6/1 14%
Won similar event at Ascot on last appearance; incurs 3lb penalty but likely to run well
3 (2)	Lethal Levi b J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	135	b	42011-	109	120	101	207d	—	—	+26	35.9	8/1 11%
Good handicapper; landed the Ayr Gold Cup when last seen; worth his place at Group level
4 (6)	Royal Zabeel b J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	135	—	21-121	111	119	71	39d	—	—	+8	17.9	8/1 11%
Has done well over 7f on for shrewd new connections; further progress is possible
2 (3)	Grand Grey gr J:Jamie Spencer T:Kevin Ryan	J:Jamie Spencer T:Kevin Ryan	135	—	43340-	-	109	88	192d	—	—	-2	4.1	12/1 8%
Useful on the continent but needs improvement on debut for new yard
5 (4)	Run To Freedom b J:Trevor Whelan T:Henry Candy	J:Trevor Whelan T:Henry Candy	135	p	205/0-	111	106	79	363d	—	—	+11	16.9	14/1 7%
Absent since defeat in this race last year; the betting may prove helpful

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Romantic Style	2/1	2/1	15/8	15/8	2/1
Sajir	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Apollo One	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Lethal Levi	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2
Royal Zabeel	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2
Grand Grey	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Run To Freedom	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Lethal Levi

35.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

2nd

Apollo One

32.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 15 Odds: 3.1

6/1

3rd

Sajir

31.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Romantic Style

23.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

Royal Zabeel

17.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Run To Freedom

16.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Grand Grey

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.4 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Royal Zabeel Top Rated	111	119	71
Run To Freedom	111	106	79
Apollo One	109	116	106
Lethal Levi	109	120	101
Romantic Style	108	118	101
Sajir	108	121	94
Grand Grey	—	109	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sajir	38d ago	Fit
Royal Zabeel	39d ago	Fit
Romantic Style	75d ago	Fresh
Grand Grey	192d ago	Long break
Apollo One	193d ago	Long break
Lethal Levi	207d ago	Long break
Run To Freedom	363d ago	Long break