Sky Sports Racing Aston Park Stakes (Group 3) – Newbury

Newbury

12:50

Sky Sports Racing Aston Park Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,710

Winning Time 2m 31.27s (fast by 0.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Eydon (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	16/1	Won
2nd	Tabletalk (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Tom Clover	15/2	1.25
3rd	El Cordobes (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	9/2	1.75
4th	Al Aasy (IRE) Jim Crowley · William Haggas	9/4F	.75
5th	Sunway (FR) Kieran Shoemark · David Menuisier	9/2	.75
6th	King's Gambit (IRE) Ryan Moore · Harry Charlton	11/4	1.5
7th	Raja Raja (GB) Sean D Bowen · David Simcock	150/1	.5

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (1)	Al Aasy Bay J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	131	—	1123-1	115	131	110	22d	—	—	+7	34.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Won Sandown Group 3 three weeks ago and has excellent record here; very solid claims
5 (6)	King's Gambit Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:Harry Charlton	J:Ryan Moore T:Harry Charlton	128	b	2237-4	114	130	113	90d	—	—	-1	23.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Strong Group-race form last summer; gelded since last seen; could still have more to offer
7 (7)	Sunway Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:David Menuisier	J:Kieran Shoemark T:David Menuisier	128	t	2430-3	113	130	120	35d	—	—	+7	23.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2nd in Irish Derby and 3rd in St Leger; could improve for last month's reappearance here
3 (4)	El Cordobes Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	17-221	108	125	86	14d	—	—	+4	18.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won Newmarket handicap in fine style; up in grade today but could be up to the task
8 (3)	Tabletalk Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	128	—	0315-2	108	123	110	35d	—	—	+12	22.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Short-headed in C&D Group 3 on reappearance; further improvement needed in hotter race
4 (5)	Eydon Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	6232-2	106	125	94	106d	—	—	+15	20.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has run some good races since returning from long absence, but others have stronger claims
6 (2)	Raja Raja Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:David Simcock	J:Sean D Bowen T:David Simcock	128	—	65941-	82	88	70	154d	—	—	+17	18.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Comfortable win on AW debut in December but off a mark of just 73; up against it today
NR (8)	Courage Mon Ami Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	/1162/	116	129	-	631d	—	—	—	29.5	—	—
2023 Ascot Gold Cup winner; returns from long absence over a trip short of his optimum

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Al Aasy	9/4	2/1	9/4
King's Gambit	3/1	3/1	3/1
Sunway	9/2	9/2	9/2
El Cordobes	5/1	9/2	5/1
Tabletalk	7/1	15/2	7/1
Eydon	14/1	14/1	14/1
Raja Raja	200/1	150/1	150/1
Courage Mon Ami	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Al Aasy

34.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 10 Odds: 8.7

9/4

2nd

Courage Mon Ami

29.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 13 Odds: 0

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3rd

Sunway

23.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

King's Gambit

23.3

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Tabletalk

22.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Eydon

20.6

OR: 14 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

El Cordobes

18.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Raja Raja

18.2

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Courage Mon Ami	116	129	—
Al Aasy	115	131	110
King's Gambit	114	130	113
Sunway	113	130	120
El Cordobes	108	125	86
Tabletalk	108	123	110
Eydon	106	125	94
Raja Raja	82	88	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
El Cordobes	14d ago	Fit
Al Aasy	22d ago	Fit
Sunway	35d ago	Fit
Tabletalk	35d ago	Fit
King's Gambit	90d ago	Fresh
Eydon	106d ago	Long break
Raja Raja	154d ago	Long break
Courage Mon Ami	631d ago	Long break