Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed Race) – Sandown

Sandown

20:05

Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed Race)

Date 2025-05-29

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £25,520

Winning Time 1m 42.45s (slow by 1.35s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Opera Ballo (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	5/4F	Won
2nd	Bay City Roller (IRE) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	9/2	2.5
3rd	Jackknife (GB) Oisin Murphy · Roger Varian	9/2	.75
4th	Pellitory (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · James Owen	12/1	1.5
5th	Matauri Bay (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	13/2	1.75
6th	Nebras (GB) Hollie Doyle · John & Thady Gosden	8/1	5
7th	Suhail Star (IRE) Szczepan Mazur · M Al Attiya	125/1	28

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (7)	Opera Ballo Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	h	116	106	119	85	43d	—	—	-4	41	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Impressive on AW on first two starts; pulled hard when sixth in Craven; retains potential
1 (4)	Bay City Roller Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	133	—	111-	110	114	88	257d	—	—	+26	41.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Made it 3-3 in Group 2 Champagne Stakes last September; strong contender despite penalty
3 (1)	Matauri Bay Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	126-8	106	115	86	43d	—	—	+3	18.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Group 2 runner-up here last August; down the field in Craven but may have needed the run
4 (3)	Nebras Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Hollie Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	128	p	17-22	97	112	85	27d	—	—	+4	14.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Listed runner-up latest (beaten 3l); needs to find something extra but he's with top yard
2 (2)	Jackknife b/br J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Varian	J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Varian	128	—	1	-	101	54	37d	—	—	+3	12.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Narrow debut win at Epsom; half-brother to top-class Defoe; could have lots more to offer
6 (6)	Pellitory Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:James Owen	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:James Owen	128	—	231-19	104	113	79	27d	—	—	+9	15.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Listed flop at Newmarket last time but progressive previously and he's not written off
7 (5)	Suhail Star Bay J:Szczepan Mazur T:M Al Attiya	J:Szczepan Mazur T:M Al Attiya	128	—	51512	90	99	-	50d	—	—	+24	25.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Two wins in Qatar in February but looks to face a tough task on this first British start

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Opera Ballo	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10
Bay City Roller	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1	9/2
Matauri Bay	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1
Nebras	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Jackknife	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Pellitory	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Suhail Star	250/1	200/1	150/1	200/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bay City Roller

41.4

OR: 15 Form: 22 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Opera Ballo

OR: 14 Form: 12 Odds: 15

11/10

3rd

Suhail Star

25.2

OR: 10 Form: 15 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Matauri Bay

18.4

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Pellitory

15.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Nebras

14.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Jackknife

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bay City Roller	110	114	88
Opera Ballo	106	119	85
Matauri Bay	106	115	86
Pellitory	104	113	79
Nebras	97	112	85
Suhail Star	90	99	—
Jackknife	—	101	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Nebras	27d ago	Fit
Pellitory	27d ago	Fit
Jackknife	37d ago	Fit
Opera Ballo	43d ago	Fit
Matauri Bay	43d ago	Fit
Suhail Star	50d ago	Fresh
Bay City Roller	257d ago	Long break