German Group One Racecourses James Seymour Stakes (Listed Race)

Newmarket

15:25

Date 2025-11-01

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £25,520

Winning Time 2m 6.04s (slow by 3.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Liberty Lane (IRE) Shane Gray · K R Burke	5/1	Won
2nd	Gethin (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Owen Burrows	EvensF	2.25
3rd	Torito (GB) Jamie Spencer · John & Thady Gosden	22/1	.75
4th	Peace Man (GB) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	18/1	0.3
5th	Royal Playwright (GB) Rob Hornby · Andrew Balding	11/1	1
6th	Stingray (FR) Hollie Doyle · Marcel Weiss	33/1	0.1
7th	Okeechobee (GB) Hector Crouch · Harry Charlton	11/1	.5
8th	Erzindjan (IRE) Luke Morris · T J Kent	12/1	6
9th	Bolster (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	7/1	10
10th	Mirabeau (GB) Stevie Donohoe · Dominic Ffrench Davis	100/1	23

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8 (6)	Gethin Grey J:Callum Rodriguez T:Owen Burrows	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Owen Burrows	129	—	1-12	108	121	88	50d	—	—	-9	36.5	Evens 50%
Edged out in 1m4f French Listed on just third start; more to come and leading claims
1 (4)	Liberty Lane Bay J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	135	—	310434	111	117	110	21d	—	—	+9	23.4	5/1 17%
Won 2024 Cambridgeshire; Listed success in May and fourth in Group 3 here latest; player
2 (8)	Bolster Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	132	—	-44455	108	121	98	38d	—	—	+8	17.2	15/2 12%
Edged out Peace Man in this last year; some fair runs of late and unlikely to be far away
10 (7)	Royal Playwright Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	129	—	394531	108	116	105	38d	—	—	+22	28.5	11/1 8%
Won 1m2f Goodwood conditions race latest; placed in Listed/Group races; should be in mix
4 (5)	Okeechobee Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Harry Charlton	J:Hector Crouch T:Harry Charlton	132	—	1-4476	105	114	94	38d	—	—	+16	22.7	11/1 8%
Absent for year after winning Group 3 in April 2024 and below that level since
3 (3)	Erzindjan Bay J:Luke Morris T:T J Kent	J:Luke Morris T:T J Kent	132	—	0-4745	99	117	99	21d	—	—	+6	14.5	12/1 8%
Has shaped well in strong handicaps this year (inc Cambridgeshire) but bit to find here
5 (10)	Peace Man Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	132	p	25-758	105	118	77	38d	—	—	+11	14.9	22/1 4%
Edged out by Bolster in this last year but below that level in 2025; cheekpieces go on
7 (9)	Torito Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Jamie Spencer T:John & Thady Gosden	132	p	/33-06	107	120	99	21d	—	—	+11	15.3	25/1 4%
Off for a year after third at 2024 Royal Ascot and no promise in two comeback runs
6 (2)	Stingray Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Marcel Weiss	J:Hollie Doyle T:Marcel Weiss	132	p	653313	100	115	-	27d	—	—	+22	25.9	25/1 4%
Smart effort when placed in German Group 3 latest but still has a bit to find here
9 (1)	Mirabeau Grey Roan J:Stevie Donohoe T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Stevie Donohoe T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	129	h	503675	94	108	90	8d	—	—	+11	12.2	100/1 1%
Useful but nothing in his record to suggest he can play a prominent role here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gethin	10/11	evn	evn	5/6	Evens
Liberty Lane	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Bolster	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Royal Playwright	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Okeechobee	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Erzindjan	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Peace Man	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Torito	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Stingray	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Mirabeau	100/1	80/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gethin

36.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 7 Odds: 15

Evens

2nd

Royal Playwright

28.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.9

11/1

3rd

Stingray

25.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 12.4 Odds: 1

25/1

Liberty Lane

23.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 4

5/1

Okeechobee

22.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Bolster

17.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Torito

15.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Peace Man

14.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Erzindjan

14.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Mirabeau

12.2

OR: 11 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Liberty Lane	111	117	110
Gethin	108	121	88
Bolster	108	121	98
Royal Playwright	108	116	105
Torito	107	120	99
Okeechobee	105	114	94
Peace Man	105	118	77
Stingray	100	115	—
Erzindjan	99	117	99
Mirabeau	94	108	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mirabeau	8d ago	Quick return
Liberty Lane	21d ago	Fit
Erzindjan	21d ago	Fit
Torito	21d ago	Fit
Stingray	27d ago	Fit
Bolster	38d ago	Fit
Royal Playwright	38d ago	Fit
Okeechobee	38d ago	Fit
Peace Man	38d ago	Fit
Gethin	50d ago	Fresh