Betfred Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2) – Newmarket

Newmarket

15:30

Betfred Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2026-05-01

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £93,572

Weather Clear

Temp 11°C

Wind 10mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 2m 32.38s (slow by 3.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Santorini Star (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	9/4F	Won
2nd	Eydon (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	100/30	1.25
3rd	French Master (IRE) David Egan · John & Thady Gosden	9/2	.5
4th	Sunway (FR) Silvestre De Sousa · David Menuisier	5/1	0.1
5th	Paradias (GER) Hector Crouch · Alan King	18/1	.75
6th	Lion's Pride (GB) Benoit De La Sayette · John & Thady Gosden	4/1	16

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
7 (7)	Santorini Star Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	44112-	107	123	117	209d	—	—	+16	37.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Progressive 2025; form chance on this return but the stayer's mantle will have to be shed
3 (1)	French Master Bay J:David Egan T:John & Thady Gosden	J:David Egan T:John & Thady Gosden	131	—	21150-	108	122	113	251d	—	—	+10	28.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Back down to 1m4f, headgear removed and needs overall improvement; gelding may have helped
6 (5)	Sunway Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Menuisier	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Menuisier	131	t	46-120	112	124	112	34d	—	—	+4	20.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Headstrong with blinkers over 2m latest start, after two solid 1m6f Group 3 runs at Meydan
4 (3)	Lion's Pride Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:John & Thady Gosden	131	—	615-64	110	123	97	13d	—	—	+3	19.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Plenty of lesser shows but in the mix on peak efforts, including 7l Listed win over C&D
2 (2)	Eydon Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	131	—	21410-	114	125	86	138d	—	—	+16	31.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Tailed off in Hong Kong on final start last term but has a shout if back to his best
5 (6)	Paradias Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Alan King	J:Hector Crouch T:Alan King	131	—	42-313	105	119	78	28d	—	—	+10	15.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
In the form of his life this winter but that was on AW and in handicaps; first Group race
NR (4)	Bay City Roller Bay J:TBC T:George Scott	J: T:George Scott	134	—	62241-	117	125	110	174d	—	—	—	30.8	—	—
Highly reliable and progressive too overall, but 7l win in German Group 1 was on soft

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Santorini Star	11/4	11/4	11/4
French Master	7/2	7/2	7/2
Sunway	4/1	4/1	4/1
Lion's Pride	4/1	4/1	4/1
Eydon	9/2	9/2	9/2
Paradias	20/1	18/1	18/1
Bay City Roller	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Santorini Star

37.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 17 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Eydon

31.4

OR: 16 Form: 11 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Bay City Roller

30.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 14 Odds: 0

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French Master

28.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 9 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Sunway

20.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

4/1

Lion's Pride

19.7

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

4/1

Paradias

15.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bay City Roller	117	125	110
Eydon	114	125	86
Sunway	112	124	112
Lion's Pride	110	123	97
French Master	108	122	113
Santorini Star	107	123	117
Paradias	105	119	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lion's Pride	13d ago	Quick return
Paradias	28d ago	Fit
Sunway	34d ago	Fit
Eydon	138d ago	Long break
Bay City Roller	174d ago	Long break
Santorini Star	209d ago	Long break
French Master	251d ago	Long break