Pertemps Network King Charles II Stakes (Listed Race)

Newmarket

16:40

Date 2026-05-01

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £34,026

Weather Clear

Temp 10.4°C

Wind 10mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 25.52s (slow by 2.22s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Saber Strike (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	11/2	Won
2nd	Cerro Blanco (GB) Billy Loughnane · Charlie Appleby	2/1	1.25
3rd	Stellar Sunrise (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	5/4F	3
4th	Ellusive Butterfly (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	20/1	.75
5th	Maximized (GB) Connor Planas · Charlie Appleby	14/1	3.75
6th	Jel Pepper (IRE) Hector Crouch · Oliver Cole	10/1	2.75

Runners (6)

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
1 (5)	Cerro Blanco b/br J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	131	—	1	-	101	67	17d	—	—	-14	21.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Odds-on favourite when winning over C&D on recent debut; very bright prospect
5 (2)	Stellar Sunrise Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	131	—	3115-1	103	110	97	14d	—	—	+2	32.6	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Reappeared with commanding handicap win at Newbury and has leading form claims
4 (6)	Saber Strike Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	131	—	1-	-	99	73	178d	—	—	0	14	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Readily made a winning debut at Redcar last November and he's a highly likeable prospect
2 (4)	Jel Pepper Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Oliver Cole	J:Hector Crouch T:Oliver Cole	131	—	3471-4	99	110	105	28d	—	—	+6	14.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won big-field sales race over C&D last October; no surprise to see a bold bid back here
3 (3)	Maximized Bay J:Connor Planas T:Charlie Appleby	J:Connor Planas T:Charlie Appleby	131	—	55-323	98	103	99	17d	—	—	+9	13.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Held in third of five over C&D recently and Cerro Blanco may well be the stable number one
6 (1)	Ellusive Butterfly Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	126	—	43-124	96	109	89	13d	—	—	+8	13	6.25/1	25/1 4%
4th in the Group 3 Fred Darling; could do with settling better but might not be far away

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cerro Blanco	6/4	11/8	6/4
Stellar Sunrise	15/8	15/8	2/1
Saber Strike	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jel Pepper	10/1	9/1	10/1
Maximized	22/1	20/1	20/1
Ellusive Butterfly	25/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Stellar Sunrise

32.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 10 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Cerro Blanco

21.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

6/4

3rd

Jel Pepper

14.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Saber Strike

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

9/2

Maximized

13.2

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ellusive Butterfly

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Stellar Sunrise	103	110	97
Jel Pepper	99	110	105
Maximized	98	103	99
Ellusive Butterfly	96	109	89
Cerro Blanco	—	101	67
Saber Strike	—	99	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ellusive Butterfly	13d ago	Quick return
Stellar Sunrise	14d ago	Fit
Cerro Blanco	17d ago	Fit
Maximized	17d ago	Fit
Jel Pepper	28d ago	Fit
Saber Strike	178d ago	Long break