Sandown

Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed Race)

Distance: 1m

Going: Good

Prize: £25,520

Runners: 7

Winning time: 1m 42.45s (slow by 1.35s)

Age: 3yo

Class: Class 1

5 Opera Ballo

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 2lbs

OR: 106

SP: 5/4F

Pulled hard - raced wide early - prominent - switched right and in touch with leaders over 5f out - smooth headway 2f out - led over 1f out - soon edged right against far rail - comfortably(op 11/10)

2 2½

1 Bay City Roller

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Scott

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 7lbs

OR: 110

SP: 9/2

Bumped start - in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - outpaced final furlong - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

3 ¾ 3¼

2 Jackknife

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Roger Varian

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 2lbs

OR: -

SP: 9/2

Dwelt start - towards rear on inner - headway when not clear run over 2f out - switched left and outpaced over 1f out - ran on well and went third towards finish - eyecatcher(op 15/2 tchd 5/1)

4 1½ 4¾

6 Pellitory

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: James Owen

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 2lbs

OR: 104

SP: 12/1

Took keen hold - held up in last - good headway on outer from over 2f out - soon pressed winner - hung badly right inside final furlong - soon no extra and lost two places(op 14/1 tchd 9/1)

5 1¾ 6½

3 Matauri Bay

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 2lbs

OR: 106

SP: 13/2

Ducked right start - prominent - led after 1f - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

6 5 11½

4 Nebras

J: Hollie Doyle

T: John & Thady Gosden

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 2lbs

OR: 97

SP: 8/1

Took keen hold - prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 7/1)

7 28 39½

7 Suhail Star

J: Szczepan Mazur

T: M Al Attiya

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 2lbs

OR: 90

SP: 125/1

Bumped rival start - soon led - prominent after 1f - weakened quickly 2f out(op 200/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.25

Tote place: £1.30 £2.40

Exacta: £7.90

Trifecta: £26.50

CSF: £7.12