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Good To FirmBlandford Bloodstock Abernant Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £48203.5
- 0m 6f 0y
- Class 1
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.00
- Place: £1.70
Form: 1345-1
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 13 (6) |
20th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Won the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville (6.5f, good) last August; kicked off this season with two odds-on Listed defeats but won Group 3 at Chantilly (5f, good) latest; could be in the mix if at the top of his game. |
12/1 |
|
10 (3) |
21st Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Lightly raced, French-trained 4yo who has been better than ever this year, winning the Group 3 Abernant at Newmarket (6f, good) before solid second to Topgear in Group 3 at Longchamp (7f, good to soft); however, needs to raise his game further if he's to make his mark in this competitive Group 1. |
20/1 |
|
1st 6 (7) |
16th Apr 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
French raider whose form includes a Group 3 win and good effort in the Prix Jean Prat last term; justified favouritism at Chantilly (6.5f, AW) on reappearance and looks interesting with further improvement plausible. |
4/1 |
14/1
- Place: £4.40
Form: 43340- D
Last run: 192 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 (7) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 34y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Ran well in the Group 3 Abernant in April on his stable debut (6f, good) but he's been unable to build on it in three runs since; others have more pressing claims. |
20/1 |
|
2 (8) |
12th Jul 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
Ex-French 4yo who excelled himself on stable debut when second in Group 3 Abernant at Newmarket (6f, good); hasn't repeated that form in two runs since, although he faced a stiff task in Group 1 at Royal Ascot on latest; no surprise if he bounces back and he'll be a major player if he does; just as effective at 5f as 6f in France; tongue-tie on for first time in Britain. |
11/2 |
8/1
Form: 42011- D
Last run: 207 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (8) |
7th Sep 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Went very close in a Group 2 at the Curragh (6f, good) in May and comfortably made all in Listed race at Newmarket last month (6f, good to firm; Elmonjed second); carries a 3lb penalty today but has leading claims nevertheless at a track where he has plenty of strong form. |
6/1 |
|
1st 6 (7) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Had a fine 2024 campaign once blinkers were added, winning two Newbury handicaps then blitzing his rivals in the Ayr Gold Cup; 0-4 this year but he has been running with great credit in good company; drops into Listed company and his record of 211 over C&D features a notable 3yo handicap win; looks sure to go well. |
3/1 |
|
3 (5) |
28th Jun 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Last season's Ayr Gold Cup winner who has returned in good nick, going down by only a short head in a 6f Group 2 at the Curragh (good) five weeks ago; also had some good 7f form last year. |
11/1 |
10/1
Form: 205/0- D
Last run: 363 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 10 (3) |
16th Apr 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Capable of smart form, such as placed efforts in two July Cups, but is getting long in the tooth and seems unlikely to break his Abernant duck at the fourth attempt (record in this race reads 404); losing spell goes back almost three years. |
25/1 |
|
11 (9) |
18th Oct 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Has run well at long odds in several Group 1s, including when second in this race in 2022 (150-1) and when third to No Half Measures in this year's July Cup (40-1), but he was never a threat in the Sprint Cup six weeks ago and his overall record is none too consistent. |
50/1 |
|
9 (11) |
6th Sep 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Runner-up in the July Cup at Newmarket (6f, good to soft) in 2023 and, having been lightly raced since, he was a 2l third of 14 to No Half Measures in that same Group 1 two months ago (good to firm); each-way claims if reproducing that form but his profile indicates it's far from guaranteed. |
66/1 |
Evs
Form: 140-21 CD
Last run: 75 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 8 (11) |
30th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Close fourth in last season's French 1,000 Guineas (1m, soft) and easily won Listed race at Meydan (6f, good to firm) in January; probably not seen to best effect when 2l fifth of seven in Group 3 Abernant at Newmarket (6f, good; slowly run) in April; could take step forward now back up to 7f. |
13/2 |
|
5th 7 (5) |
16th Apr 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Finished fourth in last season's French 1,000 Guineas; suited by the drop back to 6f at Meydan (Listed) most recently, taking her form figures over this trip to 7111; she's 1-1 over C&D and warrants respect. |
Evs |
|
5th 7 (5) |
16th Apr 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Finished fourth in last season's French 1,000 Guineas; suited by the drop back to 6f at Meydan (Listed) most recently, taking her form figures over this trip to 7111; she's 1-1 over C&D and warrants respect. |
Evs |
10/1
Form: 21-121 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (5) |
15th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Listed winner (6f) on AW; showed himself to be smart on turf too with a 7f handicap win at Newmarket last month; wouldn't judge him harshly on his Bunbury Cup defeat five weeks ago, racing away from the main action and still in front 1f out; 4lb lower today and he looks a big player for last year's winning connections. |
8/1 |
|
10th 1 (4) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
10st 3lb |
Respectable fifth in this year's Victoria Cup; prevailed last Saturday to take C&D record to 2-2 and overall strike-rate to 7-23; incurs 6lb penalty but Conor Whiteley takes off a useful 5lb; major player. |
8/1 |
9/1
Form: 62821- D
Last run: 193 days
W: 9st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 16 (6) |
19th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 89y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Fine servant to connections down the years; retains ability but he wasn't at his best here last month and younger rivals may have his measure. |
16/1 |
|
11 (12) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb
|
|
10/1 |
|
10th 4 (10) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Admirable campaigner down the years and although he hasn't placed in three visits to York, he has been poorly drawn in two of them and ran well in Listed company on the other occasion; looked to retain ability when third at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) on 2000 Guineas day and he shouldn't be crabbed for his Wokingham effort as he trounced the only other rival to race up the stands' rail; it has been a long time since he's had a mark this low; big run on the cards. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £25.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £24.93 |
| Trifecta | £165.40 |
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