Sky Sports Racing Aston Park Stakes (Group 3).
Newbury · Saturday, 16 May · 15:25
· 1m 4f
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:25
Off time
5
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.10
11/10
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
10
9/1
05 · —
13
12/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 2 |
Kalpana (M)
FAV
[P]
Very smart mare who chased home Calandagan in last year's King George and returned to Ascot to land a second successive win in Group 1 Fillies' & Mares' Stakes (1½m, good to firm) in October. Will be hard to beat if close to her best on re…
|
Colin Keane | A M Balding | 5 | 59.9 kg |
2.10
11/10
|
| 3rd | 2 | 1 |
Arabian Force (C)
Progressed into a smart performer last year and made a creditable return to action when ½-length second of 8 to Zarraf in listed race at Longchamp (1½m, good) 34 days ago. Top stable has won this twice in recent years.
|
Tom Marquand | W J Haggas | 4 | 58.1 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 5th | 3 | 4 |
French Master (G)
[P1]
Winner of 1¾m handicaps at Goodwood and Royal Ascot at the start of last summer. Creditable 1¾ lengths third of 6 to Santorini Star in Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket (1½m, good) on reappearance 15 days ago. Headgear (first-time cheekpiece…
|
James Doyle | J & T Gosden | 5 | 58.1 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 4th | 4 | 3 |
Liberty Lane (G)
2024 Cambridgeshire winner who landed a pair of 1¼m listed races last season. Probably needed the run when 5½ lengths fifth of 7 in listed race at Longchamp (9f, good) on reappearance 34 days ago. First attempt at 1½m.
|
C Lee | K R Burke | 6 | 58.1 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | 5 |
West Wind Blows (G)
Won all-weather listed race at Deauville in December. Seemed to show he's still capable of very smart form when chasing home Calandagan in Dubai Sheema Classic (1½m, good) in March but he was seen to maximum effect from the front. Respecta…
|
W Buick | S & E Crisford | 7 | 58.1 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
Betting forecast: Kalpana (11/10), West Wind Blows (11/4), Arabian Force (9/2), French Master (9/1), Liberty Lane (12/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 56710.0 GBP |
| P2 | 21500.0 GBP |
| P3 | 10760.0 GBP |
| P4 | 5360.0 GBP |
| P5 | 2690.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1350.0 GBP |