Betfred Park Hill Stakes
Group 2, Doncaster 15:35
£150,000 guaranteed,
3yo+ fillies & mares,
1m 6f 115y, Class 1    
Thursday 11th September 2025

1 Santorini Star 7/2
2 Consent 5/1
3 Crepe Suzette 10/1
11 ran Distances: nk, 2l, hd
Time: 3m 7.19s (slow by 1.69s)

Tom Marquand underlined exactly why Aidan O’Brien has handed him the reins on St Leger hot-favourite Scandinavia, by driving Santorini Star up to win in compelling fashion. 

William Haggas’ four-year-old had stepped up markedly in class after a handicap win at York only three weeks prior—but she met the challenge—and then some—with aplomb. 

She led from the front in what is often dubbed the “fillies’ St Leger”, and though she faced pressure from Chorus on the inside and Danielle on the outside with two furlongs to go—both looking threatening—Marquand had conserved enough, and saw them both off. Then came Sir Mark Prescott’s Consent, closing fast under Luke Morris. Consent edged briefly ahead, only for Santorini Star, to her massive credit, to respond, dig in, and go on again to win by a neck—keeping up the excellent run of the yard. 

Marquand said:

“She comes off the bridle quite early, but you never really feel in trouble and I always feel like the first flick you give her will give you a good indication of what she’s going to do.

“I gave her that first flick today and I thought the Prescott filly would have to be good to beat her. She stays really well, she’s tough in the finish and she enjoyed that ground.

“It was a big step up from a handicap win at York, but she’s really finding her mojo and her legs now.

“She’s gone up a big notch to win a Group Two and there are plenty of options for her over a mile and six (furlongs) or two miles or even further if you wanted to – she’s an exciting filly.”

Santorini Star runs in the silks of Tony Bloom and Ian McAleavy, and Bloom’s racing manager, Sean Graham, added:

“She won a handicap over two miles at York last time and it was always a slight concern coming back to a mile and six and half a furlongs – and I think the half a furlong definitely helped us there!

“It’s a Group Two win now and I don’t know what plans William might have for her for the rest of the year, but certainly you’d like to think she could turn into a Cup filly next year over two miles because she stays so well.

“Tom was very complimentary about her, he said she kept finding, put her head down and didn’t stop and that’s what you need.

“We expected her to run well today, but to see her go and win like that is a bonus.”

BoyleSports

Park Hill Stakes
£150,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 6f 115y, Class 1
11 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (4)    Santorini Star 4 9-7 William Haggas Tom Marquand 7/2
2 (5) nk Consent 3 8-12 Sir Mark Prescott Bt Luke Morris 5/1
3 (8) 2 Crepe Suzette 3 8-12 John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin 10/1
4 (9) hd Danielle 4 9-7 John & Thady Gosden James Doyle 5/2F
5 (3) 1¼ Floresta 3 8-12 J P Murtagh Ben Coen 7/1
6 (7) 1 Chorus 4 9-7 William Haggas Cieren Fallon 33/1
7 (2) ½ Zilfee 4 9-7 John & Thady Gosden Colin Keane 16/1
8 (1) nse Elana Osario 4 9-7 P Twomey W J Lee 17/2
9 (6) 3¾ Secret Of Love 3 8-12 Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy 16/1
10 (10) 1¼ Queens Fort 4 9-7 John & Thady Gosden William Buick 50/1
11 (11) ¾ Strassia 4 9-7 David O'Meara Rossa Ryan 50/1

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