Eydon (2019) Horse

Foal Date

26-Mar-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Olden Times

Dam

Moon Mountain

Prize Money

296816

Trainer

A M Balding

Owners

Prince A A Faisal

About

Newmarket R4 Betfred Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2) — Eydon is a 7yo b trained by A M Balding. He is by the stallion Olden Times out of the mare Moon Mountain. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $296,816, Eydon is regarded as having above‑average ability. On 17th May 2025 at Newbury, ridden by Oisin Murphy, he achieved his most important victory, taking the $98370.00 Cl1 and defeating Tabletalk. He has proved a profitable runner for punters; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 203% return on investment.

Raced At

Sha Tin • Newmarket • Newbury • Southwell • Kempton • Ayr

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Sha Tin 14-Dec-25 2400m GOOD R4 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age (of $26,000,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:28.050, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd 1st Sosie ( M Guyon 126 ) 2nd Giavellotto ( A Atzeni 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Goliath ( C Soumillon 126 ) 0.50L 11th Eydon ( O Murphy 57 ) 47.00L See full results	O Murphy 57kg 47kgL	11 (11)
Italy 19-Oct-25 2400m GOOD R1 G2 3YO+ Open Weight For Age Barrier 4, SP: 2.35 1st Eydon ( P J Mcdonald 59 ) 2nd Alleno ( L Wolff , Cd 59 ) 1.80L 3rd Nyra ( T H Hansen , Cd 55 ) 1.90L	P J Mcdonald 59kg	1 (7)
San Siro 19-Oct-25 2414m (of $99,164) 1st Eydon ( P J Mcdonald 130 ) 2nd Alleno ( L Wolff 130 ) 1.75L 3rd Nyra ( T Hammer-hansen 121 ) 0.00L	P J Mcdonald 59kg	1
Newmarket 26-Sep-25 2410m GOOD R5 CL1 $2,948 (of $54,103) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:30.340, SP: 4.50 1st Lion's Pride ( R Havlin 133 ) 2nd Isle Of Jura ( B Loughnane 133 ) 7.00L 3rd By The Book ( W Buick 133 ) 1.00L 4th Eydon ( O Murphy 138 ) 13.00L See full results	O Murphy 62.6kg 13.00L	4 (7)
Newbury 17-May-25 2410m GOOD R1 G3 CL1 $56,710 (of $98,370) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:31.270, SP: 17.00 1st Eydon ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Tabletalk ( R Ryan 128 , Cd 58 ) 1.30L 3rd El Cordobes ( W Buick 128 , Cd 58 ) 3.10L See full results	O Murphy 58.1kg	1 (7)
Southwell 01-Feb-25 2230m GOOD R4 CL2 $6,042 (of $24,592) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:23.290, SP: 2.00 Slowly away, soon held up in 3rd, closed over 2f out, driven into 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong 1st Champagne Prince ( D Muscutt 128 ) 2nd Eydon ( R Ryan 130 ) 2.75L 3rd Claymore ( J Peate 130 ) 3.00L See full results	R Ryan 59kg 2.75L	2 (4)
Kempton 12-Dec-24 2410m GOOD R7 CL1 $9,675 (of $44,267) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:32.430, SP: 2.63 Raced in 2nd until steadied 3rd 9f out, went 2nd again over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong but never able to challenge 1st Champagne Prince ( W Buick 130 ) 2nd Eydon ( O Murphy 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Fantasy Believer ( H Crouch 134 ) 1.50L See full results	O Murphy 60.8kg 0.75L	2 (5)
Newmarket 02-Nov-24 2010m SOFT R7 LR CL1 $4,842 (of $44,267) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:10.150, SP: 3.00 Held up in rear, ridden well over 2f out, plugged on, took 3rd 1f out, no impression on front pair 1st Bolster ( P Jamin 132 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Peace Man ( R Havlin 132 , Cd 60 ) 0.10L 3rd Eydon ( H Crouch 132 ) 4.10L See full results	H Crouch 59.9kg 4.10L	3 (5)
Ayr 21-Sep-24 2010m GOOD R2 LR CL1 $12,900 (of $59,022) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:05.990, SP: 19.00 Started very slowly, well off the pace in rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on well in 3rd inside final furlong, dead headed for 2nd post 1st Persica ( S M Levey 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Eydon ( P J Mcdonald 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Enfjaar ( J Crowley 131 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.50L See full results	P J Mcdonald 59.4kg 0.50L	2 (9)
Southwell 25-Feb-24 2230m GOOD R2 G3 CL1 $1,350 (of $98,370) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:24.150, SP: 8.50 Always in rear 1st Military Order ( D Tudhope 128 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Lord North ( R Havlin 129 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Tyrrhenian Sea ( J Mitchell 129 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.80L 6th Eydon ( K Stott 129 ) 7.50L See full results	K Stott 58.5kg 7.50L	6 (6)
Newmarket 30-Apr-22 1610m GOOD R5 G1 CL1 $26,800 (of $500,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.270, SP: 34.00 In touch, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, stayed on one pace 1st Coroebus ( J Doyle 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Native Trail ( W Buick 126 , Cd 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Luxembourg ( R Moore 126 , Cd 57 ) 2.30L 4th Eydon ( D Egan 126 ) 4.25L See full results	D Egan 57.2kg 4.25L	4 (15)
Newmarket 14-Apr-22 1810m GOOD R5 LR CL1 $29,489 (of $52,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.890, SP: 23.00 Close up in rear, wide and headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on 1st Eydon ( D Egan 126 ) 2nd Masekela ( W Buick 126 , Cd 57 ) 3.30L 3rd Austrian Theory ( J Fanning 126 , Cd 57 ) 4.10L See full results	D Egan 57.2kg	1 (6)
Newcastle 20-Feb-22 1610m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5 Nv $1,851 (of $7,182) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.530, SP: 1.45 Led, pushed along over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed close home 1st Oceania Legends ( D Muscutt 135 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Eydon ( R Ryan 128 ) 0.15L 3rd Sunset And Vine ( D Tudhope 128 , Cd 58 ) 0.40L See full results	R Ryan 58.1kg 0.15L	2 (8)
Newcastle 12-Dec-21 1610m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5 Nv $888 (of $6,886) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.130, SP: 8.50 Chased leaders, waiting for room and lost position over 2f out, short of room under 2f out and soon plenty to do in 5th, ran on from over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong 1st Franz Strauss ( R Havlin 131 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Nolton Cross ( R Coakley 131 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Eydon ( J Mitchell 131 ) 0.75L	J Mitchell 59.4kg 0.75L	3 (10)