15:00 Doncaster

Saturday 16 September 2017

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:55

Howcroft Industrial Supplies Champagne Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 25.78s

(2)

Dream Today²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: C & M Johnston| D

10/3

Dream Ahead colt and full-brother to French Group 1 winner and 2,000 Guineas placed Al Wukair. Impressive win at York on debut and that form working out well, with the third winning valuable sales race here Thursday. Should go close if he improves.

Form: 1

(7)

Hey Gaman²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: M Harley| T: J Tate| OR: 103| D

6/1

Very effective when able to dominate from the front, as seen on three of his last four runs. Stayed on gamely to win a Listed race at Newbury last time and third has won a Group 3 subsequently. Should run well but not guaranteed to get an easy lead.

Form: 291011

(1)

Island Sound¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: George Wood| T: H Main

100/1

Well beaten on both starts to date, including when fourth of six at Chepstow last time. Seemingly still learning on the job and a lot of improvement needed to figure here.

Form: 94

(3)

Mendelssohn³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

9/1

Scat Daddy colt, cost $3,000,000 as a yearling. Improved markedly for his debut when winning at the Curragh last time out. Form of that race not really working out so far but likely to be a lot more improvement to come.

Form: 81

(8)

Mythical Magic³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby| D

9/4

Iffraaj colt, cost 140,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to Group 3 winner and dam half-sister to Listed winner. Impressive on debut, winning with a fair amount in hand and followed up in Listed race at Deauville last time. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 11

(5)

Red Mist²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: S & E Crisford| BF| D

7/2

Frankel colt, half-brother to Feedyah and dam was placed in Listed company. Impressive winner on debut, defying greenness, and only just touched off by Hey Gaman last time out at Newbury. More improvement to come and jockey is excellent around here.

Form: 12

(6)

Seahenge⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien

8/1

Scat Daddy colt, cost $750,000 as a yearling and has a nice dirt pedigree. Impressive when winning on debut at Naas but no match for some useful rivals at Goodwood last time in a Group 2. Second-string on jockey bookings and others preferred.

Form: 15

Non-Runners

(4)

Grand Koonta⁶⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: C G Cox J: A Kirby

Forecasts

Mythical Magic (9/4), Dream Today (10/3), Red Mist (7/2), Hey Gaman (6/1), Seahenge (8/1), Mendelssohn (9/1), Grand Koonta (20/1), Island Sound (100/1)

DREAM TODAY was impressive on debut and with the form of that race working out particularly well since, and another step forward likely, he could be hard to beat. Mythical Magic is another who arrives unbeaten and he built on his debut win with a Listed success in France last time. Hey Gaman and Red Mist hold similar form lines and may battle it out for minor honours.