13:50 Doncaster

Friday 15 September 2023

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Betfred Flying Scotsman Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 1m 25.96s

(4)

Battle Cry²¹

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

17/2

Left his debut behind when second of 7 over 7f at Down Royal and improved another chunk when going one better in valuable maiden at York. Needs to progress again but that is entirely possible given who trains him.

Form: 821

(7)

Dancing Gemini²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: R A Teal| OR: 87| D

5/1

Offered plenty to work on when second of 9 in maiden at Salisbury (7f, good to firm, 7/2) on debut. Not disgraced in listed race at Ascot since and big improvement back down in class when winning Newbury maiden. That form is working out well and needs considering.

Form: 251

(10)

Ice Max³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| D

22/1

Dark Angel colt who confirmed debut promise when landing the odds in a Catterick maiden (7f, good) 38 days ago but has plenty to find on bare form here.

Form: 41

(9)

Kingdom Of Riches³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| D

9/1

Confirmed debut promise when landing odds in decent time at Leicester. Further improvement on the cards and could be useful.

Form: 21

(3)

Local Hero¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

9/1

37,000 gns yearling, Phoenix of Spain colt. Half-brother to 5f winner Sparkalex and 2-y-o 5f winner Greenroad. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner. Looked an exciting prospect when easy winner of 9-runner novice at Kempton (8f) 16 days ago. so warrants plenty of respect.

Form: 1

(8)

Royal Zabeel³⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: K A Ryan

16/1

Mastercraftsman colt. Dam, French 6.5f winner, half-sister to US Grade 2 9f winner Last Samurai out of useful 8.5f minor US stakes winner Lady Samuri. Left debut well behind winning Pontefract maiden by a wide margin. That was a weak event, however, so needs to improve again.

Form: 71

(6)

Warm Spell⁵⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Varian| D

11/2

€170,000 foal, 260,000 gns yearling, Mehmas colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 6f Riflescope. Produced a promising first effort behind a useful and experienced rival at Goodwood (6f) before landing the odds in a good time at Newbury (7f, good) 56 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 21

(5)

War Rooms⁵⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: Owen Burrows| CD

2/1

200,000 gns yearling, Churchill colt. Closely related to useful winner up to 1¼m Herring Island and half-brother to French 1¼m winner Aduna. Looked potentially smart in making a winning start in C&D novice (soft), powering away from a pair with experience. Big shout.

Form: 1

(2)

Gushing Gold²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 92| D

11/1

Blue Point filly. Improved to make a winning nursery bow in a big field at York (7f, good to firm) 22 days ago. That form looks rock solid so makes the shortlist.

Form: 29331

Non-Runners

(1)

Power Mode²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: Alice Haynes J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

War Rooms (2/1), Dancing Gemini (5/1), Warm Spell (11/2), Battle Cry (17/2), Kingdom Of Riches (9/1), Local Hero (9/1), Gushing Gold (11/1), Royal Zabeel (16/1), Ice Max (22/1), Power Mode (33/1)

A decent renewal with all bar one a last-time-out winner. WAR ROOMS produced a highly promising effort when making a winning debut under similar conditions over C&D in July so shades the vote over Local Hero, who also made a taking debut at Kempton. Dancing Gemini and Gushing Gold are just a couple of other potential dangers.