August 08 / 14.25 Haydock

14.25

Good

Betway Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £53874.5
  • 1m 2f 42y
  • Class 1
  • 4 runners
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Betway Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

4/6 (Won)

  • Win: £1.50

Form: 35-211 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Superbly bred gelding whose form has hit new heights this season; runaway winner of handicap at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) on Oaks day and followed up cosily in Listed race at Sandown (1m2f, good) five weeks ago; thriving and looks the one to beat.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

4

(1)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 42y

Class 1

14:25 Haydock

Sallaal

9st 7lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Superbly bred gelding whose form has hit new heights this season; runaway winner of handicap at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) on Oaks day and followed up cosily in Listed race at Sandown (1m2f, good) five weeks ago; thriving and looks the one to beat.

4/6

1st

5

(4)

3rd Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 1

15:35 Sandown

Sallaal

9st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Produced a very smart handicap performance at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) on Oaks day, registering an RPR of 121 and taking record to 4-8; leading contender provided that form is backed up returned to Listed level.

Evs

1st

3

(16)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 2

15:15 Epsom

Sallaal

9st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Has run respectably on soft; hooded on last two starts, with a back-to-form second of six when stepped up to 1m2f for C&D handicap (good) on 2026 reappearance; raised 5lb since and probably not straightforward but that was a promising effort here from out the back (ran on well with too much to do) and he has to be in serious calculations.

7/2

Form: 06433- D

Last run: 287 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Showed he can go well fresh when winning 1m2f Listed event at Epsom last spring; mostly creditable efforts in defeat afterwards (subsequently gelded) but will probably need a career best to make a winning return after ten months off.
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2nd

5

(2)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 42y

Class 1

14:25 Haydock

Sea Scout

9st 7lb

J: James Doyle

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Showed he can go well fresh when winning 1m2f Listed event at Epsom last spring; mostly creditable efforts in defeat afterwards (subsequently gelded) but will probably need a career best to make a winning return after ten months off.

14/1

3rd

6

(7)

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:45 Newbury

Sea Scout

9st 0lb

J: James Doyle

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Won 1m2f Listed event at Epsom in April; put in his place on next four starts (three of them Group races) but close third in Listed contest at Saint-Cloud (1m4f, very soft) on latest outing was career-best form, racing wide of the others early on and making the running for first time since debut, still in a clear lead 1f out; needs to build on that but there's renewed hope.

10/1

6th

10

(13)

19th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

17:35 Ascot

Sea Scout

9st 2lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Reappeared with a Listed win from Trinity College at Epsom (1m2f, good) in April but he's since come up well short in the Dante (10.2f, good to firm) and the Derby (1m4f, good) and others make greater appeal.

40/1

Form: 1113-9 D BF

Last run: 53 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Rapidly developed into a smart performer last year, winning Listed Glasgow Stakes at Hamilton (1m3f, good); raced too freely when only ninth in Wolferton at Royal Ascot (joint-favourite) on reappearance; still has untapped potential and the last run may have blown away the cobwebs.
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3rd

3

(5)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 42y

Class 1

14:25 Haydock

Nahraan

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: John & Thady Gosden

Rapidly developed into a smart performer last year, winning Listed Glasgow Stakes at Hamilton (1m3f, good); raced too freely when only ninth in Wolferton at Royal Ascot (joint-favourite) on reappearance; still has untapped potential and the last run may have blown away the cobwebs.

5/2

9th

12

(9)

16th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

17:35 Ascot

Nahraan

9st 5lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: John & Thady Gosden

Unraced at two; rapidly developed into a smart performer last year, making it 3-3 when just coming out on top in the Listed Glasgow at Hamilton (1m3f) in July; lost unbeaten record when third in 1m2f Longchamp Group 3 in the autumn but the two ahead of him were Croix Du Nord and Daryz and it was another slight step forward in terms of RPRs; raced only on good/very soft on turf; a surprise if there isn't more to come from him in 2026.

11/2

1st

3

(4)

18th Jul 2025

Good

1m 3f 15y

Class 1

19:10 Hamilton

Nahraan

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: John & Thady Gosden

Picked up well from an unpromising position to run down smart stablemate Cajole on 8.6f Wolverhampton debut in May and confirmed himself an exciting prospect with a 4l win under a penalty over 1m2f at Windsor (good) since; the way he powered clear in the closing stages suggests the slightly longer trip this evening will suit and this Group-entered colt can take the step up to Listed level in his stride.

13/8

OUR TIP

11/2

Form: 17-154 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Successful five times from ten attempts, including in Group 3 at Newbury (1m4f, good) in April, but soundly beaten twice since; now on a retrieval mission and has to concede weight all round.
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4th

1

(3)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 42y

Class 1

14:25 Haydock

Convergent

9st 10lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Successful five times from ten attempts, including in Group 3 at Newbury (1m4f, good) in April, but soundly beaten twice since; now on a retrieval mission and has to concede weight all round.

11/2

4th

4

(4)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Convergent

9st 8lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Tailed off in the mud in his Group 1 attempts last November and last month, latterly in the Coronation Cup at Epsom; progressive otherwise, including two Group wins last autumn and another at Newbury (1m4f, good; Tenability a close third) this April; that Newbury performance makes him a serious contender on form but he's not raced on ground firmer than good.

2/1

5th

3

(3)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 6y

Class 1

14:40 Epsom

Convergent

9st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Scored on soft ground on debut; flopped in the German race won by Bay City Roller but otherwise progressive and overcame trouble to defy a Group 2 penalty in Group 3 contest at Newbury (1m4f, good) on seasonal debut, taking record to 5-8; about 3l behind Lambourn at Chester last term but is now in the same ball park as that opponent on ratings, with a chance of further improvement to boot; adds great interest to this race.

13/2

Non-runners

Danger Bay

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £5.40
Straight Forecast £6.32
Trifecta £11.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sallaal

The Star:

Nahraan

Daily Mirror:

Convergent

D Express:

Sea Scout

Telegraph:

Danger Bay

RP RATINGS:

Sallaal

TOPSPEED:

Sallaal

POSTDATA:

Sallaal

NEWMARKET:

Sallaal

The Times:

Sallaal

The Guardian:

Sallaal

Daily Mail:

Sallaal

The Sun:

Sallaal

Daily Record:

Sallaal