July 09 / 14.45 Doncaster

14.45

Good To Firm

Betfred St Leger Trial Novice Stakes (Winner Gets Free Initial Entry To St Leger) (GBB/GBBPlus)

  • Prize money: £41232
  • 1m 3f 197y
  • Class 2
  • 8 runners
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Betfred St Leger Trial Novice Stakes (Winner Gets Free Initial Entry To St Leger) (GBB/GBBPlus)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 35-22

Last run: 55 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
No wins in four but he's useful and beat all bar subsequent Queen's Vase fourth Point Of Law over 1m2f at Newbury in mid-May; led that day and should put up another bold show.
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2nd

5

(6)

29th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 2

13:50 Goodwood

Hatteen

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Runner-up twice in a row (1m2f, good; including behind Bay Royale) before showing improved form for the step up in trip and getting off the mark at the fifth attempt in a novice at Doncaster (1m4f, good to firm) three weeks ago; he was impressive last time and is just the type of 3yo from this yard to keep on progressing; firmly in calculations on handicap debut.

9/4

1st

5

(6)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 197y

Class 2

14:45 Doncaster

Hatteen

9st 4lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

No wins in four but he's useful and beat all bar subsequent Queen's Vase fourth Point Of Law over 1m2f at Newbury in mid-May; led that day and should put up another bold show.

4/1

Form: 22 BF

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Runner-up in both his races and beaten only a neck in the latest (1m4f, good), but appears to have the weakest form claims of those with experience.
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2nd

9

(6)

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 196y

Class 4

17:35 Chester

Sea And Sun

9st 2lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Charlie Johnston

Second in his first two races but easily best form when fourth of eight in novice at Doncaster on third outing; handicap debut was at Glorious Goodwood (again 1m4f on good to firm) and he ran creditably from the front to be fifth of eight; improvement is needed but this longer trip could be interesting.

11/2

5th

9

(8)

29th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 2

13:50 Goodwood

Sea And Sun

8st 6lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Charlie Johnston

Beaten just a neck at Pontefract (1m4f, good) last month on his second start before 5l fourth of eight to Hatteen at Doncaster (1m4f, good to firm); he's 8lb better off with the winner for this handicap debut and further improvement is possible, but it's needed in this warm contest and there's a suspicion he may appreciate a longer trip.

25/1

4th

8

(4)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 197y

Class 2

14:45 Doncaster

Sea And Sun

9st 4lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Charlie Johnston

Runner-up in both his races and beaten only a neck in the latest (1m4f, good), but appears to have the weakest form claims of those with experience.

20/1

Form: 8-6272

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Given every chance when going down narrowly in a 1m4f Newmarket handicap 20 days ago; that form entitles him to a second look here (in new cheekpieces) but he is 0-6 and others should have greater potential.
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5th

4

(5)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 197y

Class 2

14:45 Doncaster

Brave Hunter

9st 4lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos

Given every chance when going down narrowly in a 1m4f Newmarket handicap 20 days ago; that form entitles him to a second look here (in new cheekpieces) but he is 0-6 and others should have greater potential.

8/1

2nd

3

(3)

19th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:10 Newmarket (July)

Brave Hunter

9st 8lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos

0-5, clear best effort when second of 12 on handicap debut at Windsor (1m, good to firm) on penultimate outing; brother to a fairly useful 1m4f winner for the same connections, so today's extra 4f is interesting.

7/1

8th
6 (1)
Poker

10/1

Form: 62-20

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
By Wootton Bassett and out of a sister to Oaks winner Was, he fetched 4,300,000gns in 2024; he can be forgiven his no-show in last month's soft-ground Derby and his previous second at Haydock (first-time cheekpieces retained since) was behind a stablemate who went on to finish close up in the Queen's Vase; respected.
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8th

6

(1)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 197y

Class 2

14:45 Doncaster

Poker

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: K R Burke

By Wootton Bassett and out of a sister to Oaks winner Was, he fetched 4,300,000gns in 2024; he can be forgiven his no-show in last month's soft-ground Derby and his previous second at Haydock (first-time cheekpieces retained since) was behind a stablemate who went on to finish close up in the Queen's Vase; respected.

10/1

13th

13

(4)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 6y

Class 1

16:00 Epsom

Poker

9st 2lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: K R Burke

Having fetched 4,300,000gns in 2024, he is the most expensive yearling colt ever sold at auction in Europe; by Wootton Bassett out of a sister to Oaks winner Was; on the other hand, he was left nearly 9l behind by Bay Of Brilliance at Redcar (1m1f, good to soft) in October and sported cheekpieces at 10-1 when a front-running second of four to a stablemate in Haydock novice (1m4f, good to firm) in April; admirably tenacious in the latter but the dream was once of so much more.

200/1

2nd

3

(4)

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 3f 175y

Class 2

13:25 Haydock

Poker

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: K R Burke

Ran to a modest level in novices on good to soft ground last autumn (7f and 1m1f); upped in trip and tried in headgear for his reappearance and this 4,300,000gns yearling remains capable of better.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 31

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

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Form: 1

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

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Form: 4-22 BF

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

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33/1

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3 yo Colt

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Exacta £28.00
Straight Forecast £25.21
Trifecta £54.80

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