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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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
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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5th

5

(1)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:30 Windsor

Sea Scout

9st 7lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Smart 3yo, winning a 1m2f Listed race in the spring and even better in the autumn when placed at that same level and in Group company over 1m4f (soft); dictated steady fractions on his belated return (after being gelded) in a Group 3 at Haydock (1m2f, good), only to succumb to the seriously progressive Sallaal; fully entitled to step up on that run.

4/1

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

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

5

(9)

16th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:30 Sandown

Nahraan

9st 6lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: John & Thady Gosden

Made it 3-3 with Listed win at Hamilton (1m3f, good) last July and good third in French Group 3 (1m2f, very soft) next time; just two outings this year and he hasn't kicked on, but it was still a respectable third of four in a Group 3 at Haydock (1m2f, good) last month and it's possible this drop to 1m will be a positive; this very lightly raced 4yo could have a part to play.

9/2

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

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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