Sunday Times takes Sceptre

Retirement on the cards for impressive winner

Last updated: 13th September 2012   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Doncaster. Click here to bet.

sunday times doncaster

Sunday Times: Sprung a surprise in the Sceptre Stakes

Related links

Also see

Profiles

Sunday Times revealed an impressive turn of foot to win the Japan Racing Association Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster.

Peter Chapple-Hyam's filly finished runner-up in the Cheveley Park Stakes as a juvenile but had shown little this season.

Switched off towards the rear by Jamie Spencer, she quickened up to swamp Godolphin's Gamilati inside the final furlong to win going away by a length. Valencha was third.

"I thought she might be in the first four or five but that she might not get home as she hadn't run for a while," said Chapple-Hyam.

"The Guineas just took everything off her, she didn't stay.

"We turned her out with the idea of a late campaign.

"Now she's won a Group race I'd probably retire her at the end of this season but the owner is a sportsman.

"Seven furlongs is her trip and there aren't many races for her."