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15:00 Doncaster

Pommery Champagne Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 6y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £75,000 added
  • Winner: £42,532
  • 2nd: £16,125
  • 3rd: £8,070
  • 4th: £4,020
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.42s
  • Off Time: 15:00:36
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Threat (IRE)

6/5

    2
    Silk -

    Royal Crusade

    9/4

      1(3)
      Silk - Red, white sash, royal blue cap

      Threat (IRE)

      22
      6/5
      • Form 1221
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 113

      keen close up, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, jinked right final strides

      2(4)
      Silk - Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap

      Fort Myers (USA)

      15
      8/1
      • Form 12433
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 103

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on same pace inside final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Yellow, large Black spots and spots on cap

      Juan Elcano

      63 D
      4/1
      • Form 12
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      keen prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, stayed on one pace

      4(2)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Royal Crusade

      22 D
      9/4
      • Form 1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      close up, headway entering final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

      5(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves, royal blue cap

      Royal Dornoch (IRE)

      10 D
      20/1
      • Form 02371
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 102

      tracked leaders, pushed along to press leader over 2f out, ridden and weakened entering final furlong

      Previous results

      2018
      (5)
      Silk -

      Too Darn Hot

      4/11
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      2017
      (6)
      Silk -

      Seahenge (USA)

      8/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      2016
      (1)
      Silk -

      Rivet (IRE)

      7/4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Threat finally earned some black type when staying on strongly to land the Gimcrack at York but he has an extra furlong to cover here and also a 3lb penalty. JUNA ELCANO missed the break when only beaten a length by Mystery Power in the Superlative Stakes at Newmarket. The first two pulled well clear and Kevin Ryan’s colt can get back to winning ways here ahead of the more-exposed Ballydoyle pair Fort Myers and Royal Dornoch. Royal Crusade won a shade cosily on debut at Newmarket, despite running green. He has the most scope of these but this test may come a bit soon in his career.

      Formwatch

      Threat (IRE) 11-10fav (9-0) Held up in touch in mid-division, smooth headway between horses tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on well, won at York 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Aug beating Lord Of The Lodge (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.

      Fort Myers (USA) 6-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along 2f out and soon headed, ridden and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Lope Y Fernandez (9-3) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Aug.

      Juan Elcano 6-1 (9-1) Close up, headway to press leaders 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Mystery Power (9-1) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.

      Royal Crusade 5-6fav (9-0) Went right start, good headway to lead over 1f out, pushed along and ran on, won at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gf in Aug beating Hot Summer (9-0) by nk, 9 ran.

      Royal Dornoch (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway early straight and pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on well final 100 yards, won at Gowran Park 7f mdn Yielding in Sep beating Edward Hopper (9-5) by 1/2l, 15 ran.