Weatherbys Scientific £300,000 2-Y-O Stakes (GBB Race)

Doncaster

14:25

Date 2023-09-14

Distance 6f111y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £147,540

Winning Time 1m 20.97s (slow by 4.47s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Room Service (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	10/1	Won
2nd	Dragon Leader (IRE) William Buick · Clive Cox	7/4F	2.25
3rd	Johannes Brahms (GB) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	2/1	0.2
4th	Soldier's Gold (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	14/1	0.05
5th	Flaccianello (IRE) Cam Hardie · Richard Fahey	33/1	2.25
6th	Lambert (GB) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	12/1	1.25
7th	We Never Stop (IRE) Shane Gray · Kevin Ryan	50/1	.5
8th	Grey Cuban (GB) Daniel Tudhope · Hugo Palmer	28/1	0.3
9th	Imperial Express (IRE) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	66/1	1.5
10th	Balon d'Or (GB) Ben Curtis · Hugo Palmer	40/1	1.25
11th	Run Boy Run (GB) Jim Crowley · Richard Spencer	22/1	.75
12th	Watcha Matey (GB) Jason Hart · Hugo Palmer	33/1	.75
13th	Al Shabab (FR) Richard Kingscote · Andrew Balding	80/1	0.3
14th	Vantheman (IRE) Tom Marquand · Kevin Ryan	28/1	.5
15th	Komat (GB) J F Egan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	18/1	.5
16th	Celtic Warrior (IRE) Rob Hornby · Andrew Balding	50/1	0.05
17th	Kodiac Thriller (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Charles Hills	28/1	6.5

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
17 (7)	Dragon Leader Chestnut J:William Buick T:Clive Cox	J:William Buick T:Clive Cox	120	—	111	98	120	100	21d	—	—	+14	42.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Impressive in similar event at York, taking record to 3-3; leading contender
3 (17)	Johannes Brahms Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	130	—	122	106	117	110	20d	—	—	+8	35.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Ballydoyle colt who ran well in the Gimcrack last time; big player on form
8 (1)	Room Service Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	133	89	100	94	22d	—	—	+14	22.1	2.50/1	11 9%
Sound effort in nursery at the York Ebor festival; could go well again
10 (18)	Soldiers Gold Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	126	—	421175	93	108	88	21d	—	—	+15	21.5	2.75/1	12 8%
Largely progressive; ran well in York nursery last time; frame possibilities
13 (13)	Lambert Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	123	—	6111	83	104	92	6d	—	—	+26	32	3.75/1	16 6%
Improving sort who is bidding for a four-timer; possibilities
5 (16)	Kodiac Thriller Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Charles Hills	J:Jamie Spencer T:Charles Hills	130	—	25	-	86	79	47d	—	—	0	4.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Form of latest effort is working out well but this is no easy task
14 (14)	Run Boy Run Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Richard Spencer	J:Jim Crowley T:Richard Spencer	123	—	22	-	99	80	14d	—	—	+5	9.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Looks a winner waiting to happen; interesting despite the rise in class
15 (6)	Flaccianello Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	121	—	1061	85	105	84	40d	—	—	+19	22.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Something to find on form but chance would improve granted slow ground
18 (15)	Komat Bay J:J F Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:J F Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	118	—	1365	95	111	97	47d	—	—	+12	17.1	4.75/1	20 5%
Ran well in the Albany two starts ago; place possibilities on ratings
2 (11)	Grey Cuban Grey J:Daniel Tudhope T:Hugo Palmer	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Hugo Palmer	130	—	220	79	88	73	21d	—	—	+11	14	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Came up well short in the York contest won by Dragon Leader
NR (3)	Jonny Concrete Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Iain Jardine	J:NON-RUNNER T:Iain Jardine	130	—	28	-	84	50	19d	—	—	-4	6.6	16.25/1	66 2%
Went close on first outing but ran poorly latest
11 (5)	Watcha Matey Bay J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	126	—	423231	80	96	87	27d	—	—	+22	24.6	12.25/1	50 2%
Ratings suggest he's unlikely to follow up his Newmarket win
9 (12)	Vantheman Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Marquand T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	315	83	90	79	21d	—	—	+15	17.3	12.25/1	50 2%
Finished 6l behind Dragon Leader at York; now worse off with that rival
7 (9)	Celtic Warrior Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	128	—	63	-	86	68	14d	—	—	+1	3.6	9.75/1	40 3%
Looks held by Run Boy Run on latest effort
1 (10)	Balon Dor Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Hugo Palmer	J:Ben Curtis T:Hugo Palmer	130	—	324676	87	100	96	21d	—	—	+9	10.8	12.25/1	50 2%
0-6 since debut win and limitations look exposed; tough task on these terms
12 (4)	We Never Stop Bay J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	126	—	3210	85	101	82	21d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+18	19.6	19.75/1	80 1%
Comfortably held in similar event at York but may bounce back
16 (2)	Imperial Express Bay J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	121	—	63	-	83	67	19d	—	—	+1	3.6	9.75/1	40 3%
Has some ability but this looks a stiff task
6 (8)	Al Shabab Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Andrew Balding	J:Richard Kingscote T:Andrew Balding	128	—	033	74	89	79	22d	—	—	+10	11.6	19.75/1	80 1%
Possesses ability but has a lot to find on ratings

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Dragon Leader	9/4	2	2	2	7/4
Johannes Brahms	15/8	2	9/4	2	2
Room Service	9	10	10	9	11
Soldiers Gold	12	12	12	12	12
Lambert	16	12	12/1	14	12
Kodiac Thriller	20	18	22	20	20
Run Boy Run	22	16	18	18	20
Flaccianello	25	22	22/1	25	22/1
Komat	20	18	20	20	20
Grey Cuban	33	28	33/1	28	33/1
Jonny Concrete	66	50	50	66	40
Watcha Matey	50	40	50	40	40
Vantheman	50	40	40	40	40
Celtic Warrior	33	40	40	40	40
Balon Dor	50	50	50	50	50
We Never Stop	80	50	50	50	50
Imperial Express	40	40	40	40	40
Al Shabab	80	80	66	80	66

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Dragon Leader

42.9

OR: 12 Form: 22 Odds: 8.9

9/4

2nd

Johannes Brahms

35.9

OR: 14 Form: 13.5 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Lambert

OR: 8.3 Form: 22 Odds: 1.7

Watcha Matey

24.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0.6

Flaccianello

22.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 13 Odds: 1.1

Room Service

22.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 2.2

Soldiers Gold

21.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 9 Odds: 1.7

We Never Stop

19.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 10.4 Odds: 0.5

Vantheman

17.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.6

Komat

17.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.4

Grey Cuban

OR: 7.3 Form: 6 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Al Shabab

11.6

OR: 6 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0.5

Balon Dor

10.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 1 Odds: 0.6

Run Boy Run

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2

Jonny Concrete

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

Kodiac Thriller

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

Celtic Warrior

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

Imperial Express

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Johannes Brahms	106	117	110
Dragon Leader	98	120	100
Komat	95	111	97
Soldiers Gold	93	108	88
Room Service	89	100	94
Balon Dor	87	100	96
Flaccianello	85	105	84
We Never Stop	85	101	82
Lambert	83	104	92
Vantheman	83	90	79
Watcha Matey	80	96	87
Grey Cuban	79	88	73
Al Shabab	74	89	79
Kodiac Thriller	—	86	79
Run Boy Run	—	99	80
Jonny Concrete	—	84	50
Celtic Warrior	—	86	68
Imperial Express	—	83	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lambert	6d ago	Quick return
Run Boy Run	14d ago	Fit
Celtic Warrior	14d ago	Fit
Jonny Concrete	19d ago	Fit
Imperial Express	19d ago	Fit
Johannes Brahms	20d ago	Fit
Dragon Leader	21d ago	Fit
Soldiers Gold	21d ago	Fit
Grey Cuban	21d ago	Fit
Vantheman	21d ago	Fit
Balon Dor	21d ago	Fit
We Never Stop	21d ago	Fit
Room Service	22d ago	Fit
Al Shabab	22d ago	Fit
Watcha Matey	27d ago	Fit
Flaccianello	40d ago	Fit
Kodiac Thriller	47d ago	Fresh
Komat	47d ago	Fresh