Betfred Flying Scotsman Stakes (Listed Race)
Course: Doncaster
Date: 11th Sep 2026
Distance: 7f (0m7f6y)
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Prize: £36,862
Runners: 9
Going Detail: GOOD, Good to soft in places
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Forbidden Fire
2yo b Filly (GB)Connections
Jockey: Oisin Murphy
Trainer: Andrew Balding
Kingsclere, Hants
Owner: J C Smith
Breeding
Sire: No Nay Never (USA)
Dam: Arabian Queen (IRE)
Damsire: Dubawi (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Forbidden Fire won last time out and has run over today's trip, giving her a pair of positives to call on from stall eight, but a speed rating of 53 and a ranking of sixth of nine suggest she faces a stern test against stronger company here.
Race History for Forbidden Fire
Rock Montreal
2yo b Colt (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Ray Dawson
Trainer: Roger Varian
Newmarket, Suffolk
Owner: Godolphin
Breeding
Sire: Blue Point (IRE)
Dam: Boston Rocker (IRE)
Damsire: Acclamation (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Rock Montreal won last time out, so he arrives in form, and has run over today's trip; but ranked bottom of nine on our figures, he faces a stiff rise in class that makes him hard to fancy at these weights.
Race History for Rock Montreal
Nabati
2yo ch Colt (IRE)Connections
Jockey: William Buick
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Newmarket, Suffolk
Owner: Godolphin
Breeding
Sire: Night Of Thunder (IRE)
Dam: Pronouncement (USA)
Damsire: Declaration Of War (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Nabati arrives in fine nick, a winner last time out and again three starts back, with only a second sandwiched between; he has run over today's trip and carries 128 lb from stall four.
Race History for Nabati
Vega King
2yo b Colt (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Clifford Lee
Trainer: K. R. Burke
Coverham, North Yorkshire
Owner: Allan Otley Mrs E Burke
Breeding
Sire: Lucky Vega (IRE)
Dam: Maysora (FR)
Damsire: Dark Angel (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Ranked eighth of nine on our figures, Vega King is hard to fancy on his latest unplaced effort, and a seven-pound gap to his official mark underlines the concern; the trainer's sharp 31% strike rate over the past fortnight and experience over today's trip are the few crumbs of comfort.
Race History for Vega King
Engraved
2yo ch Colt (GB)Connections
Jockey: Daniel Muscutt
Trainer: James Fanshawe
Newmarket, Suffolk
Owner: Wong Chung Mat
Breeding
Sire: Mehmas (IRE)
Dam: Dawn Horizons (GB)
Damsire: New Approach (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in recent starts, Engraved at least shapes with some promise after a second last time out, and he has run over today's trip before, but a rating of 86 ranking him seventh of nine makes him hard to fancy from stall five.
Race History for Engraved
Varzi
2yo b Colt (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Sam James
Trainer: K. R. Burke
Coverham, North Yorkshire
Owner: Jamie Railton
Breeding
Sire: Havana Grey (GB)
Dam: Silberpfeil (IRE)
Damsire: Clodovil (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Varzi arrives on the back of two tidy efforts — a win last time and a second two starts back — giving him strong recent momentum, and his trainer is firing at 31% over the past fortnight; the chief concern is whether 128 lb stretches his stamina over today's trip.
Race History for Varzi
Minkaas
2yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Tom Marquand
Trainer: T J Kent
Newmarket, Suffolk
Owner: Mohammed Al Suboosi
Breeding
Sire: Minzaal (IRE)
Dam: Luceita (IRE)
Damsire: Dawn Approach (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Minkaas won last time out and has run over today's trip, but she carries 123 lb from stall nine and faces stiffer company on a rating of 79, with our rating of 95 suggesting she holds unexplored potential to offset those concerns.
Race History for Minkaas
Dandyman Dan
2yo b Colt (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Kevin Stott
Trainer: Oliver Cole
Whatcombe, Oxon
Owner: Mrs Fitri Hay
Breeding
Sire: Dandy Man (IRE)
Dam: Sorella D'Angelo (IRE)
Damsire: Dark Angel (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Dandyman Dan shaped with real promise when third last time out, and a winner five starts back, so the form is there; he has raced over today's trip and going before, though 49 days off the track is the one query connections must answer.
Previous Trainers
- David Evans (until 2026-07-24)
Previous Owners
- Eric Griffiths Mrs T Burns Partner (until 2026-07-24)
Race History for Dandyman Dan
Kach Above
2yo b Colt (GB)Connections
Jockey: Rowan Scott
Trainer: David Loughnane
Stoke Heath, Shropshire
Owner: David Lowe
Breeding
Sire: Far Above (IRE)
Dam: Kachess (GB)
Damsire: Kyllachy (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Kach Above won two of his last five starts, including back-to-back victories two and three starts back, and has run over today's trip; drawn in stall one carrying 128 lb, the chief concern is a trainer who has gone 0/20 in the last 14 days.
Race History for Kach Above
