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Logician Downs Lone Rival In Doncaster Return

Last term’s unbeaten G1 St Leger hero Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}), under wraps following a bout of peritonitis, maintained his perfect record in Thursday’s 10-furlong Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Conditions S. back at the scene of that Classic triumph in his first start since.

1st-Doncaster, £20,000, Cond, 9-10, 3yo/up, 10f 43yT, 2:10.36, gd.
LOGICIAN (GB) (c, 4, Frankel {GB}–Scuffle {GB} {SP-Eng}, by Daylami {Ire}) was under wraps after a storied case of peritonitis and went postward as the prohibitively priced 1-12 favourite facing just one rival, last year’s G2 Zabeel Mile victress Mythical Magic (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), in this eagerly awaited return. He stepped into an immediate lead, racing under a firm hold through the early stages, but was headed briefly soon after straightening for home. Nudged back in front approaching the quarter-mile marker, the hitherto undefeated grey turned the contest into an exercise canter thereafter and powered clear following the same stands’ side route as last year before gearing down for an easy seven-length score. “It was a nice, proper stretch and he’s finished very well and comfortable under hands and heels,” said winning trainer John Gosden. “This horse had two months in intensive care and I can have nothing but praise for the veterinarians at the Newmarket Equine Clinic for saving his life, twice, so that he can be here today. It’s been a long road and we’re very pleased to see him back. There’ll be no immediate plans, he’s well entered in the autumn, but I’d like to see how he is in the next 10 days before even thinking about another race. Just to get him back here is extraordinary in itself. We couldn’t be more pleased at this stage, but I don’t want to commit to anything now. We’re on the cusp of the autumn if we want to run again this year, but the horse will tell us. We know a mile-and-a-half is spot-on for him so, next year, he’ll have races like the King George as an absolute target.” One of five winners from as many runners produced by Listed Snowdrop Fillies’ S. third Scuffle (GB) (Daylami {Ire}), Logician is a full-brother to the stakes-winning Collide (GB) and a weanling colt. He is also kin to MGSW GI E.P. Taylor S. runner-up Suffused (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}), Listed October S. placegetter Battlement (GB) (Dansili {GB}), the once-raced 2-year-old filly Monsoon Moon (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who shaped with a deal of promise when third in an Ascot novice heat last week, and a yearling colt by Time Test (GB). Scuffle is herself a daughter of MSW G3 Supreme S. third Tantina (Distant View) and thus a half-sister to G1SW sire Cityscape (GB) (Selkirk) and G2 Temple S. victor and MG1SP sire Bated Breath (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo-Eng at 14f+ & G1SW-Eng, 6-6-0-0, $656,003. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden.

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Doncaster Welcomes Back Logician

While Thursday’s action at Doncaster boasts the G2 bet365 Park Hill Fillies’ S. and G2 bet365 May Hill S., last year’s G1 St Leger hero Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}) returns to the scene of his greatest success to steal the show after his long absence. Facing just one rival after a credible threat in Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) was scratched due to a bruised foot, Khalid Abdullah’s unbeaten grey has a distinct edge over Mythical Magic (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) in the 10-furlong Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Conditions S. Teddy Grimthorpe said, “It truly is good to see him back. It has been well-documented he did have a serious illness, peritonitis, over the winter, so we are going slightly into the unknown with him. All the indications have been positive in terms of his well-being. His work has been progressive. He’s never been a fancy worker, so it’s always hard to tell what level he’s at, but John [Gosden] is happy enough with him, certainly. I think the most important thing is to get him back on track. There are all sorts of scenarios afterwards, so there’s not much point in saying this or that. It’s a triumph in itself getting him back on track and in good form. Hopefully whatever he does, he will come on significantly for the race.”

The Park Hill, or “Fillies’ St Leger”, sees Kirsten Rausing’s Aug. 13 Listed Upavon Fillies’ S. winner and G1 Yorkshire Oaks runner-up Alpinista (GB) (Frankel {GB}) scratched on Wednesday. Instead, Koji Maeda’s rapidly-improving Believe In Love (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) whose four successive handicap wins include a last-time 10-length success at Newmarket over this 14-furlong trip Aug. 29, is one of the star attractions. Her rider Andrea Atzeni commented, “She’s a very progressive filly who has won her last three races. It’s a big step up from a handicap to a Group 2, but she’s the second top-rated horse in the race after Sir Mark’s filly, who is the one to beat after chasing home Love at York. We don’t really know how good Believe In Love is, as she’s improving all the time.” Scott Heider’s Pista (American Pharoah) is another filly on the up and comes here on the back of a win in Leopardstown’s Listed Vinnie Roe S. also over this trip Aug. 13. Of the older fillies and mares, Duke of Devonshire’s G3 Prix Belle de Nuit scorer Monica Sheriff (GB) (Lawman {Fr}) put in a highly encouraging effort on her belated return when fourth in the Ebor H. at York Aug. 22. Her trainer William Haggas said, “She came out of the Ebor well and I’m very happy with her going into the race. I just wouldn’t want to see the ground dry out too much, but she’s very well.”

In the May Hill, two fascinating novice winners square up in Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum’s July 25 seven-furlong Ascot scorer Zabeel Queen (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and George Strawbridge’s ‘TDN Rising Star’ Indigo Girl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). The latter could be more precocious than her high-class full-sister Journey (GB) based on the manner of her debut success over this mile trip at Yarmouth Aug. 30. Andrea Atzeni said of Zabeel Queen, “We were hopeful going to Ascot, but you never really know when you’re taking on horses with more experience. She was a bit green, but she did it well and Charlie Appleby’s two fillies who finished behind her [Renaissance Rose and Creative Flair] have both won since, I believe. Stepping up to a mile on a flat track like Doncaster shouldn’t be a problem. It is a step up in grade, but she’s entitled to be there and I’m looking forward to it.” Of those with experience, Teruya Yoshida’s Star of Emaraaty (Ire) (Pride of Dubai {Aus}) sets the standard following her 1 1/4-length defeat of the re-opposing Dubai Fountain (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) in the G3 Sweet Solera S. over seven furlongs at Newmarket Aug. 8.

ParisLongchamp stage their stepping stones to the upcoming G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and G1 Prix Marcel Boussac on Arc day in the G3 Prix des Chenes for colts and geldings and the G3 Prix d’Aumale for the fillies. There are only four in the Chenes, with Pierre Beziat’s Aug. 4 Deauville conditions scorer Mouillage (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}) looking to back up the impression of that 5 1/2-length success for the Jean-Claude Rouget stable. He has ‘TDN Rising Star’ Midlife Crisis (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) to contend with and Shigeo Nomura’s bay is looking better all the time after the colt he beat by five lengths over 7 1/2 furlongs on debut Deauville Aug. 4, Bouttemont (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), won here on Sunday. Another ‘TDN Rising Star’ in Harajuku (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) lines up in the d’Aumale, with the Niarchos Family’s homebred relative of Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) cutting an instant dash with her winning debut over seven furlongs at Chantilly July 19. She has to reach the form standard set by the July 14 Listed Prix Roland de Chambure winner and Aug. 22 G2 Prix du Calvados third King’s Harlequin (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and the Aug. 1 G2 Prix Six Perfections third Coeursamba (Fr) (The Wow Signal {Ire}).

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Palace Pier Works Toward Marois

Royal Ascot Group 1 winner Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who is unbeaten in four starts, worked well on Saturday in advance of the Aug. 19 G1 Prix Jacques le Marois, according to trainer John Gosden. The Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum colourbearer graduated on debut at Sandown last August and added a novice race there a month later before being shelved. Successful in a June 6 handicap at Newcastle over the all-weather, the bay saluted in the G1 St James’s Palace S. at Royal Ascot in his latest outing on June 20.

“Palace Pier worked well on Saturday and is looking at the Jacques le Marois, which I said he would go for right after he won the St James’s Palace S.,” said Gosden. “He is a young horse that is only three and he has only run four times in his life, so to that extent he is a progressive horse. Every time you go into these Group 1s it is hard and this time he is taking on older horses, not just 3-year-olds. He ran great at Ascot and I just think the straight mile at Deauville will really suit him. We are happy keeping him at a mile, but he will get a mile and a quarter in time. You could see that by the way he finished his race at Ascot.”

Gosden also provided an update on 2019 G1 St Leger S. winner Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who has been out of action with peritonitis since his Leger score.

“Logician breezed on Saturday as well and is coming along fine,” Gosden added. “We are looking to run him in September, all being well-that’s the plan. I know the races we want to look at, but we won’t name them until closer to the time as when you do you often don’t get there.”

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Logician Returns to Cantering

Connections of Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}) are keeping their fingers crossed last year’s G1 St Leger hero will return to action later in the campaign. The roan enjoyed an unbeaten run of five races in the space of four months in 2019–progressing from a Newbury maiden win in mid-May to landing the G2 Great Voltigeur S. at York in August and the season’s final Classic at Doncaster in September. Logician was expected to ply his trade at the highest level over middle distances this term, but his comeback was delayed after he suffered a life-threatening infection during the winter. However, he is reported to have made a full recovery and has recently returned to light exercise.

Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner-breeder Khalid Abdullah, said, “Logician is back doing good canters now, but has not done any work as yet. He’s progressing nicely and it a case of so far, so good for him, but I’m not going to put a date on it [when he will return to competitive action]. We’ll just see how he comes along and he’ll tell us when he’s ready.”

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