Botanical
Well beaten at Newmarket last month but he failed to settle and looked unsuited by the track; prior to that he was a promising fourth in the Lincoln at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) on his stable debut and there's mileage in his mark on his old form; has won over C&D and he's one to consider.
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Ownership history
- Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed ObaidCurrent
- Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoumuntil 27 Jan 2026
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Lope De Vega
- Dam
- Bloomfield
- Damsire
- Teofilo
Trainer history
- CurrentK R Burke
- 21 Oct 2025George Boughey
- 19 Aug 2024Roger Varian
From the connections
“Botanical was in super nick today. The worry was the drying ground as he was so dominant on quite soft ground at Hamilton, but he showed he copes with it. He was pretty dominant there and while he'll get a bit of a clobbering for that, he's a smart horse - James Doyle, jockey.”
“Botanical won it really well and he should be a nice horse next year. The handicapper will have his say and will know whether it's a strong race but hopefully he's not too hard on us. He seems like a Class 2 horse and we'll see if he can climb the ladder a bit next year. I think ground is quite important to him, he was beaten on a sounder surface at Ascot the time before. I'm not sure if we'd run again this season - Roger Varian, trainer.”
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | Hamilton 15:51 Weatherbys Digital Solutions Clyde Handicap | Flat Class 2 | — | — | 56.9 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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