Betfred Rose of Lancaster Stakes
Group 3, Haydock Park 15:00
£75,000 guaranteed,
3yo plus,
1m 2f 100y, Class 1   
Saturday 9th August 2025

1 Royal Dubai 9/4J
2 Military Order 5/1
3 Haunted Dream 11/1
7 ran NR: Certain Lad Distances: nk, 1¾l, shd
Time: 2m 10.34s (fast by 0.06s)

Royal Dubai, coolly ridden and perfectly timed, came out on top to preserve his flawless start for Owen Burrows.

The colt’s story has already taken a few turns. Winless in two British starts for Marco Botti earlier this season, he switched to Burrows’ yard, struck Listed gold at Newbury on debut for the new team, and now — upped in grade — he’s claimed Group Three honours in dramatic style.

Sent off 9-4 joint favourite, Callum Rodriguez kept him anchored towards the rear, saving ground on the inside. The early exchanges saw others keen to dictate, but Royal Dubai bided his time, tracking the rhythm rather than forcing it. Straightening up, the path wasn’t obvious — the traffic building, the gaps reluctant to appear. Then, in the final furlong, daylight came. Royal Dubai quickened, surging past Military Order in the last strides to snatch it by a neck. Haunted Dream was another length and a half adrift in third.

Rodriguez admitted afterwards:

“He likes cover, likes passing horses. I was a little worried up the straight that the splits wouldn’t come, but when they did, he was there for me — and he’s picked up right through the line.”

Rose Of Lancaster Stakes
£75,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 2f 100y, Class 1
7 ran
Going: Good, Good to Firm in places

POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (2)    Royal Dubai 5 9-7 Owen Burrows Callum Rodriguez 9/4J
2 (7) nk Military Order 5 9-7 Charlie Appleby Tom Marquand 5/1
3 (6) 1¾ Haunted Dream 6 9-7 Hamad Al Jehani Daniel Tudhope 11/1
4 (3) shd First Conquest 4 9-10 Charlie Appleby David Probert 14/1
5 (8) nk Detain 3 8-13 John & Thady Gosden Rossa Ryan 6/1
6 (5) 2½ Haatem 4 9-7 Richard Hannon James Doyle 9/4J
7 (4) 5½ Okeechobee 6 9-7 Harry Charlton Kieran Shoemark 18/1
NR 2 (1) Certain Lad 9 9-7 Jack Channon NON RUNNER