As the class act in Friday's G2 Howard Wright Doncaster Cup, Victorious Forever's Caballo De Mar (Phoenix Of Spain) had only to avoid misfortune on Town Moor and duly delivered for a relieved George Scott.Below-par in the Gold Cup and the Lonsdale Cup on his last two starts, the Prix du Cadran and Prix Vicomtesse Vigier hero was tried in blinkers to arrest the slump and travelled notably smoothly under Oisin Murphy tracking the pace. Sent to the front approaching two out, the 5-6 favourite may have been idling late with last year's Cesarewitch winner Beylerbeyi (Invincible Spirit) narrowing the winning margin to 1 1/4 lengths.“It was very smooth, Oisin was able to keep the horse underneath him for a long way–he had to commit a bit sooner than he would have liked, but it's a case of back to how we love him,” Scott said of the winner, whose task was made more straightforward by the withdrawal of Ballydoyle's Queenstown. “It felt like there was a lot of pressure, but I have a very good team at home who know him, which very much helps.”“He's won two Group 1s in France and the Cadran is the obvious race for him, the tempo of those French races seems to suit him,” he added. “I think we've worked out that if they go a real hard gallop he needs to be out of the heat of the race. I just hope Scandinavia doesn't go there! If he doesn't, it looks an open division. He's taken us on a journey and is a cool horse a, special horse for us and you feel a responsibility towards him, so it's job done here and we can get back on track.”A cut above the rest!CABALLO DE MAR takes top honours in the Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup! @oismurphy @GScottracing @DoncasterRaces pic.twitter.com/X6RS4ba9qC— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) September 11, 2026Pedigree NotesCaballo De Mar is only the second but also the last foal out of Oberyn (Holy Roman Emperor), a granddaughter of the Prix Minerve winner and excellent producer Daralinsha (Empery). She is in turn out of Darazina (Labus), the fourth dam of the Aga Khan Studs luminary Daryz (Sea The Stars), while the family also features the stars Darjina (Zamindar), Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) and Darsi (Polish Precedent).Friday, Doncaster, BritainBETFRED HOWARD WRIGHT DONCASTER CUP-G2, £165,000, Doncaster, 9-11, 3yo/up, 17f 197yT, 3:57.05, gd.1–CABALLO DE MAR (IRE), 138, g, 5, by Phoenix Of Spain (Ire)1st Dam: Oberyn (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)2nd Dam: Daraliya (Ire), by Kahyasi (Ire)3rd Dam: Daralinsha, by Empery(€21,000 Wlg '21 GOFNO1; €33,000 Ylg '22 TATIRY). O-Victorious Forever; B-Barouche Stud (Ireland) Ltd; T-George Scott; J-Oisin Murphy. £93,572. Lifetime Record: MG1SW-Fr, GSW-Ger, GSP-UAE, 25-10-5-2, $1,078,021. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.2–Beylerbeyi (GB), 133, g, 6, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Gherdaiya (GB), by Shamardal.1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€7,000 HRA '23 ARQJUL). O-Midtech 2; B-Al Shaqab Racing; T-Ian Williams. £35,475.3–Ascending (Ire), 133, g, 7, Awtaad (Ire)–Midnight Martini (GB), by Night Shift.1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (75,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT; 100,000gns HRA '22 TATAHI). O-C Jones; B-Karis Bloodstock Ltd & Rathbarry Stud; T-Henry De Bromhead. £17,754.Margins: 1 1/4, 3, 3. Odds: 0.83, 5.00, 6.50.Also Ran: Epic Poet (Ire), Peace Belle (GB), Berkshire Sundance (Ire), Winday (Fr). Scratched: Queenstown.The post Caballo De Mar In Command In The Doncaster Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.