Godolphin colt AVICENNA picks up smartly to strike on debut.

The two-year-old son of Starspangledbanner was a 450,000gns yearling purchase by connections, and we were delighted to see him deliver an exciting debut performance at Doncaster this afternoon. Avicenna raced prominently under Jack Mitchell and took a little while to get rolling in the closing stages, but picked up smartly in the final half furlong to claim the 7f Novice contest by just under 2l.

Congratulations to connections Godolphin - he looks a nice prospect and we look forward to seeing him progress.