By Tom Frary
Godolphin broke new ground when sending Roger Varian their 450,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 sensation Avicenna (Starspangledbanner) and the two-year-old launched the new connection with a promising win on Saturday. Sent off the well-supported 10-11 favourite for Doncaster's seven-furlong novice, the May-foaled chestnut who is connected to the champion juvenile Xaar tracked the early leader Akho Mezzna (More Than Ready) and while it took time for the penny to drop in the closing stages he was firmly in command for a 1 3/4-length success.
Smart debut at @DoncasterRaces! 👀
He took a while to warm to the task but when he got going Avicenna really took off and could be a colt to follow! @varianstable | @Mitchelljack77 pic.twitter.com/xWiwxwklXT
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) August 16, 2025
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