Improving Marvelman Routs Park Rivals

[Wandering Eyes]

Coming off a third in the Hungerford, Marvelman (Invincible Spirit) turned Saturday's G2 Park Stakes at Doncaster into a procession to provide more big-race success for the Andrew Balding stable in 2025. Always travelling easily on the rain-deadened ground under Oisin Murphy, the 13-2 shot took command two out en route to a 3 3/4-length success from King's Gamble (Kingman).

“He's really found his spark of late and was impressive today,” Balding said of the three-year-old. “He's generally very consistent and never disappoints, apart from when we really fancied him in the Jersey at Royal Ascot–his owners came over from Australia to watch him that day, too!”

“He's run some good races on fast ground, but he's handled that bit of cut very well today. We'll probably head to the Challenge Stakes at Newmarket with a penalty.”

Murphy added, “His work has gone to a new level in recent weeks since Newbury and we thought he'd be fine on that ground. We went a nice even pace, not flat to the boards like Quinault sometimes can do, as this ground can be tiring and I realised early it might take a bit of getting, but he powered clear for pressure.”

Wow! Marvelman clears away from them to win the Group 2 Betfred Park Stakes at @DoncasterRaces!

Another for @oismurphy and @AndrewBalding2! pic.twitter.com/7si2Mab7Ko

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) September 13, 2025

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