Third Rising Star for St Mark’s Basilica as Pathein Strikes at Doncaster

[Wandering Eyes]

Ed Dunlop trainee and 150,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 graduate Pathein (St Mark's Basilica) was an unconsidered 28-1 outsider for Saturday's British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes at Doncaster and returned to the winner's enclosure with a TDN Rising Star rosette–and a free entry to next year's G1 St Leger– after delivering a taking display in the straight one-mile heat.

He becomes 14th winner and third Rising Star for his freshman sire (by Siyouni) and joins Listed Ingabelle Stakes victrix Diamond Necklace and Galway maiden winner Piazza San Marco in the elevated ranks.

“Ed [Dunlop] said he liked him and he showed a good attitude,” said winning rider Rab Havlin. “I wouldn't necessarily say he wants that [soft] ground, but he got away with it. He's still on the weak side and is a lovely horse to deal with, but probably a next-year project with a winter on his back. At halfway, he started travelling really well and I was thinking 'I'm going better than anything here' and he was really tenacious to the end.”

The eventual winner was steadily away and settled under cover in midfield through the initial fractions. Cruising into contention on the bridle when angled into the clear with a quarter-mile remaining, he was shaken up to seize control approaching the final furlong and kept on powerfully in the latter stages to deny the promising effort of Amo Racing's 425,000gns Book 1 yearling Lyneham (Wootton Bassett) by a head. Godolphin's well-regarded €850,000 BBAG September sale topper Del Maro (Camelot) added weight to the form and finished 4 1/2 lengths adrift in third.

 

Winning debut! St Mark's Basilica colt Pathein puts his head down to beat Lyneham at @DoncasterRaces…@EdDunlopRacing pic.twitter.com/NhoWKKZU3A

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

 

 

Pedigree Notes
Pathein's dam Excellent View (Shamardal), who has produced Listed Dubai Dash winner Mutaraffa (Acclamation), is a daughter of Listed Empress Stakes winner and G2 Cherry Hinton Stakes runner-up Pearl Grey (Gone West), who is also the second dam of GII San Clemente Stakes runner-up Guitty (Dunkerque). She is related to pattern-race winners Time Prisoner (Elusive Quality), Balty Boys (Cape Cross), Artistic Rifles (War Command) and Emily Bronte (Machiavellian). Her colt foal is by Camelot.

 

6th-Doncaster, £50,000, Mdn, 9-13, 2yo, 8fT, 1:40.63, sf.
PATHEIN (IRE), c, 2, by St Mark's Basilica (Fr)
1st Dam: Excellent View (GB), by Shamardal
2nd Dam: Pearl Grey (GB), by Gone West
3rd Dam: Zelanda (Ire), by Night Shift
Sales history: 150,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, £25,770. *1/2 to Mutaraffa (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), SW-UAE, $159,284. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O-K Balasuriya; B-Lady Bamford & The Hon Alice Bamford; T-Ed Dunlop; J-Robert Havlin.

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