Botanical (2020) Horse

Foal Date

25-Jan-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Lope De Vega

Dam

Bloomfield

Prize Money

248298

Trainer

K R Burke

Owners

Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed Obai

About

Botanical is a 6yo b gelding trained by K R Burke. It is by the stallion Lope De Vega out of the dam Bloomfield. Botanical has won three races so far. On 17 May 2024 at York, Botanical secured its biggest victory to date, taking the $49185.00 Cl2 Hcp.

Raced At

Doncaster • Epsom Downs • Epsom • Kempton • Goodwood • Royal Ascot

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Doncaster 29-Mar-26 1609m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp $9,060 (of $147,555) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 12.00 1st Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 132 ) 2nd Rogue Diplomat ( H Davies 129 ) 0.10L 3rd Tribal Chief ( S M Levey 127 ) 1.60L 4th Botanical ( S H James 138 ) 1.90L See full results	S H James 62.6kg 1.90L	4 (22)
Doncaster 13-Sep-25 2050m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp $2,114 (of $68,859) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:07.510, SP: 3.50 1st Fantasy Believer ( O Murphy 122 ) 2nd Sovereign Sea ( R Dawson 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Sportingsilvermine ( M Ghiani 117 ) 1.75L 5th Botanical ( B Loughnane 139 ) 5.00L See full results	B Loughnane 63kg 5.00L	5 (9)
Epsom Downs 06-Jun-25 2030m SOFT R4 CL2 Hcp $370 (of $98,370) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:08.380, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders on inner, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened 1st Ecureuil Secret ( O J Orr 133 ) 2nd Akecheta ( A J Farragher 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Westerton ( H Doyle 118 ) 4.75L 8th Botanical ( R L Moore 138 ) 7.05L See full results	R L Moore 62.6kg 7.05L	8 (13)
Epsom 06-Jun-25 2027m SOFT Hcp (of $50,960), SP: 4.33 1st Ecureuil Secret ( O J Orr 133 ) 2nd Akecheta ( A J Farragher 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Westerton ( H Doyle 118 ) 0.75L 8th Botanical ( R L Moore 138 , Cd 0 ) 7.00L	R L Moore 62.6kg, Cd 0 7.00L	8
Kempton 21-Apr-25 2010m GOOD R2 CL1 $1,345 (of $49,185) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:04.920, SP: 6.00 Prominent, led after 1f, headed over 7f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong 1st Military Order ( W Buick 129 ) 2nd Exoplanet ( H Doyle 129 ) 2.25L 3rd Teumessias Fox ( C Hutchinson 129 ) 1.25L 5th Botanical ( B Loughnane 129 ) 4.75L See full results	B Loughnane 58.5kg 4.75L	5 (8)
Doncaster 30-Mar-25 1610m SOFT R4 CL1 $6,456 (of $59,022) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.100, SP: 3.50 Wore red hood to post, tracked leader, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace 1st Dancing Gemini ( K Shoemark 128 ) 2nd Checkandchallenge ( C Shepherd 128 ) 3.75L 3rd Botanical ( B Loughnane 128 ) 4.25L See full results	B Loughnane 58.1kg 4.25L	3 (9)
GOODwood 25-Sep-24 1990m HEAVY R4 CL1 $12,900 (of $59,022) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:13.440, SP: 3.00 Tracked leaders, smooth headway to lead 2f out, pressed strongly inside final furlong, headed towards finish, held by winner 1st Novus ( R Clutterbuck 125 ) 2nd Botanical ( B Loughnane 130 ) 0.15L 3rd Macduff ( R L Moore 125 ) 7.00L See full results	B Loughnane 59kg 0.15L	2 (9)
York 13-Jul-24 2060m SOFT R3 CL2 Hcp $48,340 (of $196,740) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:09.660, SP: 5.50 In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish 1st Enfjaar ( J Mitchell 127 ) 2nd Botanical ( P J Mcdonald 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Tony Montana ( H Crouch 121 ) 0.50L See full results	P J Mcdonald 61.2kg 1.75L	2 (20)
Royal Ascot 18-Jun-24 2000m GOOD R6 (of $68,052), Winning Time: 02:03.290, SP: 3.75 Midfield, ridden and lost position over 2f out, soon bumped by rival and weakened 1st Israr ( J Crowley 131 ) 2nd Haunted Dream ( C Soumillon 131 ) 3.25L 3rd Torito ( J Doyle 131 ) 0.15L 15th Botanical ( W Buick 131 , Cd 0 ) 32.50L See full results	W Buick 59.4kg, Cd 0 32.50L	15 (15)
York 17-May-24 2060m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp $25,770 (of $49,185) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:09.240, SP: 3.50 In touch, smooth headway 2f out, soon led, ran on, readily 1st Botanical ( J Doyle 134 ) 2nd King's Code ( O Murphy 128 ) 3.00L 3rd Reach ( J Mason 124 ) 1.75L See full results	J Doyle 60.8kg	1 (16)
Hamilton 03-Oct-23 1840m SOFT R4 CL3 Hcp $10,308 (of $19,674) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:01.410, SP: 2.10 Midfield, travelling well 3f out, smooth progress to lead over 2f out, soon ridden, 2 lengths clear entering final furlong, stayed on well inside final furlong, readily 1st Botanical ( B A Curtis 135 ) 2nd Mr Professor ( O Lewis 144 ) 6.00L 3rd Baryshnikov ( C Beasley 136 ) 2.25L See full results	B A Curtis 61.2kg	1 (8)
Ascot 09-Sep-23 2000m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp $2,536 (of $19,674) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.380, SP: 3.75 In touch in rear, switched left 2f out, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish 1st Elegancia ( D Probert 135 ) 2nd Jeff Koons ( R Havlin 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Botanical ( C Noble 135 ) 1.50L See full results	C Noble 61.2kg 1.50L	3 (6)
Kempton 10-Aug-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R1 CL4 Nv $2,788 (of $10,820) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.040, SP: 2.88 Midfield in touch, ridden 2f out, headway to briefly press leader entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong but no match for winner 1st Measured Time ( W Buick 136 ) 2nd Botanical ( D Egan 136 ) 1.75L 3rd Lahab ( H Doyle 130 ) 2.25L See full results	D Egan 61.7kg 1.75L	2 (11)
Hamilton 20-Jul-23 1670m SOFT R4 CL5 Nv $4,320 (of $7,869) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.930, SP: 1.57 Tracked leaders, pushed along to chase leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on 1st Botanical ( B A Curtis 130 ) 2nd Crack Shot ( D Tudhope 137 ) 3.75L 3rd Unlimited ( P Mulrennan 130 ) 3.00L See full results	B A Curtis 59kg	1 (11)
Kempton 08-Jun-23 1410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4 Nv $2,535 (of $9,837) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 10.00 Tracked leaders on inner, ridden and headway over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, ran on but not reach winner 1st Merlin The Wizard ( H Doyle 130 ) 2nd Botanical ( D Egan 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Tango Man ( R Ryan 130 ) 2.00L See full results	D Egan 59kg 0.30L	2 (14)