Botti confident of bold show from Dhahmaan Marco Botti is optimistic that Dhahmaan can have a major say in the Scott Dobson Memorial Doncaster Stakes at Doncaster today. After winning his first two starts, the son of Kodiac saw his unbeaten record ended earlier this month when finding only subsequent Group Two winner Donjuan Triumphant too good in the Rockingham Stakes at York on his first start since June. With Dhahmaan, who defeated Gimcrack winner Ajaya on his debut, expected to strip much fitter for his outing on the Knavesmire, Botti feels a bold show will be on the cards. The Newmarket handler said: "Dhahmaan is a nice horse. He didn't lose anything in defeat last time out as he probably needed the run, but he showed he is up to that level. He seems fine after that race and hopefully he has got a good chance on Saturday. "The trip is fine for him as he has plenty of speed. He is a horse that came from the breeze-up sales and he has had a few niggling problems after his win at Chelmsford, so we've had to be patient with him. "If all goes well on Saturday, he could be a nice sprinter for next year." Dean Ivory has warned the ground could be a touch too soft for his recent Windsor maiden scorer Fighting Temeraire. He said: "The horse has come out of the Windsor race really well and is in good form for the time of year so we thought we would take our chance. "The ground might be a bit too soft for him, but having said that, he is in good form as he won the race at Windsor really well. He was a bit late coming to hand but he is doing everything right." Fighting Temeraire is one of four last-time-out maiden winners in the contest alongside Above N Beyond (Tom Dascombe), Explosive Power (Karl Burke) and English Hero (Olly Stevens). The 10-runner field is completed by the Mick Channon-trained pair of Unilit and Sixties Sue, Point Of Woods from the yard of Ralph Beckett, the Sylvester Kirk-trained Dream Destination, and Thee And Me from the Brian Ellison stable.
