Tim Easterby's speedster follows in famous sister's footsteps with brilliant front-running display at Doncaster

Revival Power delivered a scintillating display of front-running prowess to secure a brilliant local success for Yorkshire handler Tim Easterby in the Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster on Friday.

The two-year-old filly, a sister to Easterby's Nunthorpe Stakes winner Winter Power, demonstrated raw speed and pure class to claim Group 2 honours on Town Moor, continuing a remarkable week for the Habton Grange trainer after his six-timer on Tuesday.

Gate-to-Wire Dominance

Sent off at generous odds of 17-2, Revival Power was pushed immediately to the front by Oisin Murphy and never looked back. The filly showed tremendous courage to maintain her advantage throughout, as her rivals struggled to make any meaningful impact on her early lead.

Revival Power made every yard of the running to secure victory, with Aidan O'Brien's second-string Kansas and Kevin Ryan's Dickensian finishing off strongly for the podium places, but they were unable to catch the front-running filly.

The victory built on her impressive Listed success at York, where she had shown real bravery to secure Listed honours, but this performance elevated her to an entirely new level.

Trainer's Pride

A delighted Tim Easterby was full of praise for his talented juvenile after the race. "Well she could just gallop from the word go so you can't really say anymore can you? She's great. She can just run, she's a natural front-runner and she's got that bit of kick", the trainer beamed.

Easterby believes there's much more to come from Revival Power, emphasizing her potential for improvement. "She is definitely going to improve at three, I mean look at her, she's not bothered at all. She's just one of those fantastic horses to train and you are lucky to get one like this".

Family Resemblance

Drawing comparisons with her illustrious sister Winter Power, who captured the Nunthorpe Stakes for the same connections, Easterby highlighted both the similarities and differences between the siblings.

"She's very similar to her sister Winter Power, she's just very fast. Whereas her sister was a little bit more hyper, this filly is more relaxed", he explained.

The trainer revealed his methodical approach to training the filly: "We trained this filly very much like Winter Power but really calm. We don't do any fancy gallops and all that, that wouldn't do her any good. This is where you want to gallop, on the track".

Future Plans

Looking ahead, Easterby confirmed Revival Power would remain at the sprint distance that has proven so successful. "She will stay at five furlongs next year, definitely. She's super, she really is".

Previous winners of the Flying Childers Stakes have gone on to contest the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, which would represent a first runner at the end-of-season showpiece for the experienced Yorkshireman. Although plans need to be finalised, Easterby is toying with another run before the year is out.

Ballydoyle's Near Miss

Kansas may have got within a length and a half of the winner but Ballydoyle's wait for a first victory in the Flying Childers continues.

Coolmore's Kevin Buckley remained philosophical about the near-miss: "They were going very fast, as the fractions suggested, so we have to be pleased with that to be honest. We've never won that race, well Ballydoyle haven't, he ran a lovely race and we keep knocking on the door".

A Week to Remember

The victory capped a memorable week for Tim Easterby, whose stable had been in flying form throughout the Doncaster meeting. Revival Power's success demonstrated not only her own considerable ability but also the trainer's skill in developing precocious two-year-old sprinters.

For connections, the win provides exciting momentum heading into the latter part of the season, with Revival Power establishing herself as one of the leading juveniles in the sprint division and a worthy successor to her famous sister Winter Power.