16:00 Haydock

Saturday 25 May 2019

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Armstrong Aggregates Temple Stakes (Group 2)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   5f  |   Good to Firm  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 57.95s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(2)
Horse silk
Mabs Cross21
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR:  115| CD
7/2
Outstanding mare who was placed in both the King's Stand and Nunthorpe last year and won the Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye (good). Acts on anything with good in the going description and should again be a major player after Group 3 reappearance win.
2
(5)
Horse silk
Alpha Delphini230
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR:  115| D
20/1
Got the better of Mabs Cross in last year's Group 1 Nunthorpe (40-1), but she turned the tables in France when we last saw this gelding. Can go well fresh and acts on fast ground, so can't rule him out.
3
(6)
Horse silk
Battaash230
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-4| J: Jim Crowley| T: C Hills| OR:  123| CDWS
5/6
Brilliant sprinter. 2017 Prix de l'Abbaye winner at Chantilly. Handles any ground and won this race last year (Kachy a neck third, Mabs Cross ¾L fourth). Below par when ¾L behind Mabs Cross when last seen in France. Back after wind operation.
4
(1)
Horse silk
Caspian Princet274
Age: 10|  Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR:  114| D
40/1
Group 2 runner-up in Ireland (5f, good to firm) last season, but not seen since 33-1 and down the field in the Nunthorpe in August. Looks to have plenty on his plate on his reappearance, back up in trip.
5
(3)
Horse silk
Kachy36
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR:  115| D
3/1
Beaten just a neck by Battaash in this last year,. Not at his best either at Royal Ascot or Goodwood on next two runs and then had wind surgery. Won all three since then, and looks a contender again back here.
6
(4)
Horse silk
Pocket Dynamo24
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-10| J: B A Curtis| T: R M H Cowell| OR:  104| D
33/1
Dual 5f winner last year. Firmly put in his place by Calyx at Newmarket earlier in the month, however, and looks up against it in this field, even with age allowance.

Forecasts

Battaash (5/6), Kachy (3/1), Mabs Cross (7/2), Alpha Delphini (20/1), Pocket Dynamo (33/1), Caspian Prince (40/1)

Verdict

Not a big turnout, but a race to savour nonetheless. Mabs Cross would be a very popular winner and she certainly has claims of doing so, but if BATTAASH is back firing after a wind operation, then she may struggle to concede 2lb to him. Kachy looks next best.
  1. Battaash
  2. Mabs Cross
  3. Kachy

Previous Winners

2018
Battaash
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 4
J: Dane O'Neill  |  T: C Hills
10/11

Prize Money

1st: £56,710.002nd: £21,500.003rd: £10,760.004th: £5,360.005th: £2,690.006th: £1,350.00

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