TODAY'S RACE:
THE BETFRED SPRINT CUP, HAYDOCK PARK, 3.25PM SATURDAY (8 SEPTEMBER) - SPRINT
- The winners of two earlier five-furlong QIPCO British Champions Series sprints dominate the market for the six-furlong Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock Park tomorrow, race six in the division. Bated Breath won the opening race, the betfred.com Temple Stakes, also at Haydock Park, while Ortensia won the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, race five in the division, at York last month. Bated Breath, a close second in the Betfred Sprint Cup last year, was also runner-up in the second sprint, the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in June.
- The line-up also features Society Rock, winner of the 2011 Diamond Jubilee Stakes, race three in the division in which he was a somewhat unlucky fifth behind Black Caviar this year, and high class seven-furlong horse/miler, Strong Suit.
- William Buick has ridden the winner of the last two QIPCO British Champions Series races - Ortensia in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes and Times Up in the Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup - and if he wins or finishes second on Ortensia tomorrow, he will overhaul the long-time Jockey of the Series table leader, Joseph O'Brien, and head racing's elite jockeys' championship for the first time. Third place tomorrow would put him level with O'Brien.
- Joseph's father, Aidan, retains a sizeable lead in the Trainer of the Series table on 170 points, 45 points clear of John Gosden. Neither has a runner in tomorrow's race
The Betfred Sprint Cup is the 27th race overall in the QIPCO British Champions Series and the sixth in the Sprint division:
1. Betfred.com Temple Stakes (5f, 3yo+), Haydock Park, Saturday 26 May - won by BATED BREATH
2. King's Stand Stakes (5f, 3yo+), Royal Ascot, Tuesday 19 June - won by LITTLE BRIDGE
3. Diamond Jubilee Stakes (6f, 3yo+), Royal Ascot, Saturday 23 June - won by BLACK CAVIAR
4. Darley July Cup (6f, 3yo+), Newmarket, Saturday 14 July - won by MAYSON
5. Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (5f, 2yo+), York, Friday 24 August - won by ORTENSIA
6. Betfred Sprint Cup (6f, 3yo+), Haydock Park, Saturday 8 September
7. QIPCO British Champions Sprint (6f, 3yo+), Ascot, Saturday 20 October
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES SPRINT PERFORMANCE TABLE (after 5 races)
HORSE
|
RACE
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PERFORMANCE RATING
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1 Little Bridge
|
King's Stand Stakes
|
120
|
2 Mayson
|
Darley July Cup
|
119
|
3 Bated Breath
|
King's Stand Stakes
|
118
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4= Black Caviar
|
Diamond Jubilee Stakes
|
117
|
4= Spirit Quartz
|
Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes
|
117
|
6= Ortensia*
|
Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes
|
115
|
6= Sole Power
|
King's Stand & betfred.com Temple Stakes
|
115
|
6= Moonlight Cloud
|
Diamond Jubilee Stakes
|
115
|
9 Restiadargent
|
Diamond Jubilee Stakes
|
114
|
*Ortensia is a filly and was therefore in receipt of 3 pounds from Spirit Quartz when she won the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes which is taken into account in her rating
TRAINER OF THE SERIES (AFTER 26 RACES)
| TRAINER | POINTS |
| 1 Aidan O'Brien | 170 |
| 2 John Gosden | 125 |
| 3 Sir Henry Cecil | 95 |
| 4 Saeed bin Suroor | 65 |
| 5 Alain de Royer Dupre | 40 |
JOCKEY OF THE SERIES (AFTER 26 RACES)
| JOCKEY | POINTS |
| 1 Joseph O'Brien | 115 |
| 2 William Buick | 110 |
| 3 Tom Queally | 95 |
| 4 Frankie Dettori | 80 |
| 5 Ryan Moore | 60 |
Points are awarded on a 20-10-5 basis to the jockeys and trainers of the first three horses in each QIPCO British Champions Series race. In the event of a tie, the number of winners (and, if necessary, second places) will be taken into account. The Jockey and Trainer of the Series will be presented with a specially commissioned trophy on QIPCO British Champions at Ascot on Saturday 20 October.
The remaining QIPCO British Champions Series races are:
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September
|
08 September
|
The Betfred Sprint Cup, Haydock Park
|
Sprint
|
Ch4
|
14 September
|
The Stobart Doncaster Cup, Doncaster
|
Long Distance
|
Ch4
|
15 September
|
The Ladbrokes St Leger, Doncaster
|
Long Distance
|
Ch4
|
28 September
|
The Nayef Joel Stakes, Newmarket
|
Mile
|
Ch4
|
|
October
|
20 October
|
The QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup, Ascot
|
Long Distance
|
BBC
|
20 October
|
The QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes, Ascot
|
Sprint
|
BBC
|
20 October
|
The QIPCO British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes, Ascot
|
Fillies & Mares
|
BBC
|
20 October
|
The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes sponsored by QIPCO (British Champions Mile), Ascot
|
Mile
|
BBC
|
20 October
|
The QIPCO Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance), Ascot
|
Middle Distance
|
BBC
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