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The Betfred Sprint Cup takes place at Haydock on Saturday 8th September. It’s a six-furlong group 1 open to horses aged 3 and above. The winners of 2 of the 4 group 1 sprints in Britain this season, Mayson and Ortensia, could lock horns in this along with interesting entries from the O’Brien yard such as Excelebration, Power & Starspangledbanner.

Below we take a look at the trends for the past 10 years:

Age (Win-Place-Runners)
3yo: 4-4-35
4yo: 2-10-42
5yo: 3-2-31
6yo+: 1-4-34
3 of 4 winners aged 3 ran in Prix Maurice de Gheest on previous start.
All 4 winners aged 5+ ran in the King’s Stand or Golden Jubilee earlier that year.

Breeding
9 of 10 winners were sired by group 1 winners over 1M or shorter
9 of 10 winners were by a sire with a stamina index of 7.8F to 9.7F
6 of 10 winners were by a sire that won a group 1 over 5F or 6F
3 of other 4 winners were by a sire that finished 1st or 2nd in the QEII

Gender
Fillies/mares (2-4-18) have done well in this group 1, gaining 2 wins and filling 20% of the places from just 12.7% of the total runners.

Recent/Past Form
6 of 10 winners finished 1st or 2nd last time out
10 of 10 winners had run at least twice that season
8 of 10 winners achieved an RPR of 116+ in last 3 runs
6 of 10 winners had finished in the first 3 in a group 1 in past 2 starts
9 of 10 winner had won a listed race or higher (exception was 2nd in a group 1)
9 of 10 winners had won over 6F or 7F (exception won Nunthorpe on previous start)

Other Races
Highest placed finisher from Prix Maurice De Gheest: 5921321466 (2-3-10)
Nunthorpe winner (Ortensia): 2021 (1-2-4)
Hackwood Stakes winner (Soul): 10336 (1-2-5)
July Cup winner (Mayson): 6205261 (1-2-7)
Temple Stakes winner (Bated Breath): 31040 (1-1-5)
Duke Of York Stakes winner (Tiddliwinks): 175000200 (1-1-9)
City Plate winner (Majestic Myles): 1 (1-0-1)
Greenlands Stakes winner (Tiddliwinks): 019 (1-0-3)
Ballyogan winner (Fire Lily): 2 (0-1-1)
City Of York Stakes winner (Gordon Lord Byron): 20 (0-1-2)
Wokingham winner (Dandy Boy): 53 (0-1-2)
Stewards' Cup winner (Hawkeyethenoo): 03 (0-1-2)
Hopeful Stakes winner (Hitchens): 357 (0-1-3)
Leisure Stakes winner (Markab): 8002 (0-1-4)
Abernant Stakes winner (Mayson): 64 (0-0-2)
Criterium De Maisons-Laffitte winner (Restiadargent): 70 (0-0-2)
3 of 10 winners ran in the Temple Stakes, finishing 518
3 of 10 winners ran in the Golden Jubilee, finishing 649
3 of 10 winners ran in Prix Maurice De Gheest last time, finishing 227
2 of 10 winners ran in the Nunthorpe last time, finishing 14
2 of 10 winners ran in the King's Stand Stakes, finishing 02
2 of 10 winners ran in the Duke Of York Stakes, finishing 12
2 of 10 winners ran in the Hackwood Stakes, finishing 16
2 of 10 winners ran in July Cup, finishing 31

Trainers
Roger Charlton (1-3-7) trained 1st & 3rd in 2004 and also saddled a placed finisher in past 2 years.
Tim Easterby (1-1-5), Henry Candy (1-1-7) & David Simcock (1-0-1) have all trained the winner in the past 10 years.
Irish-trained horses (0-0-9) have not fared well in this, with all 9 of their representatives finishing unplaced (6 were trained by Aidan O’Brien).
Since 2000 the 5 French-trained runners have produced 2 winners and 1 second, both unplaced runners were priced bigger than 16/1.

Draw (excluding 2008 running at Doncaster)
Horses drawn bottom 5 stalls: 2-7-45
Horses drawn in middle: 2-5-37
Horses drawn top 5 stalls: 5-6-45
5 of 9 winners at Haydock were drawn in top 5 stalls.

Price
7 of 10 winners were priced between 9/1 and 25/1
No very strong trend on prices.
Favourites (3-2-10) have won 3 of the last 10, giving a level stakes profit of 3.25.

Summary:
Based on the trends from the past 10 years you are looking for a horse:
·         Sired by a group 1 winner over 5F to 1M
·         Sired with a stamina index of 7.8F to 9.7F
·         Run at least twice in 2012
·         Achieved an RPR of 116+ in last 3 starts
·         Won a listed or group race
·         Finished in first 3 in a group 1 in past 2 starts
·         Won over 6F or 7F
·         Finished in first 6 in or Golden Jubilee, Temple or Hackwood Stakes
·         Finished in first 4 in Nunthorpe or Maurice Du Gheest last time
·         Trained by Roger Charlton or in France

Trends courtesy of Racecaller

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By:
sintonian
When: 29 Aug 12 19:48
Trends would point to Ortensia and Bated Breath, as does the form book.
By:
roobuck
When: 29 Aug 12 20:10
See BJG saved me, and has done a far better job than I would of!

Anyway agree that granted decent ground, BB and Ortensia are the obvious one and if GF over 6F at the prices I would prefer BB purely on price grounds but would back neither.

I had thoughts about Mayson being underated and missed the 10s Korals were offering last night. I see he has been tipped up in the Weekender hence now only 6s. Would have played at 10s e/w esp as Joes are 1/4 odds but not interested at 8s unless I am more sure of the ground. I don't think he is as ground dependent as some might think though it will be a disadvantage to others. His July Cup win was indoubtedly helped by the heavy conditions but I also think he seemed to really enjoy bowling along in front.

A couple of shrewdies like Strong Suit but not for me. He also wants decent ground and if it is he will run well but I cannot see him being quick enough.

If it came up very soft I think Soul wouldn't be the worst e/w bet if aimed at it.

At a price the other one I like is Slade Power. He also would appear to like decent ground but is totally unexposed and progressive. Unlike the other 3yo Pearl Secret he has been targetted at this race and the Nunthorpe seemed to show he wasn't quite ready for this grade - can't believe some books have him at 8s whilst SP is double the odds
By:
sintonian
When: 30 Aug 12 11:22
Slade Power out. Missed a few days training due to back abcess.
By:
BJG
When: 30 Aug 12 11:28
Slade Power has suffered a setback that will rule him out of the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday week.

Edward Lynam's progressive three-year-old has missed several days work because of an abscess, which means he will not be ready to compete in the six-furlong Group One on Merseyside.

The County Meath trainer will now aim Slade Power at the Qipco British Champions Sprint at Ascot on October 20.

"He's had a slight setback. He's had an abscess on his shoulder and he's not going to make the Betfred," said Lynam.

"He's going to go to Ascot for the Champions Day Sprint in October.

"It's nothing serious, but he's missed work the last few days. He's fine, but he's just not going to be ready in time."

Slade Power, who has registered two Listed successes among four wins and two seconds from six starts, was a top-priced 16-1 for Haydock's prestigious event.
By:
roobuck
When: 30 Aug 12 11:39
Thanks for the heads up
By:
BJG
When: 31 Aug 12 11:57
Fahey on Mayson

The Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday week remains the target for Mayson and he worked well in midweek. It was always a case of going here or the Nunthorpe at York as they are relatively close together and we decided to wait for the six-furlong race. He'll be going there in grand form.
By:
tinkler
When: 31 Aug 12 19:11
Probably worth noting that there set to run the race on the outer Haydock track for the first time since the infamous 2007 race when
the ground was listed as Good to firm yet rode on the soft side . Sakhees secret the short priced favourite floundered in the ground
prompting his trainer Hughie Morrison to have a fit at he Clerk of course for overwatering.
In 2009 when they raced on the inner track the ground was listed as good to soft yet the outer track was described as soft(heavy in places).
Of this you'd say the inner track drains a lot better and produces a quicker surface but to complicate it even further the outer
track hasn't been raced on that much this year and is thus less likely to be churned up.
By:
sintonian
When: 01 Sep 12 17:18
An interesting point raised today. Buick may be in Ireland to ride Nathaniel?
By:
sj
When: 02 Sep 12 12:11
i shall be keeping an eye on the weather with bated breath
By:
1st time poster
When: 02 Sep 12 17:19
will spittin mick be getting hoof it back for this
By:
roobuck
When: 02 Sep 12 18:40
Interesting point about Ortensia's jockey - the Irish one is at 5.45 so could he make it in time? He would be in the right part of the world to make the short hop across but would Johnny G allow it? Obviously she is still a very good mare but surely to her advantage to have a jockey who knows her to be able to ride
By:
tinkler
When: 02 Sep 12 21:22
They've changed the race time of the Haydock race to  give Buick more time.
By:
sintonian
When: 03 Sep 12 11:48
Pearl Secret wont run. Not a surprise really.
By:
BJG
When: 03 Sep 12 12:46
Racing Post ‏@Racing_Post
Excelebration, Hoof It, Pearl Secret and Power among those taken out of Saturday's Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock at five-day stage.
By:
turnip turns
When: 03 Sep 12 14:08
1     28-126    Bated Breath15      5    9-3    Roger Charlton100         118    128    132
2     829403    Confessional7      5    9-3    Tim Easterby47         106    111    121
3    992190    Dandy Boy15      6    9-3    David Marnane43         —    121    128
4     607105    Elusivity7      4    9-3    Brian Meehan33         106    111    118
5     8-9400    Genki56      8    9-3    Roger Charlton100         109    100    118
6     203421    Gordon Lord Byron14      4    9-3    T Hogan50         —    121    127
7     03571    Hawkeyethenoo35      6    9-3    Jim Goldie43         103    111    124
8    124431    Hitchens14      7    9-3    David Barron75         112    114    128
9     06740-    Kingsgate Native371      7    9-3    Robert Cowell         113    —    —
10     323164    Majestic Myles21      4    9-3    Richard Fahey39         108    119    125
11     311051    Mayson56      4    9-3    Richard Fahey39         110    128    133
12     00-353    Society Rock56      5    9-3    James Fanshawe89         117    106    128
13     106416    Soul21      5    9-3    Saeed Bin Suroor43    Frankie Dettori     115    132    132
14     10-082    Strong Suit21      4    9-3    Richard Hannon55    Richard Hughes     123    127    137
15     290704    Es Que Love14      3    9-1    Mark Johnston60         107    111    123
16     13-300    Reply56      3    9-1    A P O´Brien46         —    111    125
17     19411    Ortensia15      7    9-0    Paul Messara         —    125    135
18     2-5102    Wizz Kid34    4    9-0    Robert Collet         —    118    127
By:
sintonian
When: 03 Sep 12 15:02
11/4 Ortensia
5/1 BB
10/1 SS
12/1 Whizz Kid
12/1 Hithcens
14/1 Society Rock
16/1 Hawkeye


Of the outsiders, I think Hawkeyethenoo is the one who could frame. 6f on Good ground are his ideal conditions.
By:
roobuck
When: 03 Sep 12 18:08
You really don't like Mayson do you? LaughLaugh

It does look like SS is going to get his ground and I see liam has gone in again. 5/1 about BB is beginning to look good. cannot see it being that price on the day given quick ground
By:
sintonian
When: 03 Sep 12 20:07
I'd forgot about him tbh!

Wont win though Tongue Out

BB top priced 4/1 now ..
By:
roobuck
When: 03 Sep 12 20:17
I agree its unlikely and SS at 10s may not be a bad bet e/w. I will wait re Mayson because if the ground is not too quick and he drift to double figures he'll be worth chancing.

If I was to choose an outsider I'd go for Dandy Boy. Everything happened too quickly for him in the Nunthorpe and he also will improve for better ground.

That all being said if Buick rides, though the price doesn't appeal to me, Ortensia will be very hard to beat. May do her in a double with Snow Fairy
By:
tinkler
When: 04 Sep 12 11:28
Given that the ground looks now like being on the quick side ,the race looks between Ortensia,bated breath and Strong Suit.
3 of Bated Breaths last 4 wins have come at Haydock and he clearly loves the place for some reason.
Strong suit should get conditions to suit and must have a decent chance.
The bottom line for me is that Ortensia out classes them all and is likely to improve for a step up to 6f and confirm herself
as champion sprinter. Est true price 5/4 .
By:
BJG
When: 04 Sep 12 20:09
James Fanshawe is keeping an eye on the weather ahead of Society Rock's possible assignment in the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday.


Society Rock: Haydock possible
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The talented sprinter was a close-up sixth in the race last year and has been running to a high standard in defeat this campaign.

While he could not defend his 2011 win in the race now known as the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, he was a creditable fifth, finishing two lengths behind Black Caviar, despite enjoying no luck in running.

The five-year-old also claimed third in a July Cup run on desperate ground last time.

Profiles J R Fanshawe Society Rock (IRE)
And while that was not ideal going, Fanshawe would not mind a drop of rain on Merseyside.

"We are keeping an eye on the weather this week as he likes good ground," said Fanshawe.

"There's nothing I can do about the weather, but he's got some good form at the track and the intention is to run on Saturday."

Irish trainer Tom Hogan is looking forward to testing the water at the highest level with Gordon Lord Byron.

The consistent four-year-old has enjoyed a fine campaign so far, registering his third win of the season in some style in the Listed City of York Stakes at the Ebor Festival.

He looks set to encounter quicker conditions this weekend, but Hogan is not overly concerned.

"He worked well this morning and, at the moment, the intention is for him to travel to Haydock," the Tipperary handler said on Tuesday.

"I spoke to someone just down the road from the track and they tell me they've had a bit of rain this morning - I think it should be nice ground.

"My preference would be for good ground, ideally."
By:
sintonian
When: 04 Sep 12 20:14
Australian star Ortensia, winner of the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York on her latest start, tops the list on 138, a pound clear of last year's runner-up Bated Breath.

Darley July Cup hero Mayson is alongside French raider Wizz Kid on 136 with Soul and Society Rock both on 135.

Strong Suit has a rating of 133 for Saturday's race - but this includes a + symbol indicating the firm feel he could be capable of a higher mark.

Timeform flat handicapper Stephen Molyneux said: "Saturday's race looks to be a very reflective Group One sprint, bringing together the King's Stand, Diamond Jubilee, July Cup and Nunthorpe form. Obviously with sprinters it is far harder to ascertain just who is top of the tree as draw, luck, and particularly this year, ground all play significant factors in the outcome but hopefully Haydock will give us a leveller playing field on those scores.

"The condensed Timeform ratings highlight just how competitive a race it is this year with three pounds (the equivalent of a just under a length) separating the first six, and we have Ortensia narrowly coming out on top after her impressive wins in the King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood and the Nunthorpe at York.

"There are definite reasons for believing that Bated Breath would have been bang there had he been drawn higher at York and he has obvious claims of bettering his second in this race 12 months ago. It's also worth pointing out that Strong Suit would have headed our ratings based on his win in the Challenge Stakes at Newmarket last year but obviously his form in 2012 has fallen some way short of that.

"If he does return to his best, and six furlongs on fast ground could easily see him do that, then he is another that will enter calculations in what looks a very open and, indeed, strong renewal of the Haydock Sprint Cup."

Weight-adjusted Timeform ratings for Betfred Sprint Cup: 138 Ortensia, 137 Bated Breath, 136 Wizz Kid, Mayson, 135 Soul, Society Rock, 133+ Strong Suit.
By:
liam the lips
When: 04 Sep 12 20:24
I cud see my old friend Wizz Kid running v well here if showing up, i feel her best form is on better ground, shes deffo no 16s poke. S all
By:
liam the lips
When: 04 Sep 12 20:24
I cud see my old friend Wizz Kid running v well here if showing up, i feel her best form is on better ground, shes deffo no 16s poke. S all
By:
roobuck
When: 04 Sep 12 20:57
You could be right liam. Cannnot believe she is 16s, yesterday she was 12s across the board.

The trainer seemed to indicate that she was coming earlier in the week
By:
sintonian
When: 05 Sep 12 12:42
Big price if she travels well
By:
zilzal1
When: 05 Sep 12 13:14
Ive backed Strong Suit @8-1 this morning.

To my Mind Ortensia had a hardish race at York making all that ground up, this will be her 5th race since RA and might catch up with her even though ground should suit, it reminded me of a long time ago when Habibti did the same in the Kings Stand when she just caught Anitas Prince and that bottomed her, even at her best shes around 1.5l in front of Sole Power on Meydan form, of course she can win, but i feel shes short now.

Bated Breath of course can win, but it rarely pays to follow seemingly unlucky horses all the time. I just feel that SS has the pace to not be far off the leaders, Hughsie wont surely follow Ryans ride at Newbury and if hes back to his best id say hes a 9/2 Chance here. If they do go too fast i can see Dandy Boy picking them up and i'll have a saver at 16-1
By:
sintonian
When: 05 Sep 12 15:12
Plenty of us are on him Zil. Would be a popular winner.

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/article/465/8054243/paul-messara-q-a
By:
bazzar
When: 05 Sep 12 19:50
A bloke called MARCUS BUCKLAND, writing in the WEEKENDER, thinks that
HAYDOCK is in Yorkshire and his editor did not correct him, probably
never heard of the wars of the roses, fought in the middle ages,
do these southerners know anything outside of London?
By:
zilzal1
When: 06 Sep 12 00:53
Yes, its colder.....
By:
turnip turns
When: 06 Sep 12 09:24
Racing Post ‏@Racing_Post
Leading Betfred Sprint Cup contender Mayson has been ruled out of race with dirty scope.Shocked
By:
sintonian
When: 06 Sep 12 10:56
Ortensia stall 15, BB stall 1.

Apparently BB has a poor draw ?
By:
turnip turns
When: 06 Sep 12 11:46
11     28-126    Bated Breath15      5    9-3    Roger Charlton63    James Doyle     118    128    132
25     829403    Confessional7 eb      5    9-3    Tim Easterby47    Paul Mulrennan     106    111    121
38    992190    Dandy Boy15      6    9-3    David Marnane23    Jamie Spencer     113    121    128
47     607105    Elusivity7      4    9-3    Brian Meehan47         105    111    118
514     8-9400    Genki56 b      8    9-3    Roger Charlton63    Hayley Turner     107    100    118
612     203421    Gordon Lord Byron14      4    9-3    T Hogan33    Richard Kingscote     112    121    127
710     03571    Hawkeyethenoo35      6    9-3    Jim Goldie33    Graham Lee     108    111    124
84    124431    Hitchens14      7    9-3    David Barron62    Graham Gibbons     114    114    128
911     323164    Majestic Myles21      4    9-3    Richard Fahey52    Frederik Tylicki     110    119    125
103     00-353    Society Rock56      5    9-3    James Fanshawe75    Kieren Fallon     117    106    128
116     106416    Soul21      5    9-3    Saeed Bin Suroor43    Frankie Dettori     117    132    132
129     10-082    Strong Suit21      4    9-3    Richard Hannon61    Richard Hughes     120    127    137
132     290704    Es Que Love14      3    9-1    Mark Johnston65    Joe Fanning     105    111    123
1415     19411    Ortensia15      7    9-0    Paul Messara    William Buick     115    125    135
1513     2-5102    Wizz Kid34    4    9-0    Robert Collet    Gerald Mosse     110    118    127
By:
roobuck
When: 06 Sep 12 13:54
I have no idea about the draw at Haydock, especially if as someone posted it is the 'old' track.

As far as pace is concerned there doesn't seem to be many natural front runners and those you can such as Es Que Love are low. I'm not sure this is going to be a complete burn up and so something like Society Rock who can lose ground at the start may not be too inconvenienced.

I keep going round the houses with this race so its going to be a no bet race for me

Good luck to all those that play or have already done so
By:
unclepuncle
When: 06 Sep 12 13:58
On the likely fast ground I'm happy to give Bated Breath the nod @ 7/2 back at his favourite course.

Just hope the draw isn't a major negative.
By:
tinkler
When: 06 Sep 12 21:26
The ground on the 6f track still looks mainly good, how it will ride is difficult to guage. If it rides no worse than good still
think it's ortensia's for the taking. Just in case for some reason she doesn't fire ,had a bit more than a cover bet on Gordon lord
Byron @ 25/1 whose York run could signify a rapidly improving animal.
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