SOLE POWER will have the assistance of British champion jockey Paul Hanagan when he defends his Betfred Temple Stakes title at Haydock tomorrow.
Eddie Lynam’s former Nunthorpe winner is one of a number of proven Group One winners in the Group Two sprint.
They also include Borderlescot and last year’s Abbaye winner Tangerine. Last season’s leading two-year-old filly, Best Terms, is also among a final field of 13 declared runners.
Cry For The Moon could represent a value bet at Cork this evening when lining up for a two-and-a-half-mile handicap hurdle. Jim Culloty’s horse loves better ground and can defy a 13lb penalty for winning at Gowran last time. That hike is minor compared to the 22lb higher mark the Punchestown winner Whatever Jacksays has to cope with.
Raise The Beat is an interesting newcomer to hurdles in the opener. Colm Murphy’s highly-rated bumper performer hasn’t run since finishing out of the money in the 2011 Cheltenham bumper.
The conditions hurdle is a trappy event but Simenon could cope best with the conditions while the point winner Athronan looks an interesting contender in one the three-mile hurdles having his first start for Gordon Elliott.
