24 Jun 2023 - NEWS
O'BRIEN AND MOORE TAKE TOP TRAINER AND JOCKEY TITLESBlue Point and Battaash set for King's Stand repeat
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Charlie Appleby's Blue Point arrives on the back of three impressive wins at the Dubai Carnival as he aims to retain his title.
Battaash disappointed on his final two starts last term, but impressed on his reappearance in the Temple Stakes at Haydock where nothing could live with him.
Battaash shows he is all class, and wins the Group 2 Armstrong Aggregates Temple Stakes for the second time with ease under Jim Crowley, and gives @cbhills his second group race of the hour! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/pPWr4Eq4U4
— Haydock Park Races (@haydockraces) May 25, 2019
Last year's Prix de l'Abbaye winner Mabs Cross finished third that day, although Michael Dods' mare was carrying a Group One penalty for her success in France.
As well as Battaash, Charlie Hills has a decent second string in Equilateral.
Aidan O'Brien has left seven in with Sergei Prokofiev looking to hold strongest claims.
Overseas raiders have a good record in the race and Enzo's Lad from New Zealand and Houtzen from Australia are in contention this time.
Frankie Dettori has been booked to ride Imprimis, the American challenger trained by Joe Orseno.
Two three-year-olds who won at the meeting last year, Archie Watson's Soldier's Call and John Quinn's Signora Cabello, are also in the mix.
17 remaining entries
Battaash
Blue Point
Enzo's Lad
Equilateral
Imprimis
Judicial
St Patrick's Day
Houtzen
Mabs Cross
All The King's Men
Sergi Prokofiev
Soldier's Call
Fairyland
Fantasy
Gossamer Wings
Signora Cabello
So Perfect
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