15.30
Good To FirmBetfred Temple Stakes (Group 2)
- Prize money: £70887.5
- 0m 5f 0y
- Class 1
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/1
Form: 63910- D
Last run: 167 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (4) |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Top-class form when third in Group 1 Nunthorpe at York and when winning Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar, both in 2024; rusty on last year's reappearance but showed he retains plenty of ability when fourth of 20 in Group 1 King Charles III at Royal Ascot on only subsequent outing; leading claims if showing his best after layoff, although that's not guaranteed. |
4/1 |
|
9 (14) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Dabbles at both sprint trips but 5f on fast ground suits him well as he showed both when finishing an excellent third in the Group 1 Nunthorpe at York (good to firm) in August and for his win in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar (firm) in November; should come on plenty for last month's reappearance and the weather has been kind. |
12/1 |
|
1 (7) |
24th May 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 11lb |
Two wins at York (5f, good to soft) last year before fine third in the Group 1 Nunthorpe there (5f, good to firm) and he won the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (5f, firm) in November; lacks a recent run and carries a 5lb penalty but holds leading claims if returning at the top of his game. |
7/1 |
4/1
Form: 310-11 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (10) |
23rd May 2026 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Highly progressive in 2025, winning the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm); also won on good to soft last year; it was his first run since when down the field at York recently and he may have needed it, but a dramatic transformation is required just ten days on. |
9/1 |
|
10th 3 (12) |
13th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 10lb |
Has built up a good strike rate over 5f/5.5f and registered a neck success at Royal Ascot (good to firm) upped to Group 1 level when last seen; landed a handicap at this meeting 12 months ago; very progressive and has possibilities provided he's as effective back at 6f. |
9/1 |
|
1 (16) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Made outstanding progress in 5f handicaps and the way he raced to the front at York (good to firm) in May showed that a switch to Group company wouldn't be at all fanciful; unable to show what he was made of behind Mgheera in a Group 2 at Haydock (5f, good) since, as a gap shut as he was about to go through it, and he remains one to keep on the right side. |
14/1 |
66/1
Form: 10110- D
Last run: 258 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 (4) |
27th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 7y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Progressive 3yo but his form headed south last year; back to winning ways when making all at Bath (5f, firm) four weeks ago; his head carriage has always been a bit ungainly but he's tough to pass when on song; major player despite the 4lb rise. |
2/1 |
|
1st 3 (6) |
29th Apr 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Front-runner who has won four times from 20 starts; mostly struggled last year and failed to beat a rival home at Southwell when last seen 132 days ago; down another 2lb but others have stronger claims. |
8/1 |
3/1
Form: 7551-1 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 (5) |
2nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Acts on flat tracks but he comes into his own when tackling a stiff test at 5f, as when winning this race last year, taking C&D record to 2-2, and roaring home to win a Group 3 at Sandown (good to firm) in July; cheekpieces worn in October are discarded; yard in form; not to be underestimated. |
5/1 |
|
6th 1 (10) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 34y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Three-time winner at Group 3 level, two of them this year, including when defying a penalty at Sandown in July (5f, good to firm); ran a stormer when fifth in the Nunthorpe four weeks ago; versatile ground-wise and he should make another bold bid. |
3/1 |
|
5th 5 (14) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
10st 1lb |
Can look good over 5f, as when winning either side of a winter break and, more recently, when outstaying She's Quality in a Group 3 at Sandown (good to firm) in July; however, he's had some wobbles too and his fifth to Arizona Blaze in a Group 2 at the Curragh last time was one of them; quite capable of a good show on his best form and has been supplemented. |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: 6554-5 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 (8) |
27th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 1lb |
Losing run goes back nearly four years; no impact in sprint handicaps on turf at Meydan this year and makes a very belated AW debut on his return to Britain. |
25/1 |
|
13 (4) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Something of an enigma but his ability has never been in question; hasn't managed a win since April 2022 but he ran a cracker in the Stewards' Cup, coming home in fifth but doing best of the far-side group; failed to back it up behind Northern Ticker at York four weeks ago and risky, even with Warren Fentiman taking off a useful 5lb. |
16/1 |
|
8 (11) |
23rd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Competitive in Group 1s in his prime; not the force of old but his mark has dropped and he was first in the far-side group when fifth to stablemate Two Tribes in the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood last time; a long losing sequence is a concern but he'll be very dangerous if building on Goodwood. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: 657-24 D BF
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 (6) |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Close third in Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock 12 months ago and made most to win Listed race at York (5f, good to firm) last summer; well below par all four starts since (short of room in Newmarket Group 3 on latest) but down in grade here and may well bounce back. |
5/1 |
|
8th 9 (10) |
2nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Can lead; won 6f Group 3 here in 2024 but a beaten favourite in this race last year and sole success in 2025 came in a Listed York race (5f, good to firm); below best on recent comeback and a win looks unlikely. |
25/1 |
|
12th 11 (6) |
16th Apr 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Campaigned mostly over 5f last year, bagging Listed honours at York in July prior to facing stiffer tasks returned to Group 1 level; effective at 6f in the past and produced his peak RPR when landing this prize (on good ground) in 2024; not ruled out. |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 623-16 C BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (6) |
11th Jul 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Two Listed wins to her name; ran well in the 5f Temple Stakes at Haydock in May; disappointed when favourite at Ayr three weeks ago (5f, good; behind First Instinct); career best required. |
8/1 |
|
1 (2) |
21st Jun 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Likeable 5yo with four wins from 11 attempts, including in Listed race at Bath (5f, good to firm) in April; far from disgraced in face of stiff task in Group 2 at Haydock last time; leading contender. |
11/4 |
|
7 (4) |
24th May 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
6f fillies' Listed winner here (soft) last May and placed in Group 3 races subsequently; reappeared with Listed win against fillies and mares at Bath (5f, good to firm) in April and had an excuse (high draw) when below par behind Mgheera at Longchamp two weeks ago; however, needs a career best. |
10/1 |
5/1
Form: 3506-1 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 12 (11) |
23rd May 2026 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Made it 2-2 for the yard (good/good to soft) when winning this last year and some good runs in defeat subsequently, including in Group 1s; could improve for her recent reappearance sixth at Longchamp; might be thereabouts. |
8/1 |
|
6th 10 (14) |
14th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Beat today's rival She's Quality to win 5f Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock in May; did not compete at Royal Ascot after spreading a plate; outpointed by Arizona Blaze in a C&D Group 2 here in July; was a bit slow out of the stalls, and it was the same story in the Nunthorpe, could feature if avoiding a recurrence. |
10/1 |
|
8th 12 (7) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 12lb |
Has given trouble at the start and refused to enter the stalls at Royal Ascot but she's smart on her day, as when coming through strongly to win a Group 2 at Haydock (5f, good) in May; outpointed by Arizona Blaze in a Group 2 at the Curragh in July, though, and another slow start could cost her on this track. |
10/1 |
12/1
Form: 6610-2 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 12 (13) |
14th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 3lb |
1-15 in stakes race, that win gained in a 5f Listed event last season; despite that poor strike rate, she deserves plenty of credit for consistency this season; runner-up in four consecutive British Group 2/3 races before well held in mid-field behind Asfoora in the Nunthorpe. |
10/1 |
|
10th 13 (11) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 12lb |
She doesn't hang around and can lead but she found the stiff 5f at Sandown (good to firm) against her when run down late on by Rumstar in July; ridden much more patiently in Group 2 at Goodwood since, setting to work with a will but failing by a neck to overhaul Jm Jungle; this track can see her to good advantage and she can go well; blinkers return in place of cheekpieces. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 12 (8) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
Speedy filly; better than ever in 2025, notably when runner-up, after getting no cover and racing apart from the winner, in a warm Group 2 at Haydock (5f, good; had form on soft early in career) in May; perhaps found the steep 5f at Sandown rather too much since but this test can suit; in the thick of it. |
8/1 |
25/1
Form: 040-53 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 3lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (12) |
11th Oct 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Has won and gone close in Group 3s (5f) on this track; seems to have lost some firepower this year but she wasn't far away in a 6f Listed race here in May nor was she disgraced in the Group 1 Flying Five in Ireland recently; might have a better chance than these terms suggest, at least for a place. |
16/1 |
|
11th 13 (6) |
14th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 3lb |
On a long losing run, and now to 93 from the 107 mark she held when failing to make an impact in this event last season; in rear in the Temple Stakes won by Mgheera; down the field in the Wokingham and the Coral Golden Handicap. |
66/1 |
|
19 (5) |
2nd Aug 2025 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Losing run stretches back over two years; happiest on slow ground; tailed off in the Wokingham six weeks ago and returning cheekpieces aren't enough to make her of interest. |
28/1 |
14/1
Form: 4132-5
Last run: 18 days
W: 8st 9lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (10) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Had a couple of these behind when making all in the Listed Abergwaun Stakes at Tipperary in August (5f, yielding); soundly beaten upped to Group 1 level in the Flying Five latest; unraced on AW and will need a career-best here. |
12/1 |
|
12th 14 (9) |
14th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Placed in Group 3s at Ayr and Newmarket last season; Listed-placed in third behind Saratoga Special at Ayr in June; made all to beat Erosandpsyche in a 5f Listed race at Tipperary two weeks ago. |
33/1 |
|
13 (14) |
31st Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Placed in Group 3s at Ayr and Newmarket last season; Listed-placed at Ayr in June, overall form this term not strong enough to inspire confidence. |
20/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £83.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £82.62 |
| Tricast | £1137.91 |
| Trifecta | £890.30 |
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