15.40
SoftBetfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1)
- Prize money: £226840
- 0m 6f 0y
- Class 1
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.45
Form: 1F-119 D
Last run: 56 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (8) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Top-class sprinter; got up close home in the Group 1 Jubilee over C&D (good to firm) in June and routed his seven rivals in the Group 1 Sprint Cup at Haydock (soft; best effort) in September; drying ground might be a slight concern (he folded tamely in the July Cup on good to firm in between those wins) but he's clearly the one to beat if repeating the Haydock form. |
5/4 |
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1st 1 (4) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Lightly raced 4yo who took the leap in grade in his stride for last-gasp win in the Group 1 Jubilee at Royal Ascot (6f, good to firm) in June; disappointing in the July Cup at Newmarket since but perhaps a second encounter in a row with fast ground was an issue; has won on soft/good to soft; leading claims if bouncing back from last time and rediscovering his best form. |
11/4 |
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9th 1 (4) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Progressive colt who got up on the line in a very tight finish to the 6f Group 1 at Royal Ascot (good to firm) most recently, taking record in completed starts to 4-6 and confirming that a heavy fall last September has not left a long-lasting mark; an emerging force in the sprinting division and he's from the family of a July Cup winner (Dream Ahead); major contender. |
11/2 |
11/2
- Place: £2.20
Form: /13-18 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 9 (1) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Lightly raced 5yo; readily beat Marvelman to win the Group 3 Chipchase at Newcastle (6f, AW) in June and was Almeraq's closest pursuer in the Group 1 Sprint Cup at Haydock (6f, soft) last month; should give his running again but has just over 4l to find with the hot favourite. |
11/1 |
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2nd 8 (8) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
5yo who has had a few interruptions in his career and returned from latest absence with a win in the Group 3 Chipchase Stakes at Newcastle (6f, AW) in June; has won on soft ground; ran well for a long way when eighth in the Group 1 City Of York (7f, good to soft) a fortnight ago and could benefit from the return to sprinting, but others have more substance to their claims. |
11/2 |
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8th 5 (13) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Strike-rate of 5-8 and long absences are a feature in his profile; back from another to produce career-best form in beating Marvelman at Newcastle in June (6f AW) but he'd be no certainty to confirm those placings on 5lb worse terms, while there are plenty of others to worry about; on the plus side, he remains a relative unknown quantity and trip/ground will be fine. |
16/1 |
10/1
- Place: £2.55
Form: 0-7801 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (7) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Won this last year (good); in and out since but he returned to form with a win in the Group 3 Phoenix Sprint at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) four weeks ago; showed promise on sole encounter with good to soft ground (unraced on softer); entitled to respect. |
10/1 |
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1st 2 (1) |
9th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Won the Sprint Cup at Haydock last season when his form also featured a fine second in the July Cup; towards the rear in this year's edition of the Newmarket showpiece last month; previously found 5f a bit sharp in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot; best treated at the weights but questions to answer. |
5/4 |
20/1
Form: 00-633 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 4 (16) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Sole success since 2024 came in 6f Curragh Group 2 in May 2025; beaten a long way into fourth by Almeraq in the Sprint Cup at Haydock last time and finished down the field in this race 12 months ago; opposable. |
50/1 |
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4th 5 (3) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Third in 6f Group races at the Curragh on his last two starts (good/good to firm), most recently behind Big Mojo; he likes slow ground but that's not enough of a positive to suggest he'll be a serious player today, as he has quite a bit to find with the principals. |
20/1 |
7/2
Form: 320-20 D
Last run: 77 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 6 (10) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
High-class sprinter on his day; enjoyed his finest hour when winning this event (soft ground) in 2024, but mostly disappointing since and only 11th in this 12 months ago; had a confidence-boosting victory in an AW conditions race last month but he'll need more back in the highest grade. |
12/1 |
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1st 2 (1) |
30th Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Won the 2024 Group 1 Champions Sprint at Ascot (6f, soft) but is 0-8 since; held in Group 1s on his last two starts, including in the Sprint Cup at Haydock last time (runner-up the previous two years), but he was runner-up in Group 2 at York in June and has a good chance at the weights on his return to the AW. |
9/4 |
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5th 6 (6) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Won the Group 1 Champions Sprint at Ascot (6f, soft) in 2024 and has finished second in the last two runnings of this race (good); also runner-up in Group 2 Minster Stakes at York (6f, good) on this season's reappearance; merely mid-division at Royal Ascot in June last time (6f, good to firm) but getting back on slower ground should help; he's firmly in calculations. |
7/2 |
20/1
Form: -12505 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (10) |
3rd Oct 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Escapes a penalty for his Listed win at Doncaster (6f, good to soft) in March; his last two runs haven't been his best but there have been mitigating factors; has a course win on his record and he should go well. |
16/1 |
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18th 3 (18) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Only seventh in this race 12 months ago when 10lb lower; his improved form this spring has warranted this lofty mark and he ran well in the Great St Wilfrid at Ripon last month (off 1lb higher), doing best of the far-side group; still looks up against it here. |
40/1 |
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6th 3 (9) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Listed winner at Doncaster (6f, good to soft) in March before close second in Group 3 Abernant at Newmarket (6f, good); returned to form when first of four in the far-side group in the Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon (6f, good) three weeks ago; has something to find in today's company but he's 2-3 on soft ground and is not ruled out each-way. |
20/1 |
13/2
Form: 3-1841 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 11 (5) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Seems best on good ground or firmer and had his conditions when a fine fourth in the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket and when beating Prince Of India and seven others in the Group 2 Hungerford Stakes at Newbury; presumably failed to handle much softer going when well beaten by Almeraq at Haydock six weeks ago; commands respect if the rain stays away. |
9/1 |
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7th 9 (2) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Fine fourth against older horses in the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) and won the Group 2 Hungerford Stakes at Newbury (7f, good to firm) three weeks ago, which was a third Group-race win; 3yos have enjoyed plenty of success in this race and this progressive colt could be in the mix provided he handles conditions (unraced on ground slower than good). |
13/2 |
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1st 6 (9) |
15th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Has raced only at sprint distances; ran well in the face of a stiff task when fourth of 11 in the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket (6f, good to firm; 28-1) last month; that makes him one of the leading contenders on form but he does need to prove his stamina for today's longer trip. |
7/2 |
4/1
Form: 0-9263
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 7 (13) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Best effort when third in the Group 1 City Of York Stakes (7f, good to soft) in August, but hammered by Almeraq at Haydock next time and still a bit below par when fourth at the Arc meeting (7f, good); each-way claims if he's on a going day but well held on both runs at Ascot and carries clear risks. |
25/1 |
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8th 7 (5) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
His career-best RPRs have coincided with his last two encounters with slow ground, specifically a dominant win in the Group 2 Park Stakes at Doncaster (7f, soft) last September and a very creditable third in the Group 1 City Of York Stakes (7f, good to soft) last month; he travelled well in the lead at York and the return to 6f on slow ground could be right up his street. |
4/1 |
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3rd 2 (3) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Unraced at York but he does go on any ground, and his career-best form came on soft when impressing in a 7f Group 2 at Doncaster last September; creditable effort conceding weight all round when runner-up to Paborus in a Group 3 over 6f (AW) on his return to Britain in June and it's best to put a line through his run behind Lake Forest at Glorious Goodwood (7f) as he raced far too freely off a slacking pace; with a truer gallop on the cards and no ground issues, he could be a lively one. |
18/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £14.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £13.38 |
| Tricast | £83.08 |
| Trifecta | £108.50 |