There is a cracking renewal of the Armstrong Aggregates Temple Stakes at Haydock Park this Saturday with the weights headed by dual Group 1 winner Quiet Reflection, who won the Sprint Cup on the track in September. She has to carry a penalty but appears to have a good draw, though will be ridden by Martin Harley for the first time this weekend – Karl Burke’s filly is 5/1 with Stan James.
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Temple Stakes History and Trends
The Temple Stakes was first run in 1965. Originally held at Sandown Park, it was transferred to its present venue in 2008 and remains a valuable trial for next month’s King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. Geoff Wragg’s filly Cassandra Go achieved the double in 2001 and Profitable did the same last year.
Three-year-olds have a decent record in this sprint considering few have been forward enough to take on their elders but none have made the line-up this year.
Only one winner since the turn of the century has been trained outside of the UK. That was Sole Power in 2011 but Ireland have a strong contender this year in Aidan O’Brien’s Washington Dc. Very few winners hadn’t had a run the same year so that’s a worry for supporters of Quiet Reflection and also the very speedy Take Cover.
Washington Dc was second in the Palace House Stakes at Newmarket after winning at Navan and looks a worthy favourite on that run. He finished ahead of Goldream, Kachy, Priceless, Alpha Delphini, Cotai Glory and Thesme on the Rowley Mile. He’s always been a pretty reliable sprinter at the top level but has never won above Listed level and the Temple Stakes had a Group 2 classification – stall one is also a negative this weekend.
GOLDREAM is a dual Group 1 winner who was back to something approaching his best at Newmarket. He looks some value at around 9/1 in this renewal of hostilities as he should be able to get a tow from the pace-setters from stall nine.
Temple Stakes Current Best Odds
Washington Dc (9/2), Quiet Reflection (5/1), Priceless (15/2), Kachy (8/1), Take Cover and Goldream (9/1), Cotai Glory (10/1), Waady (11/1), Alpha Delphini (20/1), Final Venture (28/1), Thesme and Encore d’Or (40/1)
