Andy Newton on the Haydock super sprint

May is certainly a busy month as the new Flat turf season gets going and another popular race towards the end of May is the Group Two Temple Stakes.
Run at Haydock over 5f, it’s a race that often attracts some of the fastest horses in training and that’s been no different in recent years with the speedy Battaash landing the last two renewals.
The May 22 contest also gives us some early season pointers ahead of the Group One King’s Stand Stakes, which is run at Royal Ascot next month – the last horse to win both races in th...