Betfred Temple Stakes (Group 2) – Haydock

Haydock

13:50

Betfred Temple Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2024-05-25

Distance 5f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £70,888

Winning Time 59.64s (slow by 1.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kerdos (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Clive Cox	12/1	Won
2nd	Live In The Dream (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Adam West	8/1	.5
3rd	Seven Questions (IRE) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	16/1	2.25
4th	Asfoora (AUS) Mitchell Aitken · Henry Dwyer	4/1J	0.05
5th	Beautiful Diamond (GB) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	4/1J	.75
6th	Rogue Lightning (IRE) James Doyle · Tom Clover	17/2	0.05
7th	Equality (GB) Saffie Osborne · Charles Hills	17/2	.5
8th	Vadream (GB) Daniel Tudhope · Charlie Fellowes	9/2	3
9th	Flora Of Bermuda (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	10/1	0.2

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (8)	Vadream Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Charlie Fellowes	129	p	757-32	104	123	111	21d	—	—	-2	20.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Went very close in Palace House recently & excelled on testing ground last year; respected
5 (10)	Rogue Lightning Bay J:James Doyle T:Tom Clover	J:James Doyle T:Tom Clover	132	h	91115-	112	125	106	237d	—	—	+16	36.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Close fifth in Abbaye; £1,000,000 sale since (same yard); one to consider on reappearance
9 (9)	Beautiful Diamond Grey J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	121	—	1351-3	103	120	108	21d	—	—	+2	22.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Returned with Group 3 third; stable won this with 3yo filly last year; open to improvement
1 (7)	Asfoora b/br J:Mitchell Aitken T:Henry Dwyer	J:Mitchell Aitken T:Henry Dwyer	132	—	19-204	114	129	-	63d	—	—	+3	21.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Aussie sprinters have historically done extremely well in Britain; could play leading role
4 (3)	Live In The Dream Chestnut J:Sean Kirrane T:Adam West	J:Sean Kirrane T:Adam West	132	—	34144-	117	129	118	203d	—	—	+11	26.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won the Group 1 Nunthorpe last August; key player if fully tuned up on return
2 (1)	Equality Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Charles Hills	J:Saffie Osborne T:Charles Hills	132	h	30-001	109	125	112	34d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+6	18.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Group 3 win at Sandown last July; not ruled out back up in grade; unproven on soft/heavy
10 (5)	Flora Of Bermuda Grey J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	121	—	61824-	101	113	105	225d	—	—	+13	21.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
2yo Group 2 runner-up last September; open to improvement in this 3yo campaign
3 (2)	Kerdos Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Clive Cox	J:Richard Kingscote T:Clive Cox	132	—	518-85	106	120	107	21d	—	—	+9	16.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Something to find today but trainer won this in 2016 and 2017 with improving 4yos
8 (6)	Seven Questions Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	124	p	3-3771	107	121	110	21d	—	—	+11	18.3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
3yo who won Group 3 Palace House in first-time cheekpieces; could be in the mix once more
NR (4)	Makarova Bay J:TBC T:Ed Walker	J: T:Ed Walker	129	tp	466-72	106	120	95	13d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Soft-ground Group 3 runner-up at Longchamp recently, but needs a career-best today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Vadream	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Rogue Lightning	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Beautiful Diamond	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Asfoora	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1
Live In The Dream	13/2	11/2	13/2	11/2	6/1
Equality	9/1	10/1	17/2	9/1	9/1
Flora Of Bermuda	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Kerdos	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Seven Questions	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Rogue Lightning

36.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 15 Odds: 6.2

9/2

2nd

Live In The Dream

26.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 4.4

13/2

3rd

Beautiful Diamond

22.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

5/1

Flora Of Bermuda

21.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Asfoora

21.2

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

11/2

Vadream

20.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

9/2

Seven Questions

18.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

18/1

Equality

18.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

10/1

Kerdos

16.1

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Makarova

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Live In The Dream	117	129	118
Asfoora	114	129	—
Rogue Lightning	112	125	106
Equality	109	125	112
Seven Questions	107	121	110
Kerdos	106	120	107
Makarova	106	120	95
Vadream	104	123	111
Beautiful Diamond	103	120	108
Flora Of Bermuda	101	113	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Makarova	13d ago	Quick return
Vadream	21d ago	Fit
Beautiful Diamond	21d ago	Fit
Kerdos	21d ago	Fit
Seven Questions	21d ago	Fit
Equality	34d ago	Fit
Asfoora	63d ago	Fresh
Live In The Dream	203d ago	Long break
Flora Of Bermuda	225d ago	Long break
Rogue Lightning	237d ago	Long break