Haydock will have four legs of the Scoop6 on Saturday on Sprint Cup Day with two legs at Kempton.
The opening leg will be at 2:20pm at Kempton with the £70k William Hill London Mile Series Final Handicap. With fourteen runners set to go to post, this race has the largest field in the Scoop6.
Leg two will be at Haydock with the Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap at 2:30pm. This is a race for three-year-old runner over the staying distance of 1m6f. With the going set to be heavy, this will be a tough test of stamina.
The Group 3 September Stakes at Kempton will be at leg three with Nicky Henderson’s Constitution Hill no doubt a popular pick this week. This race is over one and a half miles and has a total prize fun of £95k.
The final three legs are all at Haydock, starting with the 1m6f Old Borough Cup Handicap as leg four. Top weight of 9st 12lbs will be saddled by Charlie Appleby’s Aegean Prince who is the race favourite.
The day’s most valuable race is the £400k Sprint Cup. This Group 1 race is over a distance of 6f and currently has eight runners confirmed. Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes winner Almeraq will line up against seven rivals including last year’s winner Big Mojo.
The final leg will be at 4:15pm with the Betfair Be Friendly Handicap. This is a Class 2 sprint over five furlongs.
- Leg 1: 2:20 @ Kempton – William Hill London Mile Series Final Handicap
- Leg 2: 2:30 @ Haydock – Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap
- Leg 3: 2:50 @ Kempton – William Hill September Stakes
- Leg 4: 3:05 @ Haydock – Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap
- Leg 5: 3:40 @ Haydock – Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes
- Leg 6: 4:15 @ Haydock – Betfair Be Friendly Handicap
The Scoop6 takes place every Saturday and occasionally through the week during big meetings such as the Cheltenham Festival, Kempton’s Christmas Festival, Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood.
The six races, known as legs, can be at one single meeting or across a number of meetings. Originally these races would have all been televised by a domestic broadcaster, such as ITV racing. Now they can be a mix of televised and non-televised afternoon races depending on field size, favouring races with more runners.
The Scoop6 itself is made up of a win fund for picking six winners and a place fund for those selecting six placed horses. If the prize fund isn’t won, it rolls over to the next available Scoop6.
