Weekend racing preview: Group One Sprint Cup the highlight at Haydock

The ITV Racing cameras are at Haydock, Kempton and Ascot and we have picked out the best of the racing action. You can find the latest odds on the SBK Sportsbook App.

At Haydock, the £350,000 Sprint Cup (3.30pm) looks set to be a cracking event over six furlongs. Minzaal is an interesting contender for Owen Burrows. Having scored in G3 company at Newbury in July, he shaped with plenty of promise when second in the Prix Maurice De Gheest at Deauville in August. He still looks open to even more improvement and has to be respected here.

Naval Crown was successful in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes in June and then shaped with promise when second at Newmarket in the July Cup. He has since gone on to fill fifth in the Prix Maurice De Gheest and can clearly not be discounted here.

Emaraaty Ana is the defending champion in this event having shown a good attitude to win this contest 12 months ago. Yet to win in six starts since, he bounced back to something like his best with an excellent third in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York on his latest start.

Art Power was successful in G3 company at the Curragh last year and shaped with tons of promise on his return when fourth in a G2 event at York when last seen. He therefore commands respect if avoiding the bounce factor. Kinross won that event in good style and of course needs respecting dropping back in trip along with Rohaan. Brad The Brief is unbeaten this term and did impress at Haydock in May. He went on to score in a G2 event at the Curragh in May and therefore demands respect here. He is one of three runners for Hugo Palmer who also saddles Flaming Rib and Dubawi Legend. Seventeen runners go to post in all.

Elsewhere on the card, the £100,000 Old Borough Cup (2.55pm) has attracted a field of 15 for the 14-furlong event, including Soulcombe who oozed class when a ready winner of the Melrose Handicap at York last time out. He sneaks in here off bottom weight and has to be deeply respected along with Evaluation who narrowly missed out on a £100,000 payday in the Sunday Series when chasing a third win in the competition. However, he was chinned on the line at Sandown Park last time out and seeks compensation here. Top-weight Euchen Glen ran a cracker in the Ebor last time out when a staying on seventh and is respected here along with Contact who was fifth at Newmarket last time out, but has already won on two occasions this term.

Naval Power looks hard to beat in the opening £40,500 Listed Ascendant Stakes (1.15pm) as he seeks to maintain his unbeaten record for Godolphin, whilst Her Majesty The Queen is represented by Reach For The Moon who is a short favourite for the £80,000 G3 Superior Mile Stakes (1.45pm) in which he takes on Triple Time who looked a useful prospect last term and makes his eagerly awaited return to action in this event.

Over at Kempton, the highlight is the G3 September Stakes at 2.05pm over 12 furlongs. Dubai Honour was a dual Group winner last term and was narrowly beaten in a G2 at York in July. There was no disgrace finishing fourth to Baaeed last time out in the Juddmonte International and he looks a leading player. Mostahdaf impressed on his return at Sandown in April, but has failed to score in three subsequent stars and he does have question marks to answer now despite being unbeaten in two starts on the All-Weather. Gear Up gamely landed a G3 event at Leopardstown last time out and is another to throw into the mix along with Solid Stone and Third Realm in an interesting event.

ITV Racing selections

1.15pm Haydock - Naval Power

1.45pm Haydock - Reach For The Moon

2.05pm Kempton - Dubai Honour

2.20pm Haydock - Temporize

2.40pm Kempton - First View

2.55pm Haydock - Soulcombe

3.10pm Ascot - Fresh

3.30pm Haydock - Naval Crown

3.45pm Ascot - First Ruler