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Group 1 Winner Starman One of 14 in Sprint Cup

Haydock hosts the G1 Betfair Sprint Cup S. on Sept. 4, and Group 1 winner Starman (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) is one of 14 signed on in the six-furlong affair. A winner of the G1 Darley July Cup S. ahead of Dragon Symbol (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) on July 10, the David Ward colourbearer ran third, one better than Brando (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) in the G1 LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest to Marianafoot (Fr) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) at Deauville on Aug. 8 for trainer Ed Walker.

Fellow Group 1 winner Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) is also in the lineup. Successful in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint S. last autumn, the Hambleton Racing Xxxvi & Partner-owned 7-year-old gelding's best performance this season has been a second in the G1 Diamond Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot in June, one better than King Power Racing's Art Power (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) for Tim Easterby. Another entrant in the King Power colours is G3 Chipchase S. heroine Chil Chil (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), who was fifth in the G1 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe S.

Godolphin fields G3 Jersey S. hero and G2 Unibet Lennox S. second Creative Force (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Nunthorpe runner-up Emaraaty Ana (GB) (Shamardal) is also entered for Kevin Ryan. A trio of last out group winners are also in the field at this stage-Gustavus Weston (Ire) (Equiano {Fr}) for Joseph Murphy, Happy Romance (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) for Richard Hannon, and Sunday's G3 Prix de Meautry hero Garrus (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) for Charlie Hills.

Clive Cox has a pair stepping out in the Sprint Cup-2020's G1 Juddmonte Middle Park S. hero Supremacy (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) and group winner and dual Group 1-placed Nando Parrado (GB) (Kodiac {GB}).

“The drier autumn has given us a chance to include Supremacy, while Nando Parrado ran a blinder at Newbury in the Hungerford and this is an opportunity to run back over six,” said trainer Clive Cox.

“Supremacy is showing me the right signs and with the dry forecast we're keen to have a look. We'll assess the situation as the week goes by.”

Rounding out the 14 are Aug. 28 listed winner Summerghand (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) for David O'Meara and Vadream (GB) (Brazen Beau {Aus}) from the yard of Charlie Fellowes.

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Classic-Placed Lone Eagle Out For Season With Injury

Ballylinch Stud and Aquis Farm's Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who placed second in the G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, will miss the rest of the season after sustaining an injury in the July 24 G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. according to trainer Martyn Meade.

“I'm afraid he suffered an injury after his run in the King George,” said trainer Martyn Meade. “It's an injury that will take careful management–he's certainly out for the rest of this season, and the rest of his career is under doubt.

“He's obviously going to have the best recuperation. Unfortunately that's why he was a bit disappointing in the King George. He was found afterwards to have sustained an injury. Hence, the reason he's not run since.

“Hopefully, he might come back next season–but he's got to make a full recovery.”

Successful in the G3 Zetland S. at Newmarket to end his 2-year-old season on Oct. 10, the colt resurfaced with a fourth in the G3 bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown on Apr. 23. A classy winner of the Listed Cocked Hat S. at Goodwood on May 21, Lone Eagle was only a neck behind Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in the Irish Derby after leading for the majority of the 1 1/2-mile trip in June. He was last of five in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. and was under consideration for September's G1 Cazoo St Leger.

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Suesa Points to Prix de l’Abbaye

Triple group winner Suesa (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}), who most recently ran fourth in the G1 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe S. at York on Aug. 20, will make her next start in the Oct. 3 G1 Qatar Prix de l'Abbaye at ParisLongchamp.

“She, all being well, will run in the Prix de l'Abbaye,” said James Wigan, racing manager to owner George Strawbridge. “I think that she ran a very good race, she was probably on the wrong side of the course.”

“All the speed was on the other side and she had to race on her own, but she was making up ground. I think had she been on the other side she'd have been very close.”

A winner of both her juvenile starts including a French listed race for Georgiana Cabrero and trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias, Suesa was purchased privately by prominent owner/breeder George Strawbridge and transferred to the yard of Francois Rohaut. She added the G3 Prix Sigy at Chantilly on Apr. 20, her 3-year-old bow, and then the G3 Prix Texanita there on May 17. Only eighth in the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, the 3-year-old filly returned to the winner's circle in the G2 King George Qatar S. at Goodwood on July 30, her final start before the Nunthorpe.

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Le Havre’s Glycon Takes The Grand Prix de Deauville

Haras de Saint Pair's Glycon (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) capped Deauville's August festival on Sunday with a win in the feature G2 Lucien Barriere Grand Prix de Deauville. Asked to go beyond a mile and a quarter for the first time when taking the G3 Prix de Reux over this track and 12 1/2-furlong trip on his latest outing Aug. 8, the Jean-Claude Rouget-trained homebred was patiently ridden in rear early by Cristian Demuro. Launched to take command 300 metres from the finish, the 9-10 favourite saw off The Good Man (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) to score by half a length, with Sublimis (Ire) (Shamardal) a short neck away in third.

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