2012 Sprint Cup at Haydock Betting Tips Part 2

The Richard Fahey-trained Mayson is the next best-priced contender and punters will find him hovering around 7/1 in the ante post market. He has been freshened for nearly a month and a half, with his last effort being a sensational five-length score in the Group 1 Darley July Cup.

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Unraced at Haydock, all three of his victories this year have come at Newmarket.

Hoof It, Society Rock and Strong Suit are all in the mix as well – usually priced within the 8/1 – 11/1 range depending on whom you're betting with. All of them are plausible winners, but you reckon that it just might take a significant mistake from one of the top three choices if any of these ones are to actually make it home.

The usual contenders in the Group-level sprints and high-level handicaps are also in the mix here and you'll find the likes of Wizz Kid, Hitchens and Soul all floating around 12/1. Hawkeyethenoo is usually visible in contests like these and he's priced out at a 16/1 listing.

The real wild card may be the newly-returned Starspangledbanner, who was found to be infertile when put out to stud duty. He had his first on-track effort in nearly two years and he mustered a fifth-placed finish in this race to Markab back in 2010.

He has flashed the ability needed to win Group 1 contests but it's just a matter of whether he needed the race or whether he's well and truly past it.

With a 16/1 listing currently out there, some will be ready to take the gamble.