IT is a shame that the rain has scuppered Sole Power’s bid for a second Temple Stakes at Haydock today. The Eddie Lynam-trained gelding won the race in 2011, consolidating his position as a top class sprinter just nine months and three runs after he had sprung a 100/1 shock in the Nunthorpe.

Haydock’s loss is the Curragh’s gain, as Sabena Power’s world-class sprinter has been re-routed to the Greenlands Stakes this afternoon. He is a five-furlong specialist, however, all of his 11 wins have been over the minimum trip and, the presence of Richard Hughes at the Curragh notwithstanding, you would have loved to have seen him have another crack at the Temple Stakes if the ground had been fast.