The five bonus chasers missed out last week when 14/1 shot, South Cape, crossed the line first to win the 2.35 at Folkestone. It means that, although it will not be played for this Saturday, there is £102,735 in the bonus fund. It was also a hard luck story for all other players last week, with Keyaki winning the penultimate leg wiping out the remaining three tickets. That means that the win fund starts at £57,775
Races are divided between Haydock, Goodwood and Musselburgh
Paul Petrie, totepool spokesman commented, "With all the focus on the Derby last weekend turnover was slightly down but we would expect it to get back to normal levels on Saturday and that could mean a single winner would be walking away with £300,000."
totescoop6 Legs
Leg 1 2.05 Haydock
Leg 2 2.20 Goodwood
Leg 3 2.35 Haydock
Leg 4 2.45 Musselburgh
Leg 5 3.10 Haydock
Leg 6 3.45 Musselburgh
Win Fund - £57,775
Bonus Fund - £102,735
PROPOSAL TO TRANSFER TEMPLE STAKES UNDER CONSIDERATION
Jockey Club Racecourses have submitted to the BHB Flat Racing Committee a proposal that the Group 2 Temple Stakes be transferred from Sandown Park to Haydock Park.
John Smee, Group Racing Director for Jockey Club Racecourses, said: "We have submitted a proposal which will be considered by both the BHB's Flat Racing Committee and the European Pattern Committee. It is the group's policy to try and provide all the key races in our portfolio with an appropriate platform and we feel that the case for staging the Temple Stakes at Haydock Park warrants serious consideration by the respective panels."
Previously, the Temple Stakes was a feature of Sandown Park's Bank Holiday Monday card which was broadcast on terrestrial television. However, Channel Four coverage of that fixture ceased in 2006 and the race was subsequently moved to an evening meeting. This year the race was part of the Sandown card held last week, alongside the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes and another five furlong event, the National Stakes, a listed race.
The proposal is for the Temple Stakes to be transferred to Haydock Park's May Bank Holiday weekend fixture and become one of the feature races televised by Channel Four as part of their current agreement.
John Smee added: "We will also be consulting with the National Trainers Federation, although under the proposal there would be little change to the race's positioning in the calendar and Haydock already has a reputation for staging pattern class sprint races."
Dickon White, Managing Director at Haydock Park, said: "The addition of the Temple Stakes would be great news for Haydock Park and would complement our existing Group One Flat Race, the six furlong Betfred Sprint Cup. It would also open the door for a potential "sprint bonus" for any horse that can win both events."
Andrew Cooper, Director of Racing at Sandown Park, said: "We are proud to have been associated with the Temple Stakes and should the proposal be approved we will be sad not to stage the race in the future. However, the way in which our fixture list and television coverage has evolved in recent years has given us cause to review our race programme. We are already examining our options for 2008 and discussing with our sponsors ways in which we can make optimum use of our portfolio of races."
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