Dan Cooper

A Tuesday inspection of Haydock Park's inner course found the surface unsuitable for racing and the May 29-30 cards have been abandoned, the racecourse announced on social media. During Saturday's G2 Temple Stakes card, John and Thady Gosden's Friendly Soul (Kingman) took a false step on the inner course in the day's first race, the Listed William Hill Epic Boost British EBF Hedge Of Oak Stakes. A trio of inner course races were abandoned as a result. A statement posted on X read, "Fixtures scheduled to take place on Friday...

Three races during Haydock's William Hill Temple Stakes card have been called off after a hole was discovered on the round course during the first race. Racing has been switched to the inner course after John and Thady Gosden trainee Friendly Soul (Kingman) took a false step in Saturday's opener, the Listed William Hill Epic Boost British EBF Hedge Of Oak Stakes. The 2-1 favourite was pulled up after the incident. Haydock's clerk of the course Dan Cooper told ITV Racing, "In the first race Friendly Soul took a misstep...