13:25 Haydock 05 Sep 2026
Betfair Backs Opinions Superior Mile Stakes
Group 3 | Class 1 | 3YO plus
Winner £53,874 - 9 ran
wore hood to start, prominent, closed on leader 2f out, disputed lead 1f out, clearly led approaching final 110yds, just held on when faced challenge final stride
wore hood to start, midfield, taken towards centre to make headway from 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on strongly inside final 110yds, took second towards finish, just denied final stride
taken down early and wore hood to start, soon raced in second, pestered leader 1f out, all out and lost second final strides
led, set strong pace, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, just held on to fourth final stride
held up in rear, taken towards centre to make headway 1f out, kept on, just denied fourth final strides
mounted on chute and taken down early, wore hood to start, held up towards rear, hung left ajd pushed along 2f out, ridden and some headway 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds
wore earplugs in preliminaries, midfield, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds
taken down early and wore hood to start, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened approaching final 110yds
wore hood to start, towards rear, keen early and taken towards centre after 1f, soon in touch with leaders, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced and dropped to last 2f out, tailed off final furlong
Betting returns
| Type | Winnings |
|---|---|
| CSF | £23.71 (4, 5) |
| Tricast | £197.79 (4, 5, 3) |
| Win | £4.34 (4) |
| Place | £1.45 (4), £2.45 (5), £3.00 (3) |
| Swinger | £7.40 (3, 4), £11.35 (3, 5), £5.15 (4, 5) |
| Exacta | £28.30 (4, 5) |
| Trifecta | £185.30 (4, 5, 3) |
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Replay: 13:25 Haydock 5th Sep 2026
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good | 9 | Zeus Olympios | 5 | 3 | 9 0 | - | 11 | 35 days | K R Burke (100 miles) | William Buick | 11/ 4 | 1:37.90 |
| 2024 | Good | 7 | Holloway Boy | 7 | 4 | 9 5 | - | 435233 | 16 days | K R Burke (100 miles) | William Buick | 7/ 2 | 1:40.21 |
| 2023 | Good | 7 | Chindit | 3 | 5 | 9 5 | - | 68-1263 | 21 days | R Hannon (184 miles) | James Doyle | 5/ 2 | 1:41.04 |
| 2022 | Good to Firm | 4 | Triple Time | 2 | 3 | 9 0 | - | 3211 | 364 days | K A Ryan (45 miles) | Andrea Atzeni | 13/ 8 | 1:40.78 |
| 2021 | Good to Firm | 5 | Artistic Rifles | 2 | 5 | 9 3 | - | 1-31101 | 35 days | E Bethell (121 miles) | Andrea Atzeni | 15/ 2 | 1:39.85 |
| 2020 | Soft | 7 | Top Rank | 2 | 4 | 9 3 | - | 111-13 | 16 days | J Tate (191 miles) | P J McDonald | 11/ 2 | 1:46.60 |
| 2019 | Soft | 6 | Great Scot | 4 | 3 | 8 12 | - | 5-29304 | 23 days | Tom Dascombe (170 miles) | Richard Kingscote | 7/ 2 | 1:44.09 |
| 2018 | Heavy | 6 | Here Comes When | 2 | 8 | 9 3 | - | 319-549 | 39 days | A M Balding (188 miles) | Oisin Murphy | 3/ 1 | 1:49.60 |
| 2017 | Heavy | 9 | Ballet Concerto | 7 | 4 | 9 6 | - | 156411 | 23 days | Sir Michael Stoute (191 miles) | Richard Kingscote | 8/ 1 | 1:45.93 |
| 2016 | Soft | 8 | Hathal | 5 | 4 | 9 3 | - | 2-10721 | 351 days | W J Haggas (191 miles) | Frankie Dettori | 11/ 2 | 1:47.15 |
| 2015 | Good to Soft | 7 | Balty Boys | 4 | 6 | 9 3 | - | 215402 | 42 days | B Ellison (107 miles) | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/ 4 | 1:43.91 |
| 2014 | Good | 6 | Captain Cat | 6 | 5 | 9 7 | - | 12-2113 | 14 days | H & R Charlton (172 miles) | G Baker | 15/ 8 | 1:44.10 |
| 2013 | Good to Soft | 8 | Top Notch Tonto | 4 | 3 | 8 11 | - | 654312 | 28 days | B Ellison (107 miles) | Dale Swift | 22/ 1 | 1:43.35 |
| 2012 | Firm | 7 | Thistle Bird | 7 | 4 | 9 0 | - | 135-112 | 14 days | H & R Charlton (172 miles) | James Doyle | 3/ 1 | 1:40.77 |
| 2011 | Good to Firm | 9 | King Torus | 1 | 3 | 8 11 | - | 14117-4 | 14 days | R Hannon (184 miles) | Richard Hughes | 3/ 1 | 1:43.11 |
| 2010 | Good to Firm | 8 | Cityscape | 1 | 4 | 9 2 | - | 1220-42 | 129 days | H & R Charlton (172 miles) | S Drowne | 9/ 2 | 1:39.44 |
| 2009 | Good to Soft | 10 | Confront | 1 | 4 | 9 5 | - | 124221 | 15 days | Sir Michael Stoute (191 miles) | Stephane Pasquier | 7/ 2 | 1:47.43 |
| 2007 | Good to Firm | 9 | Harvest Queen | 9 | 4 | 9 0 | - | 845-150 | 43 days | P J Makin (184 miles) | Seb Sanders | 12/ 1 | 1:43.58 |
| 2006 | Heavy | 6 | Zero Tolerance | 3 | 6 | 8 11 | - | 401500 | 9 days | T D Barron (111 miles) | Jamie Spencer | 16/ 1 | 1:48.47 |
