KING OF STARS (1.45) is a seriously quick sprinter so Haydock’s sharp 5f track should suit him.
Mick Appleby’s speedster could have done without the rain earlier in the week as he loves fast ground but conditions seem to be drying out nicely. His neck second behind Twilight Calls at Newmarket last summer shows what he can do and he twice made all the running in handicaps later in the season. Have 1pt each-way at 25-1, with William Hill paying out on four places.
There doesn’t appear to be much early pace in the Group 3 Pinnacle Stakes later in the afternoon. That could help DARLECTABLE YOU (2.55) as she made a lot of the running to land a Windsor handicap last time.
