Coral Sprint Trophy: Ayr Gold Cup winner leads betting

Recent Ayr Gold Cup winner Significantly heads the sponsor’s Coral Sprint Trophy betting odds at 5/1 in the opening show on Saturday’s contest at York.

Revitalised by the Julie Camacho team, Significantly was agonisingly beaten in the Portland Handicap over five and a half furlongs at Doncaster’s St Leger meeting, but gained compensation seven days later at Ayr.

He almost missed out again there with Joe Fanning looking for a run with a furlong to go, but when the gap came he quickened up smartly.

Speaking last week, Steve Brown – Camacho’s husband and assistant – said: “I know there were one or two unlucky horses at Ayr but I think if we’d have got a run earlier he would have been a bit more of a clear-cut winner than he was.

“He’s thriving at home, his confidence levels are high. Karl (Burke, former trainer) always said he had a high level of ability and was a decent horse when he was younger. They are clever people and ran him in some big races; they don’t do that unless they think they are worthy.

“Last season was a quiet one for him, as any horse can have them, but I think he’s back to the level he showed for Karl.”

Albasheer, Apollo One and Kinta are all 8/1 in the Coral Sprint Trophy betting odds, with the veteran sprinter Summerghand among the runners quoted at 10/1.

Coral’s David Stevens said: “There are plenty of familiar names among the entries for this year’s Coral Sprint Trophy, with the market headed by Significantly following his recent Ayr Gold Cup success.”

Coral Sprint Trophy betting odds