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Temple Stakes (Group 2)

Haydock · 21 May 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 1
  • PatternGroup 2
  • Distance5f
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11

Profitable (IRE) (8/1) won the Temple Stakes (Group 2) at Haydock on 21 May 2016, beating Mecca's Angel (IRE) by a neck under Adam Kirby for trainer Clive Cox. 11 ran on Good To Soft going over 5f; the winning time was 59.40s (slow by 1.50s). The Evens favourite, Mecca's Angel (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten a quarter of a length.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Profitable (IRE)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 113A J: Adam Kirby T: Clive Cox
Won by a neckFav: Mecca's Angel (IRE) Evens · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 12 Profitable (IRE) 4c Adam Kirby Clive Cox 9-4 112113A 59.40 56,710 8/1
2nd 7 Mecca's Angel (IRE) 5m nk Paul Mulrennan Michael Dods 9-1 120109A 59.45 21,500 Evens fav
3rd 2 Waady (IRE) h 4g 2¼ Graham Lee John Gosden 9-4 112102A 59.85 10,760 9/1
4th 5 Pearl Secret (GB) 7h hd Oisin Murphy David Barron 9-4 109101A 59.94 5,360 10/1
5th 10 Aeolus (GB) 5g nk Luke Morris Ed Walker 9-4 108100A 59.95 2,690 18/1
6th 6 Kachy (GB) 3c shd Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 8-10 10991A 1:00.01 1,350 10/1
7th 13 Move In Time (GB) 8g 1¾ David Nolan David O'Meara 9-4 10991A 1:00.31 — 25/1
8th 3 Muthmir (IRE) 6g hd Paul Hanagan William Haggas 9-4 11491A 1:00.35 — 7/1
9th 11 Sir Maximilian (IRE) p 7g ½ Pat Cosgrave Ian Williams 9-4 11289A 1:00.40 — 16/1
10th 16 Justineo (GB) p 7h 1¼ Sean Levey Robert Cowell 9-4 10583A 1:00.63 — 50/1
11th 1 Steps (IRE) b 8g 1¼ Harry Bentley Roger Varian 9-4 11277A 1:00.85 — 33/1

Winning time 59.40s (slow by 1.50s)

Non-runners Cotai Glory (unsuitable ground), Goldream (unsuitable ground), Iffranesia (vet's Certificate), Sole Power (unsuitable ground), Take Cover (not qualified)

Notes After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 of 11 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Temple Stakes (Group 2) at Haydock in 2016?
Profitable (IRE) won the Temple Stakes (Group 2) at Haydock on 21 May 2016, ridden by Adam Kirby and trained by Clive Cox.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Temple Stakes at Haydock?
1st Profitable (IRE) (8/1), 2nd Mecca's Angel (IRE) (EvensF), 3rd Waady (IRE) (9/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Temple Stakes at Haydock?
Profitable (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Temple Stakes at Haydock?
11 horses ran in the 2016 Temple Stakes at Haydock. Non-runners: Cotai Glory (unsuitable ground), Goldream (unsuitable ground), Iffranesia (vet's Certificate), Sole Power (unsuitable ground), Take Cover (not qualified).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Temple Stakes at Haydock?
The winning time was 59.40s (slow by 1.50s).

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