Force tops Betfred Sprint Cup acceptors Lethal Force tops 18 six-day acceptors for the Group One Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday. Clive Cox's charge was a brilliant winner of both the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot and Newmarket's Darley July Cup before finding Moonlight Cloud to be too hot to handle at Deauville. Stablemate Reckless Abandon is among the main dangers and he represents the Classic generation along with Richard Fahey's Lennox Stakes winner Garswood, Aidan O'Brien's Cristoforo Colombo and the Edward Lynam-trained Vitzoria. Gordon Lord Byron and Slade Power are two other significant Irish raiders while Stewards' Cup winner Rex Imperator is set to make a significant step up in class. Kavanagh could represent Mike De Kock while Hamza, Hawkeyethenoo, Heeraat, Hoof It, Kingsgate Native, Soul, Swiss Spirit, Tiddliwinks and Intense Pink complete the field.
