Gordon Lord Byron runner-up in Sprint Cup James Fanshawe's Society Rock under Kieren Fallon won the Group 1 Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock Park. The 10-1 chance was landing his first victory since the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2011 as he put his best foot forward to get his head back in front after a couple of promising efforts this year. In-form Gordon Lord Byron was his closest pursuer in the closing stages but the line came in time as the winner held on by three-parts-of-a-length. Bated Breath held every chance at the distance but could find no more and was back in third while Ortensia's winning steak came to an end as she could not land a blow. Fallon said: "He travelled really well and I got all the splits down the rail that I needed. "He's a little terrier and he tries very hard, which is what you need in this type of race. "I followed James (Doyle, on Bated Breath) through as I thought he was the horse I had to beat, he gave me a lovely lead through and I was able to pick up on that fast ground.'' Fanshawe said: "It's been a real team effort, I just felt he was a very underrated horse. "We've been really working on him in the stalls since the July Cup and it's paid off today. "I haven't had a winner at Haydock in about three years, and I thought with the ground a bit quick and the stalls that we had no chance. "I'm chuffed for the horse, the owner and the yard.''
