BORDERLESCOTT can secure another high-profile triumph in the betfred.com Temple Stakes at Haydock.

The seven-year-old’s rise through the ranks has been simply incredible, as he has taken the jump from a lowgrade handicapper to winning the Group One Nunthorpe Stakes at Newmarket last August.

Sent off favourite for his comeback in the Palace House Stakes, Robin Bastiman’s pride and joy turned in another sterling effort to take third, the 29th time from 38 career starts he has finished in the places.

He is likely to encounter rather more testing conditions on Merseyside but all ground seems to come alike to this ultra-consistent sprinter.

It is difficult to see Borderlescott, runner-up in this race 12 months ago, not being involved in the finish.

Desert Creek won with something up his sleeve on his handicap debut at Windsor and looks weighted to run another big race in the Betfred Silver Bowl.

The chestnut colt claimed a soft-ground Yarmouth maiden with consummate ease on his final juvenile start, and it came as no surprise to punters when he proved much better than his mark of 79 on his return to action.

An 8lb hike in the weights makes life tougher, but he should continue to improve and ought to go well, with conditions likely to pose no problems.

Father Time seems to be held in pretty high regard by Henry Cecil and has been found a good opportunity to get off the mark for the campaign at Newmarket.

The Boylesports.com Irish 2000 Guineas takes centre stage at the Curragh, where Aidan O’Brien’s Mastercraftsman is taken to build on his fifth-place finish in the English equivalent.

He proved when winning last year’s National Stakes that testing conditions were no problem to him, and that should hold him in very good stead.

In the Group One Tattersalls Gold Cup, Famous Name is expected to step up on his comeback .

Hyades is likely to be brimming with confidence following his maiden victory at Yarmouth and can take the next step up the ladder by landing the East Anglian Air Ambulance Handicap at Newmarket tomorrow.

The Aldebaran colt’s sole start at two yielded a close-up second to the more experienced Mustaqer at Headquarters, and he arrived at Newbury last month with a fair reputation.

Although sent off favourite that day, he was easy in the market and ultimately found the rain-softened ground totally against him, trailing home eight lengths adrift of stablemate Sight Unseen in fifth.

The outing clearly did him the power of good, however, and there was plenty to like about the way he bounced back with a commanding success last time.

The forecast good-to-firm ground will suit.

Jimmy Styles appeared a touch unfortunate to bump into the well-handicapped Striking Spirit at Ascot recently and can reverse the form in the Victor Chandler Handicap.