Robin Bastiman reports Borderlescott to be in tip-top form for the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock.
The ever popular eight-year-old makes his first appearance in this race, though he is a Haydock regular and a course and distance winner, and his trainer is of the opinion his stable star may have needed his run in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York two weeks ago following his injury scare after winning at Glorious Goodwood.
"He's really well in himself. I just wish it was the Nunthorpe instead of this race," said Bastiman.
"He was stood in his box for a week after Goodwood. I only had two weeks to prepare him for York and maybe it wasn't long enough. He's very well in himself now and we are really pleased with him and we are looking forward to it.
"We nearly put him in this race last year so I thought I'd put him in this time. He keeps his form at this time of year and seems well. We are hoping for the best and I'm sure he'll run his best. The ground should be good and that would be ideal for him."
Doncaster Rover goes for Group One glory on the back of a victory at Newmarket last Saturday, his first in 12 months.
"He's in great shape and he's come out of his race very, very well," said trainer David Brown.
"It's a tough contest, but if you're not in it, you can't win it. He deserves his place in the line-up. He was wrong when he ran at Chester at the beginning of last month. We got him right and this is the best he's ever come out of a race, so I'm very hopeful he's going to run a big race."
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