Fifth time's the charm for Sole Power in Al Quoz Sprint

"He's put his CV up for (top European sprinter) today," Lynam

said. "He has just come to himself, and on his day he was always

capable of doing this."

The Wesley Ward-trained Green Mask (Mizzen Mast) finished fast toward the far

side for third, only a half-length off Peniaphobia. Jockey Frankie Dettori

believed that his post position was costly.

"I was drawn 1 whereas the winner was toward the middle (post 7) and the

second was over in 16, so he's run a huge race from that gate."

Amber Sky was fourth in his title defense. Distinctiv Passion (With

Distinction) tired to 13th of 16, and jockey Edwin Maldonado cited the course

condition.

"He was on the

pace as we wanted but he found the track a little bit 'slippy' and he tired,"

Maldonado said of Distinctiv Passion.

Sole Power was notching his fifth career Group 1 tally, following consecutive

wins in the last two editions of the King's Stand (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot and

the 2010 and 2014 runnings of the Nunthorpe (Eng-G1) at York. The bay has also

accounted for the past two renewals of the Palace House (Eng-G3) at Newmarket,

the 2011 Temple (Eng-G2) and the 2012 Scarbrough. His 10 stakes placings include

the 2011 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp, the 2012 Al Quoz and King's Stand, and

the 2013 Nunthorpe and Hong Kong Sprint.

Over his 47-race career, Sole Power brandishes an 11-7-6 line and $3,152,654

in earnings.

Bred by G. Russell in Great Britain, Sole Power was purchased by Lynam for

$58,448 at the DBS Premier Yearling Sale. He is out of the unraced Distant View

mare Demerger, making him a half-brother to Group 3-placed Cornus (Inchinor) and

stakes-placed Sotka (Dutch Art).

Plans call for him to seek a three-peat in the June 16 King's Stand.

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