'I rode him on debut and he's a lovely horse' - Callum Shepherd joins our panel

Starman heads the Sprint Cup market. Are you with him or against him?

Callum Shepherd, jockey It's hard to be against him as his form is rock solid. Something will have to improve significantly to trouble him if he's at his best again and he looks a worthy favourite in the line-up.

Richard Birch, tipster I recall ringing Ed Walker during a Royal Ascot monsoon and he lamented: "You get the horse of a lifetime and have to pull him out of a Group 1 in June because of bottomless ground!". I felt so sorry for him and was delighted when Starman took his field apart in the July Cup. Unless Supremacy rediscovers his best form, it's hard to envisage defeat.

James Knight, Coral I had been thinking Starman might be one to be against in this race, but conditions are unusually fast for Haydock at this time of year and have come right for him. With nothing else in the field jumping off the page, he looks a strong favourite.