Willie Haggas' six-year-old wins for the first time at the top level in the Group One feature on Merseyside with stable-mate Unequal Love third
Montassib caused a 25-1 shock victory in the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock Park on Saturday afternoon – and even his trainer William Haggas didn't see it coming.
Having not run since winning the Group Three Chipchase Stakes at Newcastle in June due to the fast ground, Montassib came through late to just grab victory by a head from the James Fanshawe-trained Kind Of Blue .
"Now we have found his right trip, I've been running him over seven furlongs and a mile before. He's pretty effective at six furlongs. I don't like beating James at all because he's my mate and we see each other every morning on the gallops, but we're delighted to win.
On third home Unequal Love, he added: "She is a lovely filly and very genuine. It all went wrong last time. She won the Wokingham with a lot of weight and filly has never done that. I don't think Unequal Love wants it too soft. She is definitely a Group One filly. She ran a fantastic race."
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