POWER A NUNTHORPE DOUBT

Sole Power may not defend his crown in Friday's Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

A shock 100-1 winner last year, trainer Eddie Lynam fears the ground could be too soft for the four-year-old sprinter. The County Meath trainer is likely to make a late call on whether to let his stable star take his chance.

"There's a big doubt about him running because of the ground," said Lynam, speaking from Thursday evening's meeting at Tipperary.

Sole Power was around an 8-1 shot to land back-to-back victories in the Group One dash on the Knavesmire.

Kingsgate Native will bid to get a largely disappointing season back on track on the Knavesmire.

Chris Richardson, managing director of owners Cheveley Park Stud, said: "He'll keep appearing in these races and you never know, like all these sprinters, they seem to have their day. He's been disappointing this year but he might as well run and hopefully we can get some cover as that is what he needs.

"He was drawn one at Goodwood last time and with the extra stalls he ended up almost too wide, which was unfortunate."

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