May 10 / 15.55 Haydock

15.55

Good To Firm

Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £22684
  • 0m 6f 212y
  • Class 1
  • 5 runners
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Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: /5549- D

Last run: 259 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Group 3 winner as a 2yo, when also second in the Group 1 Dewhurst; matched that form when fifth in the 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace on his first two outings last year but his campaign ended with below-par efforts over 1m2f and 1m1f; gelded ahead of this reappearance back down in trip; bold show assured if anywhere near his best.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

2

(5)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newbury

Alyanaabi

9st 8lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Owen Burrows

Gelded before reappearing in May with a Listed win at Haydock (7f, good to firm); however, he needs a bigger performance to take this and three lesser runs have followed in Group races; the last two were in blinkers, which are now joined by a tongue-tie.

18/1

6th

1

(9)

29th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

14:30 Goodwood

Alyanaabi

9st 6lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Owen Burrows

Gelded before reappearing in May and winning a Listed race at Haydock (7f, good to firm); however, he needs a bigger performance if he's to take this and two lesser runs have followed in Group 3 races (7f/6f, good/AW); the latest was in first-time blinkers, which are retained.

25/1

3

(6)

28th Jun 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:10 Newcastle (AW)

Alyanaabi

9st 5lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Owen Burrows

0-4 over 1m+ last year; dropped in trip and made all in 7f Listed race at Haydock in May but didn't give his running in Group 3 over same C&D three weeks later; now runs in a sprint for the first time since his (winning) debut and also tackles the AW for the first time, so he has a bit to prove, although first-time blinkers could have a positive effect.

11/2

Form: 392-36 D

Last run: 77 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Bagged a big prize over this trip in Saudi at the beginning of 2024; has failed to match that very smart RPR since, including only sixth in this year's running of that Saudi race, but even the level he achieved when placed in AW Listed races this winter would make him very competitive here.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

1

(1)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

17:45 Thirsk

Annaf

9st 12lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Appleby

Group 3 winner at Ascot (6f, soft) last October and he's versatile ground-wise; down to a dangerous mark but he hasn't been at the top of his game on his four runs this year, in handicaps on the last two occasions, and he needs to turn things around in a first-time tongue-tie and reapplied cheekpieces.

14/1

13th

1

(5)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

16:20 Newbury

Annaf

9st 12lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Michael Appleby

Successful in major handicap in 2023 and a few Group races since but balance of 2026 form suggests he's unlikely to defy top weight in this field.

14/1

6th

1

(12)

25th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

14:05 Leicester

Annaf

9st 12lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Michael Appleby

Ended last season with a game win in Group 3 at Ascot (6f, soft) in October; repeatedly met trouble when only seventh in Saudi Arabia (a race he'd won two years earlier) in February and things didn't really go his way again in a Listed race at Doncaster last month; has possibilities on this drop back in class and his last handicap win was off 1lb higher.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1317/3

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Group 2 winner on heavy ground as a juvenile but well behind Alyanaabi in the Dewhurst on his final 2yo start and not seen again until 4l third in a Thirsk conditions race (7f, good) four weeks ago; entitled to come on for the run; going firmer than good would be an unknown.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

(12)

6th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:40 Ascot

Array

9st 11lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Andrew Balding

Won the Group 2 Mill Reef on heavy as a juvenile but missed all of his 3yo campaign and has yet to convince that he's the same force this season, latterly finishing well behind in the International here; however, there's always a chance the first-time visor might trigger something and he'll go on the ground; wouldn't put a line through him.

25/1

3

(2)

26th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Ascot

Array

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Useful 2yo over 6f in 2023, winning the Mill Reef on heavy ground; missed last season but has shown signs of retaining ability, including over 7f, this year; switches to a handicap for the first time and could go well, albeit needs a career-best performance to defy his mark.

14/1

Form: 22646- D

Last run: 217 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Looked an exciting prospect when narrowly denied in last year's Jersey at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) on just his fourth start; that made his three subsequent defeats (including fourth to Tiber Flow in Hungerford at Newbury) a little underwhelming but no surprise were he to bounce back with a bang on reappearance for a stable in very good form.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

5

(12)

31st May 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 37y

Class 1

15:33 Haydock

Kikkuli

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Harry Charlton

Lightly raced half-brother to Frankel and went very close in the Group 3 Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot last June (7f, good to firm); could improve for this month's reappearance here (2l fourth of five in Listed race) but others have greater substance to their claims; peak efforts on fast ground.

12/1

5

(12)

31st May 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 37y

Class 1

15:33 Haydock

Kikkuli

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Harry Charlton

Lightly raced half-brother to Frankel and went very close in the Group 3 Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot last June (7f, good to firm); could improve for this month's reappearance here (2l fourth of five in Listed race) but others have greater substance to their claims; peak efforts on fast ground.

12/1

4th

4

(2)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Kikkuli

9st 10lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Harry Charlton

Looked an exciting prospect when narrowly denied in last year's Jersey at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) on just his fourth start; that made his three subsequent defeats (including fourth to Tiber Flow in Hungerford at Newbury) a little underwhelming but no surprise were he to bounce back with a bang on reappearance for a stable in very good form.

2/1

Form: F1610- CD

Last run: 216 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won Group 3 John of Gaunt over C&D last June and returned to form to land Group 2 Hungerford at Newbury (7f, good to firm; Kikkuli fourth) two months later; probably unsuited by very testing ground when well held in French Group 1 final start; escapes a penalty for those Group wins but he's taken a couple of runs to find his best form in the last two seasons.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

5

(5)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Tiber Flow

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Won Group 3 John of Gaunt over C&D last June and returned to form to land Group 2 Hungerford at Newbury (7f, good to firm; Kikkuli fourth) two months later; probably unsuited by very testing ground when well held in French Group 1 final start; escapes a penalty for those Group wins but he's taken a couple of runs to find his best form in the last two seasons.

9/4

5

(5)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Tiber Flow

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Won Group 3 John of Gaunt over C&D last June and returned to form to land Group 2 Hungerford at Newbury (7f, good to firm; Kikkuli fourth) two months later; probably unsuited by very testing ground when well held in French Group 1 final start; escapes a penalty for those Group wins but he's taken a couple of runs to find his best form in the last two seasons.

9/4

1st

4

(3)

17th Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newbury

Tiber Flow

9st 8lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Showed himself none the worse for a nasty fall at York when coming from behind to land a second Group 3 win at Haydock (7f, good) in June but behind English Oak in the Lennox at Goodwood since; 6f course Listed winner.

9/2

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Kikkuli

RP RATINGS:

Tiber Flow

TOPSPEED:

Alyanaabi

POSTDATA:

Kikkuli

The Times:

Kikkuli

The Guardian:

Kikkuli

Daily Mail:

Kikkuli

D Express:

Kikkuli

LAMBOURN:

Alyanaabi

Telegraph:

Alyanaabi

The Sun:

Alyanaabi

NEWMARKET:

Tiber Flow

Daily Mirror:

Tiber Flow

The Star:

Tiber Flow

Daily Record:

Tiber Flow