May 09 / 15.40 Haydock

15.40

Good

Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £34026
  • 0m 6f 212y
  • Class 1
  • 11 runners
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Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 62207- C

Last run: 182 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Won the Group 2 Gimcrack as a 2yo and finished second in the Group 1 City Of York (7f, good to firm) last August; made no show in two Group 1s in Australia in the autumn and he's since been gelded; returns in a much lower grade than usual and very dangerous if ready to roll after six months off.
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2nd

1

(5)

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 York

Lake Forest

9st 8lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

From three visits to York he's won a Gimcrack and finished an unlucky-in-running second in this 12 months ago; gelding operation has triggered a further upturn in his fortunes, winning Listed/Group 2 races over this trip (good ground) on either side of a close fifth in the 6f Group 1 sprint at Royal Ascot (running on); it was his second run in as many days at Glorious Goodwood (after winning the Lennox) when traffic issues scuppered all hope in the Sussex Stakes; the worry is this week's rain as he's had precious little racing on ground softer than good and hasn't shone when he has.

11/2

7th

2

(5)

29th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

16:10 Goodwood

Lake Forest

9st 10lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Gelded prior to this season's impressive win at Haydock (7f Listed) and respectable fifth at Royal Ascot (6f Group 1); his 1m form comprises a respectable fifth in the 2025 Queen Anne and two lesser efforts on Australian soil; still needs to prove he's a genuine miler but he arrived late to win the 7f Group 2 Lennox here yesterday and is probably in the form of his life.

12/1

1st

2

(4)

28th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Goodwood

Lake Forest

9st 6lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Gelded prior to impressive win at Haydock (7f Listed) and respectable fifth at Royal Ascot (6f Group 1) this season; fared best of the runners from off the pace when second to Witness Stand in this contest 12 months ago; top on ratings in this bid to go one better.

6/4

6/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 002-51 CD

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Likeable 5yo with a good (7-18) strike-rate; shaped well in Listed event at Doncaster on reappearance and dug deep to win conditions race at Thirsk (7f, good) next time; may not have reached his ceiling and is high on the list.
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7th

2

(7)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

15:52 Chester

Myal

9st 7lb

J: David Allan

T: Steph Hollinshead

Likeable 5yo who has a strike-rate of 7-19 and was runner-up behind an impressive winner in a Listed race at Haydock (7f, good) in May; should be in the mix again and his only previous visit to Chester resulted in a C&D win.

13/2

2nd

7

(2)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:40 Haydock

Myal

9st 10lb

J: David Allan

T: Steph Hollinshead

Likeable 5yo with a good (7-18) strike-rate; shaped well in Listed event at Doncaster on reappearance and dug deep to win conditions race at Thirsk (7f, good) next time; may not have reached his ceiling and is high on the list.

6/1

1st

4

(7)

10th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:25 Thirsk

Myal

9st 8lb

J: David Allan

T: Steph Hollinshead

Most progressive in the last couple of years, winning six 7f handicaps, with the first gained off of a rating of 67; another career-best effort when second in 7f Redcar Listed race (good to soft) on his final 4yo start; should be spot on for this after finishing fifth of 12 in a 6f Doncaster Listed event on his reappearance 13 days ago.

8/1

25/1

  • Place: £11.10

Form: 30200- D

Last run: 197 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
None too consistent in 2025, running well when second in 1m Listed event at Sandown (soft) in September but poorly twice afterwards; returns from a layoff and may find that conditions place the emphasis too much on speed.
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11th

5

(16)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:25 Sandown

Balmacara

9st 5lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Useful but he is 0-12 since a Doncaster novice double in spring 2024 and not particularly solid on 2026 form; on a difficult mark returned to handicap level and isn't sure to uphold a consistent Sandown record.

33/1

6th

1

(4)

27th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

14:58 York

Balmacara

9st 8lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Useful but is 0-12 since completing a Doncaster novice double in spring 2024, essentially proving quite difficult to place; hasn't strictly improved for a switch to hold-up tactics this term (seemingly being taught to settle better); unlikely to regain the winning thread on these terms.

40/1

7th

2

(4)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 1

13:30 Epsom

Balmacara

9st 2lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Listed runner-up at Sandown (1m, soft) last September and third in the same grade at Haydock (7f, good) four weeks ago on reappearance; however, he was comfortably beaten in that latest start and is 0-11 since winning novice contests at Doncaster in spring 2024 on second and third starts; up against it.

28/1

14/1

Form: 1964-4 D

Last run: 63 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
5-19; creditable fourth in Listed races last two starts, not beaten far at Wolverhampton (7f) on latest; should give his running again but quite a few of these have more obvious claims on the figures.
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3rd

1

(5)

2nd Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 2

15:52 Chester

Palmar Bay

10st 2lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Ralph Beckett

Won the corresponding race 12 months ago off a 10lb lower mark; as good as ever when fourth of eight at Wolverhampton (7f, Listed) in March but has found it tougher going since; apprentice's claim is useful but he still has little margin for error off this mark.

9/1

8th

3

(4)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

15:52 Chester

Palmar Bay

9st 7lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Ralph Beckett

Comfortable winner of a C&D handicap (good to firm) last August; better than ever when a close fourth in a Listed event at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) in March but he's been well held in both subsequent runs and latest was in a C&D; has bit to prove again and this looks a tough task on the figures.

14/1

13/2

Form: /922-2 CD BF

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
7f specialist, a Group 2 winner in July 2024; below best when finding Myal just too strong in conditions event at Thirsk (7f, good; 15-8 favourite) on return; may build on that but he's 4lb worse off with that rival here.
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7th

4

(2)

28th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Goodwood

Poet Master

9st 6lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Still useful but has failed to back up the form of his Irish Group 2 success two years ago and finished behind some of today's rivals in last three outings; losing sequence looks set to be extended.

20/1

7th

8

(11)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:10 Newcastle (AW)

Poet Master

9st 5lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Won a Group 2 in Ireland in July 2024; not added to that success since but he has run well in two of his three starts this time round, latterly finishing third of eight in a Group 3 at Epsom (7f, good to soft); drops in trip for his AW debut.

10/1

3rd

6

(6)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 1

13:30 Epsom

Poet Master

9st 2lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Group 2 winner at the Curragh (7f, good) in July 2024 and runner-up in two 7f Group races last autumn (very soft/good); not at his best on his two runs this season but each-way claims if back on song today.

9/1

Form: /9331- D

Last run: 301 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won the same Listed event at Chester in 2023 (soft) and 2025 (good), posting a personal best in latter; not seen since but he has plenty of form when fresh and cannot be ruled out.
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5th

1

(7)

28th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Goodwood

Holguin

9st 6lb

J: James Doyle

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Came up short (fourth of six) in this race three years ago and record suggests he's best suited by Listed level; latest effort, in a Chester contest that he'd won twice previously, confirms as much.

16/1

3rd

1

(8)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

15:52 Chester

Holguin

9st 7lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Won this race in 2023 and 2025, posting a personal best when narrowly beating Witness Stand in the latter; didn't shine back from a lengthy absence at Haydock in May, but he shaped as though he needed that run and has leading claims if he can get back near his best here; key player in his bid to make it 3-4 at Chester.

9/2

6th

5

(9)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:40 Haydock

Holguin

9st 10lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Won the same Listed event at Chester in 2023 (soft) and 2025 (good), posting a personal best in latter; not seen since but he has plenty of form when fresh and cannot be ruled out.

4/1

25/1

Form: 3-3124 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
In good form on the AW this year, winning a handicap at Lingfield (7f) in February and running creditably when fourth in similar event at Newcastle (6f) on Good Friday; has shown he's up to Listed level but this is still a warm race in which to be making his debut on grass.
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4th

5

(8)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:10 Newcastle (AW)

Heathcliff

9st 5lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: James Fanshawe

Wouldn't judge him harshly on his two turf defeats this summer but even his best AW form needs bettering if he is to come out on top here.

20/1

21th

8

(19)

20th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

17:00 Ascot

Heathcliff

9st 7lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Fanshawe

Took a step forward on the AW earlier in the year, at 7f and 6f, but he didn't make his turf debut until never involved in a Listed race at Haydock (7f, good) in May; comes from a line of superb turf sprinters but this is a difficult first handicap on grass, to put it mildly.

66/1

7th

4

(6)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:40 Haydock

Heathcliff

9st 10lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: James Fanshawe

In good form on the AW this year, winning a handicap at Lingfield (7f) in February and running creditably when fourth in similar event at Newcastle (6f) on Good Friday; has shown he's up to Listed level but this is still a warm race in which to be making his debut on grass.

25/1

5/1

Form: 1830-4 CD

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Reappeared last season with victory in the Group 3 John Of Gaunt over C&D and he signed off the campaign with a fine third in the Group 1 Foret at Longchamp; might have needed the run when fourth in Listed event at the Curragh six weeks ago; versatile in terms of the ground; solid chance.
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4th

9

(8)

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 York

Ten Bob Tony

9st 8lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Prior to this year all his best form was at 7f on ground good or slower, and yet he popped up at 50-1 in a fast-ground Queen Anne and proved that was no flash in the pan with his close fourth to Bow Echo in the Sussex Stakes (again 1m on good to firm), in which he was nearest at the finish having been held up out the back; hard to knock.

6/1

4th

7

(7)

29th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

16:10 Goodwood

Ten Bob Tony

9st 10lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Came off the good pace set by Opera Ballo when 50-1 winner of the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot (1m, good to firm) last time, completing a quickfire June double that was initiated over 7f at Epsom; still unexposed as a miler and has frame possibilities provided the latest piece of form is backed up.

14/1

1st

8

(8)

16th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:30 Ascot

Ten Bob Tony

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Acts particularly well on ground softer than good; very useful 7f performer who prevailed narrowly at Epsom ten days ago for a second success in the Group 3 that was formerly the John of Gaunt Stakes and run at Haydock; ran creditably over 1m in 2024 German 2,000 Guineas but this is a stiffer test at the trip and a stiffer assignment to boot.

50/1

25/1

Form: 5-3000 D

Last run: 64 days

W: 9st 10lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Group 1 Lockinge winner in 2024 but on a 12-race losing sequence and he ran badly on his last three starts in Dubai early this year; this is a drop in grade but he's proving increasingly hard to predict.
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3rd

1

(2)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

18:00 Leopardstown

Audience

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: David O’Meara

Front-running Lockinge winner in 2024 and Group 2 winner at Goodwood the same year; on a losing run since then and had experienced many reverses before being placed in two Irish 7f Group 3 races this term; made much of the running when second on soft ground here in June; similar scenario when third at the Curragh last month; likely to be in the mix.

5/1

3rd

1

(4)

19th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

15:15 Curragh

Audience

9st 10lb

J: Colin Keane

T: David O’Meara

Group 1 Lockinge winner in 2024 and Group 2 winner at Goodwood the same year; on a losing run since but his runner-up finish in a Leopardstown Group 3 showed definite signs of encouragement (7f, soft) when ridden by Keane for the first time; his wins came on good so if he repeats that latest run he is firmly in the mix.

6/1

2nd

1

(5)

11th Jun 2026

Soft

0m 7f 35y

19:00 Leopardstown

Audience

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: David O’Meara

Group 1 Lockinge winner in 2024 and Group 2 winner at Goodwood the same year; on a losing run since and ran poorly in Dubai in three starts this year; didn't fare any better at Haydock 33 days ago, fading tamely; hard to be positive about him currently.

20/1

Form: 11- D

Last run: 266 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Unbeaten 4yo; followed debut win at Leicester (7f, good) last summer with ready all-the-way success at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) two weeks later; open to plenty more improvement but this is a far sterner test of his credentials.
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10th

10

(1)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:40 Haydock

Release The Storm

9st 10lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Brian Meehan

Unbeaten 4yo; followed debut win at Leicester (7f, good) last summer with ready all-the-way success at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) two weeks later; open to plenty more improvement but this is a far sterner test of his credentials.

16/1

1

(4)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

16:50 Doncaster

Release The Storm

9st 11lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Brian Meehan

38,000gns yearling; attracted support into 10-1 on Leicester debut (7f, good) last month and he kept on well under a prominent ride to beat the two market leaders; this is tougher under a penalty but that was a bright start and he's respected.

2/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1110-6

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

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Payout
Exacta £8.30
Straight Forecast £7.63
Trifecta £232.60

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Lake Forest

SPOTLIGHT:

Ten Bob Tony

Daily Mail:

Poet Master

TOPSPEED:

Audience

LAMBOURN:

Ten Bob Tony

The Times:

Ten Bob Tony

Daily Mirror:

Ten Bob Tony

POSTDATA:

Lake Forest

NEWMARKET:

Lake Forest

Telegraph:

Lake Forest

The Guardian:

Lake Forest

D Express:

Lake Forest

The Sun:

Lake Forest

The Star:

Lake Forest

Daily Record:

Lake Forest