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

1st

1

(1)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Alyanaabi

9st 10lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Owen Burrows

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.

11/4

1

(1)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Alyanaabi

9st 10lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Owen Burrows

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.

11/4

9th

7

(9)

24th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 177y

Class 1

13:50 York

Alyanaabi

9st 0lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Owen Burrows

always behind

3/1

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.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

(4)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Annaf

9st 10lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Michael Appleby

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.

7/1

3rd

2

(4)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Annaf

9st 10lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Michael Appleby

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.

7/1

3rd

1

(2)

2nd Feb 2025

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 1

14:37 Lingfield (AW)

Annaf

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Michael Appleby

Record of 5-12 on AW features a success in this race two years ago (runner-up in 2024); did well to finish second (behind impressive winner) in similar event at Newcastle when last seen, having been slowly away and ending up with too much to do; big player.

5/2

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.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

3

(3)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Array

9st 10lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

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.

10/1

3

(3)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Array

9st 10lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

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.

10/1

3rd

5

(6)

12th Apr 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

17:05 Thirsk

Array

9st 4lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

Smart 2yo, winning a 6f novice at Newmarket and the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury (6f, heavy); absent since finishing down the field behind City Of Troy in the Dewhurst 546 days ago; 7f should be in range and this Lockinge entry needs monitoring in the market.

5/1

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.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

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

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

4th

6

(4)

17th Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newbury

Kikkuli

9st 3lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Harry Charlton

Kingman half-brother to Frankel who progressed again when narrowly denied by Haatem in the Group 3 Jersey at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm), albeit he received 3lb; his run of improvement came to a halt when only sixth in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat at Deauville (7f, good to soft) six weeks ago but he's capable of bouncing back.

11/4

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.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
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