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16:00 Haydock Park

Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £37,000 added
  • Winner: £20,983
  • 2nd: £7,955
  • 3rd: £3,981
  • 4th: £1,983
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 34.62s
  • Off Time: 16:00:25
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

That Is The Spirit

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Dusky Queen (IRE)

    9/1

      1(7)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, Royal Blue cap

      Aeolus

      217 C
      9/4
      • Form 361046-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 105

      held up on outside, keen early, headway over 2f out, ridden and disputing 3rd over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong

      2(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, White cap, Dark Blue diamonds

      Diescentric (USA)

      96 D
      13/2
      • Form 3112/5-2
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 105

      held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, no extra entering final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Penitent

      14 DCD
      4/1
      • Form 0575-47
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 104

      tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - Light Green and Dark Green diamonds

      That Is The Spirit

      20 D
      9/4
      • Form 19560-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 105

      took keen hold, made all, clear 5f out until over 2f out, kept on most gamely

      5(6)
      Silk - Purple and Yellow check, Yellow and Purple diabolo on sleeves

      Cape Factor (IRE)

      187 D
      14/1
      • Form 11/0290-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 95

      held up, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      6(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White cross belts, Orange sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Dusky Queen (IRE)

      196 D
      9/1
      • Form 034302-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 90

      tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to press winner over 1f out, no impression inside final 100 yards

      7(3)
      NR

      Bravo Zolo (IRE)

      33 D
      5/1
      • Form 411-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 96

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2014
      (7)
      Silk -

      Breton Rock (IRE)

      11/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      2013
      (5)
      Silk -

      Eton Forever (IRE)

      9/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-11

      2012
      (1)
      Silk -

      Red Jazz (USA)

      15/8
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      Diescentric and Marco Botti's three-year-old Bravo Zolo both arrive here off the back of good runs on the all-weather. But they'll need more to score in this grade and older horses have dominated this event down the years. PENITENT won a Group 3 over course and distance last year when there was plenty of give in the ground. After a couple of runs, the nine-year-old should now be approaching peak fitness so gets the nod ahead of Richard Fahey's consistent mare Dusky Queen, who is having her first run of the campaign. The selection's stablemate That Is The Spirit is no forlorn hope while Aeolus has the form to figure, though usually needs a run.

      Formwatch

      Aeolus 25-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, effort 2f out, never on terms with leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 7l behind Lightning Moon (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.

      Diescentric (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Took keen hold tracking leaders, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Graphic (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f cnd stks (4yo+) (2) in Feb.

      Penitent 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out,, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Coulsty (9-3) at Leicester 7f Listed stks (1) gf in Apr.

      That Is The Spirit 15-2 (9-7) Disputed lead, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 9l behind Flight Risk (9-7) at Curragh 7f Grp 3 (1) in Apr.

      Cape Factor (IRE) (8-11) last of 15, 19l behind Coco Sun (8-13) at Chantilly(FR) 1m Listed stks sft in Nov.

      Dusky Queen (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Held up in 6th, headway halfway, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden and edged left, ran on inside final furlong, strong challenge close home, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Lilac Lace (8-7) at Newbury 7f flls hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.

      Bravo Zolo (IRE) 9-4 (9-5) Close up, tracked leaders over 2f out, led inside final furlong, readily, won at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) in Apr beating Mulzamm (9-5) by 2l, 5 ran.