Racecards
18:20 Brighton
Kentucky Derby On Sky Sports Racing Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 5f 215y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,600 added
- Winner: £3,024
- 2nd: £1,420
- 3rd: £710
- 4th: £355
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey Sebastian Woods
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 41
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Adam J McNamara
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
- Form 2369-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 90-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Thomas Greatrex
close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Imperial Force has been very disappointing since third in last year’s Norfolk Stakes and could find one too good again in the shape of EXCEL POWER. Archie Watson’s colt didn’t have much to beat at Wolverhampton but did it well and these should be more to come. World Of Windhover wears blinkers on his belated debut while Beryl The Peril hasn’t shown much so far.
Formwatch
World Of Windhover (IRE) Showcasing gelding out of City Image.
Excel Power (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Made all, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Apr beating Entwistle (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Imperial Force (IRE) 10-11fav (9-5) Led briefly and hung left, chased leading pair, pushed along halfway, went 2nd well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Havagomecca (9-0) at Newcastle 5f stks (3) pol in Apr.
Beryl The Peril (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 16 1/4l behind Vadream (9-0) at Newcastle 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.