Racecards
15:00 Kempton Park
Digibet.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,350 added
- Winner: £2,286
- 2nd: £675
- 3rd: £338
- Form 442
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey F Sweeney
went left start, led, hung left over 2f out headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish
Jo Boy
78- Form 60
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra closing stages
Libertino (IRE)
150- Form 552097
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey J Quinn
held up in touch, lost place over 2f out
- Form 06
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey J F McDonald
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 70-0803
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer M E Rimmer
- Jockey N Mackay
chased leaders, hard driven over 3f out, lost place over 1f out
- Form 232040
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey J P Spencer
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon hard ridden, weakened inside final furlong
Hippique
35- Form 57
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey J Fortune
bumped start, driven to chase leader, every chance over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 6390
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer W J H Ratcliffe
- Jockey T Block
went left and hampered start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led approaching final furlong, ran on
- Form 070937
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey William Carson
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon weakened
Verdict
Jaldarshaan looks to be going the wrong way but better is expected from the unexposed duo Hippique and Jo Boy. Both could show to better effect here but HANDSOME KING makes more appeal. Two moderate efforts on the turf in October were followed by a much improved performance when runner-up over a mile here last month. With the winner going close again and third horse winning since, the form looks rock-solid. He gets the vote with further progress likely.
Formwatch
Handsome King 7-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, headway to 3rd over 1f out, stayed on 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Room For A View (8-12) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Jo Boy 4-1 (9-3) Dwelt, raced center, green and outpaced, 11th of 12, 17l behind Arctic Lynx (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Libertino (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Raced wide, headway on outside to chase leaders halfway, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 14l behind Inquisitress (8-12) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jul.
Some Yarn (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) In rear, outpaced over 3f out, last of 6, 15l behind Baby Dottie (8-12) at Lingfield 6f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Tumbled Again 33-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear and keen, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Mr Emirati (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Faithful Duchess (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Chased leader until well over 1f out, weakened quickly, 11th of 12, 7l behind White Shift (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Hippique 15-2 (8-12) Behind, under pressure over 2f out, never nearer, 7th of 10, 9l behind Wallis (8-12) at Kempton 6f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Jaldarshaan (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Held up in rear and keen, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 11, 22l behind Flipping (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Nov.
Jemimaville (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 8l behind Hidden Destiny (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Intriguing Look Avonbridge filly out of Intriguing Glimpse.