Racecards
19:50 Kempton Park
Name A Race For A Birthday Handicap (Class 7)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,250 added
- Winner: £1,535
- 2nd: £453
- 3rd: £227
- Form 080-087
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey N Chalmers
behind, headway 2f out, switched sharply right to inside over 1f out, soon 3rd and stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 649-650
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey I Mongan
in touch, ridden on outside over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 00870/0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 080-923
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey F Sweeney
chased leaders on inside, led well over 1f out, strongly pressed final furlong, held on well
- Form 5553-64
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey G Baker
reared start, behind, headway on inside 2f out, staying on same pace when hampered towards inside just over 1f out, no danger after
- Form 42-5504
- Age 9
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey William Carson
started slowly, in rear, staying on at one pace and no danger when hampered on inside just over 1f out
- Form 30046-4
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey S Hitchcott
mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, finished well
- Form 40/0-557
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey L Morris
prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 870706-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey M Stainton
chased leaders, challenged 2f out, every chance when hung right over 1f out, reluctant and not go through with effort towards finish
- Form 858-858
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey L P Keniry
always towards rear
- Form 9643-50
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey A Kirby
mid-division on inside, headway 2f out, staying on same pace when hampered towards inside just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 967-595
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
went left start, always behind
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Placed on his last two starts over C&D, CRYSTALLIZE is given another chance here. Andrew Haynes' gelding finished a close-up third to Hi Spec last week and a repeat effort should be good enough in this similar contest. Norcroft and Mororless have something to find with the selection on latest running, but Novastasia was not beaten far when dropped down to this level last time and she has to come into the reckoning. Cane Cat is hard to win with but has place claims as does Valentino Swing.
Formwatch
Valentino Swing (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Raced wide, led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 8l behind Ede's Dot Com (9-4) at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Mororless 33-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 9l behind Hi Spec (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Zim Ho 8-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division and keen, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 16l behind Jonny Ebeneezer (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Crystallize 6-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, good headway on inside well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Hi Spec (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Cane Cat (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway on inner 2f out, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Kielty's Folly (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Norcroft 10-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to dispute approaching final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Hi Spec (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Novastasia (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Jonny Ebeneezer (9-9) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Quick Single (USA) 66-1 (7-12) Ridden along in rear, last of 7, 14l behind Hinton Admiral (8-8) at Lingfield 7f clm stks 0-75 (6) pol in Jan.
Royal Envoy (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, lost place 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Tell Halaf (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Quahadi (IRE) 3-1fav (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 9l behind Jonny Ebeneezer (9-9) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Suttonia (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Close up, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 17l behind Kielty's Folly (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Ariel Bender 33-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Jonny Ebeneezer (9-9) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.