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14:15 Kempton Park

Betfred '...It's Goals Galore' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,602
  • 2nd: £764
  • 3rd: £382
  • 4th: £191
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 11.90s
  • Off Time: 14:16:34
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - White, maroon hoop, sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 31F21-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 124

held up in rear, took keen hold, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed when hampered last, no extra final 100 yards

2
Silk - Yellow, Red spots
5/2
  • Form 14/5222
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 125

held up rear of mid-division, took keen hold, headway approaching 3 out, led when went right, not fluent and bumped last, hard pressed until gained command towards finish

3
Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap
33/1
  • Form 50P5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

in touch in mid-division, headway 5th, ridden after next, weakened approaching 3 out

4
Silk - Rose Pink, Navy Blue sleeves, Gold cap
  • Form 2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out

5
Silk - Yellow, Red hoop, Red and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond
  • Form PP-4441
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up in mid-division, took keen hold, headway 5th, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 2 out

6
Silk - Royal Blue, large Red spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Red spots, Red cap
9/2
  • Form 21/29-92
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 125

with leader, led 3rd until 5th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed next, still every chance when hampered last, kept pressing winner until held towards finish

7
Silk - Black and Emerald Green (halved), Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Black spots
100/1
  • Form 81-433P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

prominent, took keen hold, led 5th, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green epaulets, Red sleeves and cap
100/1
  • Form 8
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

always behind, tailed off

9
Silk - Red, White chevrons, diabolo on sleeves and diamonds on cap
  • Form PPP5P-P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9

led until 3rd, lost place 5th, weakened after 7th, tailed off

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Twice a winner over fences, Buck Mulligan returned to action with a victory over hurdles at Wincanton in January and there still looks more to come from him, but he may have trouble conceding weight to OASIS KNIGHT. A useful stayer on the Flat, the latter made a promising debut over hurdles for current connections when second at Newbury three weeks ago and can improve enough to take this. Araldur is a smart chaser at his best but three seconds in a row over hurdles suggests he's not as effective over the smaller obstacles. Recent C&D runner-up Oscar Papa looks best of the rest.

Formwatch

Buck Mulligan 8-1 (11-6) Held up behind, steady headway 8th, led before 2 out, clear last, comfortably, won at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Round Tom (11-6) by 8l, 11 ran.

Araldur (FR) 11-8 (11-4) Raced keenly in touch, every chance 3 out, not fluent next, hard ridden to challenge last, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Highland Valley (11-11) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.

Eldred (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Held up in 6th, ridden along 5th, struggling next, tailed off, 5th of 8, 17l behind Sprinter Sacre (11-7) at Ascot 2m nov hdl (2) sft in Feb.

Oasis Knight (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Chased winner until dropped to 4th 5th, rallied to 3rd before 3 out, went 2nd before next, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 15l behind Al Ferof (11-8) at Newbury 2m nh nov hdl (3) gs in Feb.

Only Witness (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Ww rr, prog 7th, 6th 3out, row from 2out to ld after last, won at Lingstown 3m ire ptp sft in Nov beating Cantlow (12-0) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

Oscar Papa 4-1 (11-4) Raced on inside, led, joined 7th, kept slight advantage until ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner when hit last, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Rebel Rebellion (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.

Rebel High (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Mid-division, mistake and weakened 5th, pulled up before 7th, in a race won by Spock (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct, 13 ran.

Rock And Ska (FR) 66-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, headway 8f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 15, 34l behind Mono Man (10-13) at Hereford 2m 1f cond & am NH flat (6) sft in Jan.

Campden Society (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) (cp) led to 3 & 5-7; led 9-10; wknd 15; pu nxt, in a race won by Medic (12-0) at Ashorne 3m ptp in May, 8 ran.