Racecards
14:45 Kempton Park
Get Switched On With Matchbook Handicap (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,021 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £300
- Form 6-541
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
held up in touch, good headway on outside 2f out, soon challenged and edged right, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon clear
Glory
23- Form 20-4455
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and unable to quicken, plugged on into 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner, lost that placing post
- Form 854438
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
off the pace in last pair, never on terms
- Form 335
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer D R Lanigan
- Jockey S Donohoe
slowly into stride, soon in touch on inside, pushed along and headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no chance with winner
- Form 644-496
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
raced keenly, chased leader on outside, ridden 2f out, not look keen and weakened well inside final furlong
- Form 415-602
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Harry Bentley
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd and weakened final 100 yards
- Form 13-5964
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey David Probert
chased leaders on inside, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 2-09300
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
off the pace in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Wind surgery worked the oracle for Dargel at Chepstow. Well backed, he found plenty when challenged and a 3lb rise is not excessive. But the top weight finished behind GLORY over track and trip in March and is a pound worse off with the Hannon gelding, who is having only his second run on Polytrack. Corinthian Girl is interesting making her handicap debut having shown ability on different surfaces. Fiction Writer disappointed last time but Recuerdame never threatened the winner when second here last month and Sussex Solo didn’t beaten much on Turf at Lingfield.
Formwatch
Dargel (IRE) 13-8fav (9-6) Raced on near side rail, chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Amor Fati (9-8) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Glory 10-3 (9-3) Held up in rear, outpaced before halfway, some late headway, never nearer, 5th of 8, 8l behind Storm Melody (9-12) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) fm in Jul.
Fiction Writer (USA) 4-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Five Helmets (9-0) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Corinthian Girl (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never able to threaten leaders, 5th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Incredulous (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Fares Alpha (USA) 12-1 (9-7) Prominent, went 2nd 10f out, led 7f out until 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 5 1/4l behind Mondain (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Recuerdame (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, always well held, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Fortune And Glory (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Padura Brave 12-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Edaraat (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Vino Rosso (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Always behind, 14th of 17, 14 1/2l behind Victory Rose (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Sussex Solo 16-1 (8-4) Made all, clear when edged left over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) sft in Jul beating Hey Ho Let's Go (9-6) by 2l, 11 ran.