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18:50 Kempton Park

Kia Soul, Safe Bet Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,300 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 5.82s
  • Off Time: 18:52:04
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Uncle Fred

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Sharpazmax (IRE)

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Putra One (IRE)

      7/2

        2(2)
        Silk - BLACK, RED striped sleeves, check cap

        Uncle Fred

        63 BF
        11/2
        • Form 36-2120
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 79

        held up towards rear, kept on final furlong, led entering final furlong, driven out

        3(1)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, White and Red diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Red star

        Sharpazmax (IRE)

        19
        6/1
        • Form 0/56436
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 77

        held up, headway over 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish

        4(8)
        Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap

        Putra One (IRE)

        33
        7/2
        • Form 97-2314
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 80

        chased leaders, led approaching final furlong, headed entering last, weakened towards finish

        5(6)
        Silk - LIGHT GREEN, PURPLE hoops, LIGHT GREEN sleeves

        Eseej (USA)

        48 C
        8/1
        • Form 117827
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 74

        led, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened

        6(9)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red chevron, Gold and Royal Blue chevrons on sleeves, striped cap

        Racing Hero (IRE)

        100 BF
        7/2
        • Form 315
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 78

        held up in touch, headway on inner well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(5)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE stripe, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Hallingdal (UAE)

        9 CD
        10/1
        • Form 341752
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 73

        held up in rear, headway 2f out, one pace inside final furlong

        8(3)
        Silk - Red, white hoops and armlets, hooped cap

        Ballyalla

        45
        20/1
        • Form 505743
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 76

        chased leader, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place

        9(4)
        Silk - Rose Pink, Navy Blue sleeves, Gold cap

        Woodlark Island (IRE)

        12
        9/2
        • Form 4-24315
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 75

        chased leaders, no extra well inside final furlong

        1(7)
        NR

        Mafeking (UAE)

        62 CD
        • Form 4-68022
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 80

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Mafeking looks likely to take a bit of beating here but he is exposed and looks vulnerable to RACING HERO. Jeremy Noseda's string are still going well and the selection was an impressive winner of a Doncaster maiden in June. Given a mark of 80, he struggled at Windsor next time and has not been seen since. Now 2lbs lower, we hope that the break has done him good and that he can reproduce something like his Town Moor run. He is open to plenty of improvement and we will side with him. Mafeking is back on a winning mark, acts around here and races over his optimum trip, and if the selection doesn't produce the goods then he is likely to take advantage. Uncle Fred was out of his depth last time but returned to this grade and on a track he likes there is scope for better over this longer trip and he is respected. Eseej will be staying on at the business end but may find this all happens a bit quickly for him, while Putra One also drops back in trip but his form so far suggests that he will be able to cope with that a little better and from this mark he has claims. Racing Hero can be just that.

        Formwatch

        Uncle Fred 5-1fav (9-7) Prominent, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 11l behind My Gacho (9-5) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.

        Sharpazmax (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) In touch, keen early, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 5l behind Sweet Hollow (8-12) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.

        Putra One (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Led, steadied pace 10f out, ridden and quickened 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Brief Look (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.

        Eseej (USA) 8-1 (10-6) Set furious pace with one other, headed 6f out, soon hung right and weakened, eased from over 4f out, 7th of 8, 30l behind Epsom Salts (9-13) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f ldy hcp (4) gf in Aug.

        Racing Hero (IRE) 8-13fav (8-11) Held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, held from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 17l behind Resurge (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.

        Hallingdal (UAE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up, headway well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish, 2nd of 10, hd behind Expressive (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.

        Ballyalla 13-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, driven over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 4, 2l behind Hallingdal (8-9) at Folkestone 1m 2f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Aug.

        Woodlark Island (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Went left start, close up, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 6l behind Glowing Praise (8-13) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.

        Mafeking (UAE) 11-1 (9-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Wing Play (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.