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14:00 Kempton Park

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  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £4,357
  • 2nd: £2,007
  • 3rd: £1,003
  • 4th: £502
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 19.20s
  • Off Time: 14:00:27
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Twig

1/4

    2
    Silk -

    Ajp Kingdom (IRE)

    17/2

      1
      Silk - Dark green, beige sleeves, dark green armlets, beige cap

      Allo Allo

      24
      7/1
      • Form 21P2-51
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7

      chased leader until before 3rd, stayed handy, ridden and weakened before 2 out

      2
      Silk - Red, emerald green hoop, white sleeves and cap

      Ajp Kingdom (IRE)

      40
      17/2
      • Form 25-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-0

      chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, pushed along after 4th, not fluent and reminders 3 out, stayed on approaching 2 out where again not fluent, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner

      3
      Silk - Orange, black stars, orange sleeves, quartered cap

      Arctic Lodge (IRE)

      246
      125/1
      • Form P/2P-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0

      chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened

      4
      Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap

      Horn Cape (FR)

      313
      14/1
      • Form 617/P6-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-0

      led until before 2 out, soon beaten, lost 2nd flat

      5
      Silk - Beige, dark green hoop and armlets, maroon cap

      Twig

      16
      1/4
      • Form 11-1212
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 132

      chased leaders, went 2nd before 3rd, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, eased inside final 100 yards

      6
      Silk - Beige, emerald green diamond, sleeves and cap

      Solid Fuel

      22
      200/1
      • Form 4-2673
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-13

      always behind

      Previous results

      2021
      Silk -

      Doddiethegreat (IRE)

      1/3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      2020
      Silk -

      Switch Hitter (IRE)

      11/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      2019
      Silk -

      Boss Man Fred (IRE)

      9/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Allo Allo is a recent winner at Fakenham but is penalised for that maiden hurdle success and TWIG can take advantage. The latter has won twice over fences and having finished second at Cheltenham on last month’s hurdling debut, he looks the one to beat in this. Ajp Kingdom won a bumper at Bangor in September and represents last year’s winning yard while Horn Cape has yet to figure over timber but may do better this year.

      Formwatch

      Allo Allo 16-5 (11-4) Disputed lead until led 3 out, ridden and joined next, stayed on strongly flat, won at Fakenham 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Oct beating Haliphon (11-4) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.

      Ajp Kingdom (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Made all, driven inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Sep beating Rhodia (11-4) by 1l, 8 ran.

      Arctic Lodge (IRE) 18-1 (11-3) Led until after 1st, led 2nd until slow 4th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Mar.

      Horn Cape (FR) 13-2 (11-5) Slight lead until after 1st, held up off the pace in 5th, closer in 4th after 4 out, 3rd before next, 4th and struggling when mistake 2 out, weakened quickly run-in, 6th of 13, dist behind Peking Rose (11-5) at Newbury 2m (4) sft in Dec.

      Twig 11-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, challenged 8th, led before 2 out, not fluent last, edged left and headed flat, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Shearer (11-5) at Cheltenham 3m (2) gd in Oct.

      Solid Fuel 33-1 (10-12) Held up, mistake 1st, struggling from 3 out, blundered last, tailed off, last of 3, dist behind Glengeever (11-7) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gd in Oct.