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18:30 Kempton Park

racingtohelpukraine.uk Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 219y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £3,996
  • 2nd: £1,876
  • 3rd: £938
  • 4th: £469
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 24.41s
  • Off Time: 18:31:02
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

King Francis (IRE)

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Ilhabela Fact

    9/1

      1(6)
      Silk - White, emerald green hoops, emerald green and white halved sleeves, emerald green and white hooped cap

      King Francis (IRE)

      343
      5/4
      • Form 0/54-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 70

      held up in last pair, headway out wide 2f out, ridden and chased leader over 1f out, sustained run to lead inside final furlong, edged right and stayed on well, won going away

      2(1)
      Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN spots, RED cap

      Culture (FR)

      69 v CDCD
      5/1
      • Form 4754-56
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 69

      chased leaders on inside, weakened inside final furlong

      3(4)
      Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue diabolo, Red sleeves, Yellow cap

      Swallowdale

      209
      11/1
      • Form 668474-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 69

      tracked leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Black, Red star, Red sleeves, Black armlets, Red cap

      Busby (IRE)

      21 p C
      9/4
      • Form 1421-51
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 68

      dwelt and stumbled start, pulled hard early, soon tracking leaders, switched out over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red hoops, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, Red cap

      Ilhabela Fact

      9 CCD
      9/1
      • Form 50-8061
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 50

      led, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, stayed on for 2nd

      6(2)
      Silk - White, royal blue triple diamond, white and red striped sleeves, royal blue cap, white spots

      Settle Petal

      308 p C
      25/1
      • Form 485096-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-3
      • Official Rating 52

      held up in last pair, effort on inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Ilhabela Fact ended a long losing run when successful over track and trip but is worth taking on upped in class under a penalty. BUSBY makes more appeal as he’s won three of six starts since joining Philip Kirby’s yard including at Wolverhampton last month and can go in again. Culture has undergone a wind operation and the returning King Francis makes his handicap debut for new connections having been gelded.

      Formwatch

      King Francis (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Midfield on outside, travelled strongly to chase leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 10 1/4l behind John Leeper (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Apr.

      Culture (FR) 8-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Red Flyer (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

      Swallowdale 11-2 (9-7) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace inside last, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Colonial Love (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.

      Busby (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Dwelt keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven edged left and led briefly inside final furlong, bumped close home, originally finished 2nd, awarded 1st place, 2nd of 7, at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

      Ilhabela Fact 9-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along chasing leaders, led 11f out, made rest, ridden and stayed on gamely final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Yorktown (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.

      Settle Petal 22-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 13, 9l behind Keeper's Choice (9-1) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.