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12:50 Kempton Park
racingtv.com/freemonth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,084
- 2nd: £1,882
- 3rd: £940
- 4th: £471
- Form 37-1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd at 4th, challenged and hit 2 out, held soon after, no chance with winner
- Form F1/06-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up and towards rear, steady headway into 5th 3 out, weakened before next
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
raced keenly, mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 3rd after 3 out, awkward jumping fallen hurdle next, kept on run-in, no chance with winner
Beat The Heat
116- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
mid-division out wide, lost place after 4 out, never dangerous after
Chronos
84- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up towards rear, headway and hit 4 out, mistake and weakened next, tailed off
Denable
27- Form 7/868-86
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Carson
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up well in rear, ridden and some headway on inside before 2 out, never near leaders
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Walford
- Jockey James Best
raced wide, chased winner until before 3rd, chased leaders, weakened rapidly after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before the last
- Form 4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
last pair, went right 3rd, steady headway out wide before 2 out, went remote 4th after 2 out, dived at last
- Form 473-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
raced keenly, made all, joined 2 out, shaken up asserted between last two, stayed on well
- Form 45510/6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey M Goldstein
chased leaders, went 2nd before 3rd until next, chased leaders, pushed along and lost 3rd after 4 out, outpaced soon after, plugging on when bad mistake last, weakened soon after
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
MIDNIGHTS LEGACY (NAP) gives 7lb all round, penalised for an easy win in a three-horse affair at Plumpton. He'd previously spent the Flat season contesting good-quality handicaps with credit and should be open to considerable improvement now his attentions are turned once more to hurdling. He's only had the three starts over timber and is preferred to Jay Jay Reilly. The latter shaped well enough for the Skeltons on his hurdling debut when beaten 14l at Stratford, will come on plenty for the experience and is the obvious danger. Across The Channel has yet to sparkle over hurdles but has time on his side and Aweedram is a decent Flat recruit.
Formwatch
Midnights Legacy 1-5fav (10-11) Jumped well, made all, pushed clear before 2 out, unchallenged, won at Plumpton 2m (4) gd in Oct beating Oslo (10-11) by 5l, 3 ran.
Across The Channel (FR) 18-1 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened run in, 6th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Lord Baddesley (11-6) at Newbury 2m (4) gs in Mar.
Aweedram (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor, 9th of 11, 8l behind Kattani (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Beat The Heat 20-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, led 9f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 21 3/4l behind Amalfi Bay (8-12) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Chronos 40-1 (9-9) In touch, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, ridden out wide over 2f out, no chance after, 6th of 7, 17 3/4l behind Candleford (9-2) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Denable 125-1 (10-12) Held up behind leaders, lost touch from 3rd, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Any Givin Sunday (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Epic Adventure (FR) 33-1 (8-13) Led until over 2f out, quickly lost place, 8th of 9, 20 1/4l behind Twpsyn (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Follow Intello (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Towards rear, lost touch with front 2 after 4th, plugged on, never involved, 4th of 6, dist behind Argonauta (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Jay Jay Reilly (IRE) 2-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced by leader after 2 out, ran on late to snatch 2nd, 2nd of 9, 14l behind Howdyalikemenow (10-12) at Stratford 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Where's Tom 10-1 (10-12) Prominent, not fluent 1st, leader ( winner ) going clear from 4th, not fluent and struggling 4 out, 6th of 10, dist behind Nickle Back (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) sft in Oct.