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20:10 Kempton Park

32Red Casino Apprentice Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,911
  • 2nd: £866
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.88s
  • Off Time: 20:10:27
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Giovanni Di Bicci

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Estibdaad (IRE)

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Stormbound (IRE)

      11/4

        1(8)
        Silk - Yellow, black star, checked sleeves, yellow cap, black star

        Dark Amber

        137
        16/1
        • Form 441374-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 73

        mid-division, faded entering final furlong

        2(9)
        Silk - Maroon, White epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White cap

        Buckleberry

        226 BFCD
        17/2
        • Form 6/14444-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 73

        tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out

        3(2)
        Silk - Black and Pink diabolo, Pink sleeves, Black armlets, Black and Pink quartered cap

        Paladin (IRE)

        144
        10/1
        • Form 222177-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 70

        close up, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

        4(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Maroon cross belts, striped sleeves and star on cap

        Estibdaad (IRE)

        62 t C
        25/1
        • Form 84717-4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 69

        led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        5(5)
        Silk - LIGHT GREEN

        Stormbound (IRE)

        15 b DCD
        11/4
        • Form 3366-42
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 68

        held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong

        6(1)
        Silk - Royal blue, light blue stars on sleeves

        Ocean Legend (IRE)

        16 CD
        10/1
        • Form 03-1933
        • Age 11
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 67

        held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        7(3)
        Silk - Turquoise Blue, Brown sleeves

        Breakheart (IRE)

        31 v DCD
        16/1
        • Form 683-659
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 66

        always behind

        8(4)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, White sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue cap

        Giovanni Di Bicci

        34 ht DCD
        15/8
        • Form 7/000-11
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 65

        mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well

        9(7)
        Silk - White, Black hoop, Red sleeves and cap

        Makhfar (IRE)

        148 v
        14/1
        • Form 1/00657-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 60

        dwelt, in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on towards finish

        Previous results

        2015
        (9)
        Silk -

        Berrahri (IRE)

        11/4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        2014
        (11)
        Silk -

        Fire King

        9/2
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-5

        2013
        (6)
        Silk -

        Rigid

        7/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2

        In depth

        Verdict

        GIOVANNI DI BICCI won more convincingly than the narrow winning-margin would suggest at Chelmsford last time. There looks more to come from him on that evidence and the hat-trick beckons. Ocean Legend has been in good form over shorter trips lately but has won over a mile twice before and can figure in this. Stormbound went close at Wolverhampton recently and also comes into the reckoning but Estibdaad and the returning Dark Amber need further to show their best. Buckleberry won over track and trip last year but has not raced since July.

        Formwatch

        Dark Amber 9-2 (10-5) Towards rear, plugged on final 2f, almost snatched modest 3rd, 4th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Syncopate (10-7) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.

        Buckleberry 11-8fav (9-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 1 1/2l behind Snappy Guest (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gs in Jul.

        Paladin (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway approaching 3rd, not fluent 4th, ridden and weakened after next, pulled up after 2 out, at Stratford 2m (5) gd in Oct.

        Estibdaad (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Led until over 7f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 4th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Black Dave (10-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

        Stormbound (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway going well over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, hung left, held close home, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Rockwood (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb.

        Ocean Legend (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Bush Warrior (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.

        Breakheart (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Always in rear, last of 9, 13 1/2l behind Biff Johnson (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.

        Giovanni Di Bicci 15-8fav (8-12) Dwelt, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Pyla (9-1) by nk, 9 ran.

        Makhfar (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Behind, outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Bold Spirit (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gd in Oct.