Racecards
14:00 Kempton Park
Matchbook Betting Exchange Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
- Form 112210
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Harry Reed
made all, hit 2nd, clear from 2 out where awkward, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 33-11P5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
took keen hold in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner
- Form 1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Alain Cawley
chased winner, bad mistake 4 out, lost 2nd next, chased leading pair, 2nd again before 2 out until 2 out, stayed on same pace in 3rd
- Form 12
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
pulled hard, soon chasing leaders on inside, went 2nd 3 out until before next, weakened between last 2
- Form 0960
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J McGrath
chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, no threat after
Head Lad (FR)
110- Form 80
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
Ilewin Geez
47- Form 13/2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Harry Bannister
held up towards rear, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, plugged on
- Form 6-9P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey Tom Cannon
always behind, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next
Stanza Boy (IRE)
365- Form 879-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Faulkner
- Jockey Dave Crosse
always behind, tailed off
- Form 57068
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey T E Whelan
held up towards rear, never involved, tailed off
Salix (FR)
13- Form 46
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
settled in rear, steady headway after 3 out, modest 4th and hit last, nearest finish
- Form UF5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer P Phelan
- Jockey James Best
pulled hard in mid-division, saddle slipped and pulled up before 3rd
- Form 69-69
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey Joshua Moore
towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake next, headway into mid-division when bumped 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Lungarno Palace won easily at Huntingdon last month and is open to further improvement, though the bare form may not amount to much. Highway One O One will find this easier than the Grade 3 handicap he contested last time at Sandown, though carries a double penalty. Equus Amadeus will have benefited from his reappearance here while Jaboticaba only found a stablemate too strong on his UK debut at Warwick. Salix is probably better than his two runs to date suggest but we’ll take a chance that a promising second at Doncaster hasn’t taken too much out of ILEWIN GEEZ. That was his hurdling debut and first run since 2015 but he has had more than six weeks to recover.
Formwatch
Highway One O One (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 2 out, 10th of 17, 22 1/2l behind Mr Antolini (10-4) at Sandown 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Equus Amadeus (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Led, clear 6th, reduced lead 3 out, headed before next, weakened last, 5th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Chosen Path (11-7) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) sft in Mar.
Lungarno Palace (USA) 11-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out to chase leaders, led after 6th, clear run-in, kept on well, won at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) sft in Mar beating Pirate Look (10-8) by 11l, 15 ran.
Jaboticaba (FR) 5-2 (11-4) Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway after 3rd, left in lead 3 out, soon headed, no impression on winner 2 out, 2nd of 11, 16l behind Doctor Bartolo (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Du Destin (FR) 50-1 (11-3) Led, not always fluent, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, last of 12, dist behind Canelo (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Head Lad (FR) 150-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, reminders after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 19th of 21, dist behind Pacific De Baune (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Ilewin Geez 33-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 2nd from last, kept on and always held, 2nd of 14, 3 1/4l behind First Drift (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) gs in Feb.
Market Court (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Close up in rear, ridden and lost touch 3rd, behind from 5th, pulled up before 2 out, at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) hvy in Mar.
Stanza Boy (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Chased leader over 10f, weakened rapidly, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Espoir De Teillee (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m (6) gd in Apr.
Gamekeeper Bill 50-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, chased leaders, not fluent and pecked 3rd, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 11, 36 1/2l behind Sparkleandshine (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Salix (FR) 4-1 (11-0) Jumped left at times, keen early, chased leader until 5th, weakened 2 out, 6th of 10, dist behind Broughtons Admiral (11-0) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Mazalto (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Took keen hold in last pair, pushed along in 5th before 2 out, ridden and weakened between last 2, 5th of 7, 18 1/2l behind Colonial Dreams (11-2) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Miss Malarky (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Mercy Mercy Me (10-12) at Sandown 2m (4) gs in Nov.