held up mid-division, headway and every chance final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden 4f out, headway over 1f out, one pace
held up, headway 2f out, led towards finish
tracked leaders and keen, led 1f out, headed towards finish
held up towards rear, kept on inside final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, soon hung badly right and soon weakened
held up in touch, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
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Had it not been for his exploits on Sunday MR PLOD wouldn't have leapt off the page here but as it is he's selected confidently from Kames Park and Sovento. Michael Scudamore's gelding scored at the weekend without breaking sweat off a mark of 50 and if repeating that effort here under a 6lb penalty should surely take care of a modest bunch. The horse had been in good form over jumps prior to his successful foray into the flat game and with fitness and form assured and the manner of Sunday's success fresh in the memory he rates one of the best bets on the card here at Kempton. Kames Park might be next best having returned to form of late. Whilst no match for the in-form Shadow's Lengthen last time that form has been franked and the handicapper has been kind in dropping the horse down a couple of pounds to 54, a mark from which he should be competitive. Connections of Sovento have booked Hayley Turner for the ride and whilst not looking a glaringly obvious player that alone marks the horse out as one to watch closely in the betting and provided the market makes positive noises it's easy to envisage this one taking a hand in the finish. Very Distinguished is in good form but is going up the weights despite remaining a maiden and of more interest may be handicap newcomer Spring Fashion who hasn't shown much so far but starts life off a lowly rating and again needs a market check. Mr Plod stands out in this company and should follow up under a penalty.
Noah Jameel 11-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Blue Turk (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Time To Play 33-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden, lost touch over 4f out, 10th of 11, 18l behind Azure Mist (9-6) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
Kames Park (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Shadows Lengthen (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Sovento (GER) 14-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 7l behind Simple Jim (9-2) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct.
Fantasy Ride 6-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on, never able to challenge, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Ghufa (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol.
Michael Laskey 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 22l behind Made To Ransom (9-13) at Chepstow 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Flying Gazebo (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Chased leader in stands side pair, some late headway, never nearer, 5th of 13, 9l behind Petomic (8-9) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Innactualfact 20-1 (8-9) Slowly away, effort on outside approaching 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 30l behind Resentful Angel (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Spring Fashion (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Tracked leader to over 6f out, remained in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 12l behind King Red (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Jezza 80-1 (8-1) Tracked leaders, challenged over 1f out, hung left and not much room inside final furlong, one pace, 5th of 13, 5l behind Private Equity (8-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Mr Plod 11-4fav (8-13) Patiently ridden in rear, plenty to do approaching 2f out, smooth headway from over 1f out, shaken off to lead inside final furlong, ran on comfortably, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol beating Russian Music (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Very Distinguished 10-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, good headway on outside 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden clear, no extra and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Private Equity (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Nov.
Corrib (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Close up, driven along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 22l behind Zaif (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Oct.
