Racecards
17:50 Kempton Park
32Red.com Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 219y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £11,600 added
- Winner: £6,469
- 2nd: £1,925
- 3rd: £962
- 4th: £481
Clay Regazzoni
130- Form 202913-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, never able to challenge
Vega's Angel
19- Form 631
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey James Doyle
prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 52-622
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, ran on to lead again post
- Form 33114-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 80-44
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey George Wood
chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 59122-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey George Rooke
led until over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, headed post
Verdict
Goddess Of Fire narrowly beat Sophar Sogood at Chelmsford back in October and just held on from the fast-finishing Believe In Love at Lingfield last month. The latter has gone close again subsequently but it’s difficult to separate the above trio and it could pay to stick with VEGA’S ANGEL. The Haggas filly opened her account with a victory over 1m4f in novice company at Lingfield last month and the form looks solid enough with the third having won since. She gets the vote handicapping for the first time with Clay Regazzoni stepping up in trip and preferred to Soldier On Parade of the remainder.
Formwatch
Clay Regazzoni 5-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance 2f out, soon hung left, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Global Storm (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) hvy in Nov.
Vega's Angel 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, left in lead over 8f out, headed over 6f out, regained lead over 2f out, kept on well, won at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Agreed (9-0) by 1l, 6 ran.
Believe In Love (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Settled in rear, headway on outside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 6, hd behind Glorious Caesar (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Goddess Of Fire 16-1 (9-4) Pressed leader, led 3f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Believe In Love (9-5) by hd, 9 ran.
Soldier On Parade 11-1 (9-4) Soon prominent, ridden and lost 2nd over 3f out, hung right bend over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 12 1/2l behind Prince Of Eagles (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Sophar Sogood (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Held up, pushed along and headway on outside over 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, flashed tail inside final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Dazzling Darren (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.