Racecards
16:25 Kempton Park
Betfair.Com Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
- Form 24-1F22
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
led until ridden and narrowly headed 2 out, stayed pressing winner until readily held before last
- Form 6P-2163
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
chased leaders until ridden and outpaced after 3 out
- Form 352021
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
held up, headway 9th, chased leaders under pressure after 3 out, one pace before next
- Form 34-210
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer B De Haan
- Jockey D Cosgrave
mid-division, steady headway from 8th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Alfa Sunrise
30- Form 10-5642
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Buckler
- Jockey B Hitchcott
in touch, mistakes 6th and 8th, mistake and lost place 3 out, 5th and no chance when mistake next
Boobee (IRE)
84- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Phelan
- Jockey J P McNamara
always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Calcot Flyer
96- Form 00-45
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, mistake 4th, ridden and mistake 8th, soon lost place, tailed off 3 out
- Form 0-50
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Tinkler
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
held up and behind, mistake 5th, struggling 3 out, tailed off
- Form 1-023
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey T Doyle
prominent, mistake 3rd, weakened and behind from 8th, tailed off
- Form 1-24
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
mistake 1st, in touch, mistakes 7th and 8th, one pace and ridden after 3 out, 4th and beaten when mistake last
- Form PP2P-11
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
held up in rear, smooth headway 9th, led after 3 out, in command last, shaken up and clear flat
- Form P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Ennis
- Jockey L P Aspell
mid-division until weakened approaching 9th
- Form 304-F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
in touch, behind from 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 5045/2P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs G Harvey
- Jockey M Foley
held up in rear, effort and in touch 9th, weakened after 3 out
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Joseph
- Jockey J Goldstein
chased leaders to approaching 9th, weakened quickly, tailed off when swerved left and unseated rider soon after last
Verdict
An interesting novices' hurdle in prospect which should stand up to scrutiny if the form that links this race is anything to go by. The shortlist includes: Lotus Des Pictons, who got his act together well last time, Keepers Mead, who has shaped with plenty of promise to date, and The Grey Butler, who is surely much better than he showed when disappointing when he was last seen out. However, marginal preference is for the Henrietta Knight-trained Howrwenow, who reverts to hurdles after running into two very useful types over fences recently. The switch to timber should not be a problem for the son of Commanche Run as he has already shown that he knows what is required of him to win a race of this nature. Staying is obviously Howrwenow's forte and he could prove to be too resilient for a number of these today. Lotus Des Pictons has improved with each run on these shores and he could be the one to give the selection the most to do if he continues to progress here.