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18:45 Kempton Park

32Red Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £11,600 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.14s
  • Off Time: 18:47:03
  • 6 Ran
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Silk -

Busby (IRE)

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Upavon

    16/1

      1(4)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue stripe, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue star

      Excellent George

      40 pt D
      10/1
      • Form 315276-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      led until over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Upavon

      235 CDCD
      16/1
      • Form 321347-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      held up in last, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on well

      3(5)
      Silk - Emerald green, red hoops, red sleeves, emerald green armlets

      Fivetwoeight

      80 BFCD
      8/1
      • Form 7/24183-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 78

      chased leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star

      Compas Scoobie

      89 DCD
      5/2
      • Form 045121-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 77

      chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      5(3)
      Silk - White and Emerald Green (quartered), White sleeves, Emerald Green stars, White cap, Emerald Green star

      Busby (IRE)

      26 p BFDCD
      11/8
      • Form 411333-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 76

      always prominent, led over 1f out, ran on well

      6(1)
      Silk - Black, Red armlets

      Bernie's Boy

      4 p CD
      7/1
      • Form 0735-42
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 74

      tracked leader, effort on inner over 2f out, no extra final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Compas Scoobie won twice on the all-weather in October though is upped in class on his return to action while Fivetwoeight scored over track and trip in September and is also returning from a lay-off. BUSBY landed a double last autumn, including a course and distance success, and has placed in all three subsequent starts. Conrad Allen’s charge has scope for further progress this year and gets the nod. Excellent George sports additional headgear as well as the usual tongue-tie after a couple of modest efforts but won off today’s mark at Newmarket last year and is preferred to both Bernie's Boy and Upavon.

      Formwatch

      Excellent George 10-3 (9-7) Held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Machree (8-13) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

      Upavon 13-2 (9-5) Slightly awkward start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, bled from the nose, last of 7, dist behind Waseem Faris (9-5) at Bath 6f hcp (5) fm in May.

      Fivetwoeight 5-2fav (9-5) Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, driven to chase winner entering final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish and lost 2nd, 3rd of 9, 1/4l behind Glamorous Rocket (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.

      Compas Scoobie 11-10fav (9-9) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating The Lacemaker (9-0) by nk, 10 ran.

      Busby (IRE) 10-3fav (9-3) Mid-division, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind King Robert (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

      Bernie's Boy 9-2 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Deeds Not Words (9-0) at Lingfield 6f stks (6) pol in Jan.