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19:30 Kempton Park

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 218y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £7,731
  • 2nd: £3,626
  • 3rd: £1,814
  • 4th: £906
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 35.27s
  • Off Time: 19:32:41
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Golden Rules

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    First Emperor

    11/8

      1(3)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white striped sleeves, check cap

      Golden Rules

      638
      9/1
      • Form 421/244-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 91

      made all, pushed along over 2f out, quickened over 1f out, stayed on well

      2(6)
      Silk - Maroon, royal blue cross belts

      Diamond Bay

      7 CD
      11/4
      • Form 3126-64
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 87

      chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

      3(2)
      Silk - Dark blue, large white spots, dark blue and white chevrons on sleeves, dark blue and white striped cap

      Military Two Step (FR)

      36 D
      6/1
      • Form 6181-43
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 87

      chased winner until over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      4(1)
      Silk - White and light blue stripes, white sleeves, light blue stars, white cap, light blue star

      East Asia (IRE)

      314 D
      8/1
      • Form 310/208-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - Purple and White (quartered), White sleeves

      Smart Champion

      7 h DCD
      18/1
      • Form 1-55620
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 79

      started slowly, behind, headway on outside 3f out, no impression, well beaten from over 1f out

      6(7)
      Silk - Black, Red stars, Red sleeves, Black stars, Red cap, Black star

      First Emperor

      7 t DCD
      11/8
      • Form 0-71123
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 82

      mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, unable to trouble winner, kept on

      7(5)
      Silk - Gold and green halved, white sash, blue cap

      De Vega's Warrior (IRE)

      300 t
      22/1
      • Form 25/4265-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 78

      steadied start, towards rear, effort 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, no impression on leaders

      Previous results

      2022
      (1)
      Silk -

      Chase The Dollar

      6/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      2021
      (3)
      Silk -

      Cleonte (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-9

      2020
      (6)
      Silk -

      Birds Of Prey (IRE)

      5/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      First Emperor arrives in good form having finished in front of both Diamond Bay and Smart Champion when placed here a week ago and beating Military Two Step when scoring over track and trip before that. Several have lengthy absences to overcome including De Vega's Warrior, East Asia and GOLDEN RULES. The latter was last seen finishing fourth in the Ascot Stakes in 2021 but has switched yards since and Oisin Murphy’s presence suggests he’ll be ready for action.

      Formwatch

      Golden Rules 12-1 (9-2) Keen close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 19, 2 1/4l behind Reshoun (9-7) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.

      Diamond Bay 10-3 (10-2) Front rank, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 5l behind Duty Of Care (10-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.

      Military Two Step (FR) 4-1 (10-2) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Fleurman (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      East Asia (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 8th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Hamish (9-5) at Chester 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in May.

      Smart Champion 18-1 (9-8) In rear, pushed along out wide over 3f out, soon beaten, 11th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Duty Of Care (10-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.

      First Emperor 8-1 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, steady headway over 1f out, kept on well to go third inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Duty Of Care (10-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.

      De Vega's Warrior (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Midfield, ridden 3f out, kept on, last of 5, 5 1/4l behind Duty Bound (8-13) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in May.