Racecards
19:40 Kempton Park
32Red Maiden Stakes (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey S Donohoe
slowly into stride, driven forward and raced freely towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 45308-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Renato Souza
held up in rear, some late headway, never nearer
- Form 949-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 68
took keen hold tracking leaders, lost place well over 3f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer A Carson
- Jockey William Carson
started very slowly, detatched in rear, never dangerous
- Form 3-42
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
chased leaders, effort well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leader, effort over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, ridden out
Twisting Hay
304- Form 235-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 95-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
- Form 9-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer W Stone
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
midfield, weakened over 2f out
- Form 4-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer B R Johnson
- Jockey M Dwyer
led, quickened over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Twisting Hay was placed on a couple of occasions early last year and boasts a slightly higher handicap rating than DANGEROUS THOUGHT. But he has not raced since May and John Gosden's colt makes more appeal with blinkers applied for the first-time after a recent second behind odds-on favourite Merhoob at Lingfield. Rosenborg Rider and Heathfield Park look likely improvers while Heiba is related to a couple of winners and is preferred to Poetic Guest of the newcomers.
Formwatch
Heiba (IRE) Starspangledbanner colt out of Pina Colada.
O Dee 66-1 (9-3) Awkwardly away, behind most of way, 8th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Royal Normandy (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Bit Of A Lad (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Led early, tracked leaders, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 12 1/4l behind Lydiate (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Cainhoe Star Pivotal colt out of Celeste.
Dangerous Thought (USA) 5-2 (8-10) In touch, effort over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Merhoob (9-10) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Rosenborg Rider (IRE) 11-4 (8-9) Dwelt, midfield, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 11, 5 3/4l behind Ikerrin Road (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Twisting Hay 2-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, soon pushed along, hard driven halfway, weakened 2f out, 5th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Dodgy Bob (9-5) at Ripon 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Viscount Barfield 7-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, took keen hold early and soon tracking leaders in 4th, unable to quicken and no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Miniaturist (9-5) at Sandown 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Heathfield Park (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, rallied to challenge on inner over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Mossy's Lodge (8-8) at Lingfield 6f mdn fll stks (6) pol in Feb.
Very Honest (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Jersey Breeze (9-0) at Leicester 5f mdn fll stks (4) gf in May.
Poetic Guest Poet's Voice gelding out of Diamond Run.