Racecards
16:00 Kempton Park
Bet At racingtv.com Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £28,475
- 2nd: £10,685
- 3rd: £5,350
- 4th: £2,665
- Form 136232-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 156
held up in touch, headway going well home turn, challenged 2 out, soon led and clear last, eased down run-in, easily
- Form 2F/P333-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey C Gethings
always in rear, never involved
- Form 1F4P4-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Kielan Woods
led, ridden and headed home turn, weakened 2 out
- Form 1F1-341
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
chased leader, not fluent 4 out, pushed along and outpaced home turn, plugged on approaching last, stayed on well run-in, grabbed 2nd close home
- Form 151-041
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Peter Kavanagh
prominent, led home turn, ridden and challenged 2 out when blundered, soon headed, no extra from last, lost 2nd close home
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SCEAU ROYAL is clear of the opposition at the weights and made a winning reappearance in this Listed contest last year. He ended last season with placed efforts at the highest level over fences and is the one to beat back over the smaller obstacles. Sebastopol also reverts to hurdling after last week’s victory in a Listed chase at Chepstow and should have the measure of the remaining trio on these terms including last month’s handicap hurdle winner at Plumpton, See The Sea.
Formwatch
Sceau Royal (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Held up tracking leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 5th, left in 4th next, rallied in 3rd before 3 out, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 12l behind Greaneteen (11-7) at Sandown 2m (1) gd in Apr.
Fast Buck (FR) 12-1 (10-2) Close up in 4th, tracked leaders 6th, ridden to chase winner briefly 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 10 1/2l behind Brave Seasca (10-6) at Warwick 2m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
For Pleasure (IRE) 11-8jfav (12-1) Prominent, not fluent early, steadied in 3rd after 2nd, headway to lead 8th, headed 4 out and pushed along, not much room on approach to 3 out, soon ridden in 3rd and no impression, 3rd of 4, 14 1/4l behind Romanor (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Sebastopol (IRE) 2-9fav (11-5) Disputed lead, not fluent 4th, led 5 out, asserted from 3 out, kept on well, won at Chepstow 2m 3f lst (1) gf in Oct beating Victorias Peak (10-12) by 13l, 2 ran.
See The Sea (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Handy, led after 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, hit last, stayed on gamely, won at Plumpton 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Glimpse Of Gold (11-6) by 1l, 7 ran.