Racecards
17:50 Kempton Park
Friends Life Nursery (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £3,429
- 2nd: £1,020
- 3rd: £510
- 4th: £255
Kune Kune
61- Form 40316
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Martin Harley
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on well
- Form 51
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey S Sanders
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 168536
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey C Catlin
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 76105
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey W Buick
chased leaders on outer, lost place over 2f out
Key Ambition
34- Form 214204
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Justin Newman
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 761
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer B R Johnson
- Jockey S W Kelly
tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 431
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and always held
- Form 346262
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey Martin Lane
led, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra last 100 yards
- Form 413467
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J P Spencer
in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
Sonko (IRE)
45- Form 161243
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 69
in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 06571
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey J F McDonald
towards rear, effoort over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Plenty in with a chance here but DISSENT makes most appeal. He returned from lay-off to post a six-length victory in a maiden over C&D last month and, given he only needed to be pushed out to do so, Gerard Butler's colt is worth sticking with on his handicap bow. Sandfrankskipsgo and Colorful Notion are others making their nursery debuts after maiden wins at Windsor and Doncaster respectively, though the latter hasn't raced since June and his stablemate Kune Kune could prove a bigger threat after being outclassed in a Group 3 at Ayr last time. Taffe and Main Focus are others to consider in an open race.
Formwatch
Kune Kune 13-2 (8-12) Dwelt, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out promoted to 6th, 6th of 10, 15l behind Roger Sez (8-12) at Ayr 6f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) sft in Sep.
Dissent (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Steadied start, held up last on inside, good headway between horses 2f out, led over 1f out, soon quickened clear, easily, won at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating King's Future (9-3) by 6l, 5 ran.
Piranha (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Bumped start, pulled hard, prominent, led briefly well over 2f out, losing place when not much room over 1f out, 6th of 7, 16l behind Gusto (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Oct.
Main Focus (USA) 11-2 (9-2) Keen led, joined halfway, headed over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 6l behind Rafeej (8-11) at Ffos Las 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) hvy.
Key Ambition 9-1 (8-13) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Ballesteros (9-8) at Haydock 5f 2yo hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Sandfrankskipsgo 7-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Oct beating Blanc De Chine (8-12) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Colorful Notion (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final fulong, ridden and ran on (hand timed), won at Doncaster 6f 2yo stks (5) gf in Jun beating Lesotho (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Sunrise Dance 4-6fav (8-9) With winner throughout, ridden over 1f out, bumped close home, just denied, 2nd of 11, shd behind Bookiesindexdotnet (8-12) at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Safari Storm (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Behind, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 7th of 14, 6l behind Beach Candy (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 2yo (5) gf in Oct.
Sonko (IRE) 18-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Ballesteros (9-7) at Windsor 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Larwood (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Bath 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Oct beating The Wicked Lord (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Taffe 7-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Worth (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.