Racecards
19:55 Kempton Park
6 Places At Aintree At BetVictor.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 0540/00
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Baker
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3f until 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 170-741
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 66
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 50-1012
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey D A Parkes
tracked winner for 3f, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 34/2568-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Stephen Craine
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 8/74302-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey T P Queally
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
- Form 11543-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Renato Souza
always towards rear
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Menelik won a seller at Lingfield recently but has yet to race over further than a mile. Handsome Stranger should have done better over 1m2f here last week given he was a winner without a penalty having won at Southwell earlier. Midnight Chorister has been running well in maiden company over today's distance while MY LORD won over 1m4f at Wolverhampton in January. The latter went close again on his latest start and gets a tentative vote ahead of Grey Blue, who was placed off a higher mark at Leicester last year.
Formwatch
My Lord 14-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, driven over 1f out, pressed winner and every chance inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Rowan Ridge (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Swampfire (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 10l behind Rowan Ridge (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Menelik (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Lingfield 1m sell stks (6) pol in Feb beating Saharia (9-4) by 1l, 5 ran.
Handsome Stranger (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Arabian Heights (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Marcus Antonius 8-1 (9-8) Chased leaders in 3rd, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 38l behind Nile Knight (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Grey Blue (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride and slight stumble start, held up towards rear, pushed along and headway on inside over 3f out, ridden and every chance when edged right over 1f out, chasing winner and held when edged left entering final furlong, 2nd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Compton Bird (8-12) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct.
See And Be Seen 10-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 10th of 13, 19l behind Able Dash (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Honourable Knight (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out, 9th of 10, 29l behind Ordensritter (9-11) at Kempton 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Midnight Chorister 7-2 (9-8) Keen in touch on outer, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Highfields Dancer (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.