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15:50 Kempton Park
Virgin Bet Free Bets For Winners Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 15-11P9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leaders, travelling well in close 3rd when brought down 3 out
- Form F/35-1P3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Bryony Frost
raced keenly, led, edged left and ridden after 2 out, 1 length ahead last, hung left under pressure run-in, soon headed and no extra
- Form 22P-FPU
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, close 2nd before 3rd until after 6th, chased leaders, left 2nd 3 out, switched right after 2 out, 1 length down last, driven ahead run-in
Get Prepared
24- Form 1/04
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
bit wide tracking leader until before 3rd, 2nd again after 6th, every chance when fell 3 out
- Form P/2-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
raced keenly, well in rear, mistake and reminder 3rd, lost touch 6th, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 58
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Brendan Powell
held up off the pace in last pair, left poor 4th 3 out
- Form 471P75
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Harry Bannister
held up off the pace in 5th, hit 4 out, left remote 3rd next, mistake 2 out
Verdict
A winner at Wincanton on his hurdling debut, JEREMY PASS looked ill-at-ease on soft going at Ascot next time and was pulled up. But he was back on song when third at Doncaster last time and only half-a-length behind Riggs, who finished second in a Grade 3 at Sandown subsequently. Get Prepared is held on that form and Paul Nicholls’ six-year-old should be winning this. Champagne Mystery may be having a confidence-booster over hurdles but can’t be ignored and makes more appeal than Press Your Luck and Mistersister.
Formwatch
Press Your Luck (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Chased leader 3f, chased leaders, 2nd again halfway, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly, 9th of 13, 20 3/4l behind Aggy With It (10-11) at Kempton 2m 2f (5) pol in Feb.
Jeremy Pass (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Tracked winner, challenged on outside from 3 out, every chance last, hung right under pressure and no extra run-in, lost 2nd final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Patroclus (11-9) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Champagne Mystery (IRE) 10-3fav (11-7) Led, blundered badly 1st, awkward 5th, headed narrowly after 14th, upsides 15th, ridden and weakened quickly before 4 out, blundered and unseated rider 3 out, at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Get Prepared 14-1 (11-3) Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along and weakened 3 out, 4th of 8, 22 1/4l behind Patroclus (11-9) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Profile Picture (IRE) 150-1 (11-5) Towards rear, behind 7th, tailed off, last of 13, dist behind Champagne Rhythm (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Rideau Canal (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, never closer than mid-division, 8th of 9, 28l behind Fine Casting (11-5) at Newbury 2m (5) hvy in Jan.
Mistersister (FR) 200-1 (10-12) In rear, headway from 2 out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 26l behind Tritonic (10-12) at Kempton 2m (1) gd in Feb.