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15:55 Kempton Park

Arag Handicap (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £6,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.78s
  • Off Time: 15:55:31
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Atlantic Tiger (IRE)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Mawaddah (IRE)

    6/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hollow box

      Wild Rose

      171 C
      7/1
      • Form 5110-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 81

      tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, stayed on

      2(5)
      Silk - Grey, Emerald Green inverted triangle, sleeves and cap

      Mercoliano

      57
      13/8
      • Form 45-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 79

      led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(2)
      Silk - Beige, purple chevrons, light blue sleeves, purple armlets, red cap

      Goodlukin Lucy

      16 D
      5/1
      • Form 21
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 78

      tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and weakened over 2f out

      4(3)
      Silk - Aquamarine, Black cap

      Atlantic Tiger (IRE)

      52 D
      5/2
      • Form 321
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed final furlong, soon ridden and regained lead inside final furlong, ran on

      5(1)
      Silk - White, Pink epaulets

      Mawaddah (IRE)

      49
      6/1
      • Form 96333-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 76

      held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led final furlong, soon headed, no extra

      Previous results

      2009
      (6)
      Silk -

      Headline Act

      11/10
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      MERCOLIANO broke his maiden tag at Wolverhampton on his third outing last time out and is taken to follow up at the expense of Atlantic Tiger and Mawaddah. Marcus Botti has progressed through the ranks over the past couple of seasons and has his best team of horses to date this year. The selection has already shown promise and looks more than capable of being competitive off a mark of 79. Atlantic Tiger is another that has similar form to his name and comes form the powerful Mark Johnston stable. He again looks favourably treated and any market moves should be noted. Mawaddah ran five times as a two year old last season and showed improvement with experience. He came good at the first time of asking on his seasonal reappearance and with the Hannon stable in such fine form he warrants plenty of respect. Mercoliano looks the most interesting on paper and gets the narrow vote.

      Formwatch

      Wild Rose 20-1 (8-12) Raced awkwardly early, towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 37l behind Timepiece (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2yo lst fll (1) gd in Oct.

      Mercoliano 6-1 (8-2) Made all, in command 2f out, clear and one reminder when edged left inside final furlong, very easily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Blues Forever (8-6) by 9l, 7 ran.

      Goodlukin Lucy Evensfav (8-0) Tracked leaders travelling best, shaken up over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs beating Dancing Dude (8-7) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.

      Atlantic Tiger (IRE) 4-6fav (9-3) Set steady pace, increased pace over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Christmas Coming (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.

      Mawaddah (IRE) 5-4fav (8-10) Prominent, led halfway, shaken up over 1f out, soon in command, pushed out and ran on well, readily, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Magic Omen (8-10) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.