Racecards
18:00 Kempton Park
32Red Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,075
- 2nd: £1,213
- 3rd: £606
- 4th: £303
- Form 504325
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leader until over 1f out, weakened and lost 2 places in closing stages
- Form 182126
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey S W Kelly
steadied start, held up last, good headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 212102
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, not pace of winner
- Form 451
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
took keen hold tracking leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on well
- Form 771242
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
held up in touch, ridden and unable to quicken well over 1f out, ran on again inside final furlong, went 4th in closing stages
- Form 972168
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer H Adielsson
- Jockey Nicole Nordblad
held up in last pair on inside, hampered and lost ground as pace lifted over 2f out, soon switched sharply left, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, took 3rd in closing stages
- Form 500414
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey Jim Crowley
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
Verdict
Bank On Me has gone up 8lb since September despite not winning and may have missed his chance. Saharia also looks high enough in the weights now but Multi Bene is still improving and has leading claims on his latest second in this grade at Wolverhampton. GUEST OF HONOUR opened his account at the same track last month when winning a maiden with the minimum of fuss and Marco Botti's colt is fancied to follow up on his handicap debut. George Baker scored over C&D on his penultimate start but was beaten a couple of lengths in similar company on his latest outing.
Formwatch
Bank On Me 12-1 (8-4) Chased leader, pushed along and every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 1 3/4l behind George Guru (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Saharia (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Held up behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression with leaders, 6th of 11, 6l behind Embankment (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Multi Bene 12-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Robin Hoods Bay (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Guest of Honour (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Took keen hold, chased leader, led well over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Eltifaat (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Light From Mars 2-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Tarooq (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol in Nov.
Buckland (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 8th of 11, 9l behind On The Hoof (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
George Baker (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2l behind Head Of Steam (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Chookie Royale 15-2 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 3f out, led just over 1f out, edged right well inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov beating Dubawi Island (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.