Racecards
13:00 Kempton Park
Halcyon Gallery Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,700 added
- Winner: £5,653
- 2nd: £1,660
- 3rd: £830
- 4th: £415
- Form P-5224P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs A Batchelor
- Jockey M J Quinlan
in rear and in touch, took keen hold, mistake 5th, chased winner before 2 out, no impression
- Form 1/1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B J Geraghty
led, took keen hold, jumped left throughout, clear from 5th, unchallenged
- Form B16/16-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
tracked winner and keen, pecked badly and unseated rider 3rd
- Form 383/084
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey Charlie Studd
tracked leaders in 3rd, left chasing winner from 3rd until before 2 out, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
ESCORT'MEN pulled hard and made mistakes on his chasing bow at Fontwell but was still only beaten a length by the 135-rated Balzaccio. The five-year-old should have learned from that experience and can go one better here though Chablais, who won a novice hurdle here in January and has already recorded a victory between the flags, will be poised to take advantage of any errors. The others are likely to be playing for place money.
Formwatch
Border Station (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, led approaching 5th until next, chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Cresswell Crusader (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy, 12 ran.
Chablais (FR) 15-8fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, hit 3rd, headway when hit 3 out, led before next, ridden and stayed on under pressre flat, won at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (3) gs in Jan beating Sybarite (11-2) by 1l, 17 ran.
Escort'men (FR) 4-5fav (11-3) Pulled hard, held up last, blundered 8th, went 3rd 10th, tracked leader on bit just before 4 out, upsides 2 out, led and not fluent last, ridden flat, foung nil and headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Balzaccio (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Oct.
Knock Boy (IRE) 15-8fav (10-0) Held up behind leaders, went 2nd after 3 out until before last, weakened flat, 4th of 8, 9l behind Noble Witness (11-9) at Towcester 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd.