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18:40 Kempton Park

PCA Cup Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) (Class 3)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £7,159
  • 2nd: £2,144
  • 3rd: £1,072
  • 4th: £536
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 19.57s
  • Off Time: 18:40:09
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk -
25/1

    2
    Silk -
    8/1

      2
      Silk -
      16/1

        1(7)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
        7/1
        • Form 1-25913
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 95

        soon led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        2(11)
        Silk - Maroon, Dark Blue seams and sleeves, Maroon cap

        Spifer (IRE)

        56 CD
        7/1
        • Form 452873
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 93

        steadied start, held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and pressing leaders inside final furlong, unable to quicken

        3(14)
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow stars, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap, yellow star
        • Form 1-56262
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 92

        soon in touch in mid-division, headway on outside 8f out, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish

        4(10)
        Silk - Royal blue, orange chevrons on sleeves, orange and royal blue quartered cap

        Lowther

        5 v CCD
        8/1
        • Form 810158
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 90

        mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on

        6(6)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW and ROYAL BLUE diabolo on sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Litigant

        865
        16/1
        • Form 811/
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 88

        slowly into stride, held up in rear, not much room over 9f out, ridden over 2f out, still 2nd last over 1f out, soon switched left, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish

        7(4)
        Silk - Yellow, large Black spots, Black sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Black spots
        • Form 242092
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 87

        tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out

        8(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon sash and star on cap

        Shavansky

        55 CCD
        25/1
        • Form 786108
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 86

        held up in mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on

        10(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, hooped sleeves, White cap
        33/1
        • Form 18063-9
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 82

        slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards

        11(8)
        Silk - Purple and yellow (quartered), hooped sleeves, yellow and purple hooped cap
        25/1
        • Form 771064
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 81

        prominent, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace

        12(3)
        Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond
        6/1
        • Form 45-51
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 86

        led early, prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards

        13(1)
        Silk - SAXE BLUE, YELLOW armlets, BLUE and RED quartered cap
        33/1
        • Form 316000
        • Age 11
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 81

        tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

        14(9)
        Silk - Red, white epaulets, checked sleeves and cap
        • Form 51-4133
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 80

        tracked leaders, lost place 9f out, ridden and well beaten over 2f out

        5(13)
        NR
        • Form 421215
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 95

        Nonrunner

        9(12)
        NR
        • Form 694342
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 85

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Layl only won a three-runner race at Wolverhampton last time but is on the up. Nautilus was taking on better opposition at Lingfield last time and has won at Newmarket and Leicester this year. He's not easily dismissed while Castilo Del Diablo has yet to finish out of the first two in three previous runs here and should be in the firing-line again. Karam Albaari was runner-up over course and distance earlier this month and is only 2lb higher and Rio's Rosanna should go close if reproducing his second in the November Handicap as he's weighted to reverse Carlisle running with Open Eagle in September. SPIFER hasn't been disgraced on Turf recently but this is his favourite track and a repeat of his run behind Expert Fighter here in May would make him hard to beat.

        Formwatch

        Open Eagle (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 23, 8l behind Conduct (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft.

        Spifer (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up in last pair, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Ennistown (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gd in Sep.

        Castilo Del Diablo (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Cat O'Mountain (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Sep.

        Lowther 25-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Anaconda (9-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol.

        Litigant (8-13) won at Maisons-laffitte(FR) 1m 6f stk gd in Jul '11 beating Landscape (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.

        Rio's Rosanna (IRE) 33-1 (8-0) Held up on outer, headway 5f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 23, 5l behind Conduct (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft.

        Shavansky 50-1 (8-13) Mid-division, never nearer, 8th of 25, 4 1/2l behind Bancnuanaheireann (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.

        Franco Is My Name 16-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never on terms with leaders, 9th of 12, 9l behind Stevie Thunder (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

        Super Say (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 7, 9l behind Prince Alzain (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol.

        Layl (USA) 15-2 (9-5) Chased leader, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, held on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Tweed (9-2) by nk, 3 ran.

        Nanton (USA) 100-1 (8-5) Behind, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous, 22nd of 33, 27l behind Scatter Dice (8-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gs in Oct.

        Lexington Bay (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Ardlui (9-11) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Apr.

        Nautilus 12-1 (9-6) Dwelt towards rear, switched to outer over 3f out, wide into straight 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Winterlude (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Oct.

        Karam Albaari (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Stevie Thunder (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.