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19:05 Kempton Park

Sharp Minds Betfair Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.70s
  • 17 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Pink, Black star, armlets and star on cap
16/1
  • Form 462222-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up towards rear, good headway over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish, saddle slipped

2(2)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevrons, halved sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 025132
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12

held up behind, headway 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on

5(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red star, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue cap, Red stars
10/1
  • Form 010055
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

held up, effort 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

7(11)
Silk - Yellow and Red check, Yellow cap
10/1
  • Form 25300-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

started slowly, some headway on inside over 2f out, never nearer

8(18)
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange spots, White sleeves
25/1
  • Form 60600-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8

in touch until lost place 6f out, pulled up over 3f out

9(9)
Silk - Light Blue and White diamonds, hooped sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 65600-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

held up mid-division, headway 3f out, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on well

10(5)
Silk - White, Light Green stars, Light Green sleeves, White stars and stars on cap
  • Form 5620-20
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

held up mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, kept on until weakened final furlong

11(17)
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
16/1
  • Form 221-405
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

behind, ridden and headway 2f out, soon one pace

12(13)
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars
  • Form 33000-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out

13(6)
Silk - Red, Grey disc and sleeves, hooped cap

Swellmova

603
14/1
  • Form 1204/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3

tracked leader, led narrowly well over 1f out, soon headed, kept on

14(10)
Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets
  • Form 446553-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3

prominent, every chance 2f out, weakened 1f out

15(12)
Silk - Red, White stars, Dark Blue and White striped sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 03/006-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3

held up mid-division, under pressure and weakened over 2f out

16(14)
Silk - Dark Blue and Emerald Green diamonds, Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Dark Blue diamond
25/1
  • Form 0020-00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2

held up, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, not troubled leaders

17(8)
Silk - Light Green, Red star, sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 060213
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

led until headed well over 1f out, weakened

18(3)
Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Form 605-00
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

tracked leaders, weakened quickly 3f out

19(15)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE stripe, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap
40/1
  • Form 43030-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4

started slowly, always in rear

20(19)
Silk - Black, White stars, Black sleeves
33/1
  • Form 050-020
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4

towards rear, some headway and effort over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over final furlong

3(16)
NR
  • Form 500-025
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11

Withdrawn

4(20)
NR
  • Form 0/0-0000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10

Nonrunner

6(7)
NR
  • Form 63/000-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Lara Falana looks well treated here and can get back to winning ways, with Blazing The Trail, Icannshift and Bluegrass Boy the main dangers. The selection was a course and distance winner at this meeting a year ago from a mark of 69 and runs here from 3lb lower on her first turf start since September. She acts well on good to firm and has been given a break after three polytrack outings in March, and looks primed up for a repeat success under Richard Quinn. Blazing The Trail concedes 1lb to the selection but was a little flattered by his close proximity to Pure Mischief at Nottingham last time. He would prefer to have cut in the ground too, and with conditions against him he is opposed. Icannshift is another who would prefer to be running on softer ground. A specialist at this trip, Simon Dow's gelding is a consistent sort and we can expect another good effort here. Of the others Bluegrass Boy stayed on well over 10 furlongs at Bath last time after a four month absence. He looked like he needed that and will strip fitter here, and having run well over course and distance off a 2lb lower mark last year he is entitled to go close. For the winner though, Lara Falana gets a fairly confident vote.