Racecards
14:15 Kempton Park
Winners Welcome At Matchbook Exchange Nursery (Class 6)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 336
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
led 2f, with winner, driven 2f out, soon lost place, ridden and no impression final furlong
Gold Eagle
20- Form 704
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey David Probert
mid-division when not much room and dropped towards rear after 1f, ridden 2f out, never on terms
- Form 404
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Aaron Jones
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 8586
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey A Kirby
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, held towards finish
- Form 455
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
with leader, led after 2f, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, held on well under pressure final furlong
- Form 596
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
- Form 0476
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey J F Egan
mid-division, driven 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
- Form 559
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey D C Costello
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, not reach front pair
- Form 874
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Georgia Cox
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 897
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 50
slowly into stride, always behind
Dark Hedges
34- Form 003997
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Olly Williams
- Jockey Rob Hornby
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
Verdict
Plenty of guesswork with a whole host of contenders making their handicap debuts. Top weight Raven's Raft and Golden Eagle are interesting, while W G Grace might be an improver over this trip for his powerful yard. Jan's Joy is another to catch the eye, but the choice is SILVER BULLET , who hails from a yard which does well in this type of contest and could be about to show improvement in a first-time visor.
Formwatch
Raven's Raft (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 25l behind Sands Of Mali (9-2) at Nottingham 6f stks (5) sft in Aug.
Gold Eagle 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, stayed on under pressure into 4th inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Misty Spirit (8-12) at Leicester 6f fll stks (5) gd in Aug.
Jan's Joy 28-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Travelcard (9-0) at Lingfield 6f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Laura Knight (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Raced wide, close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Aquadabra (8-13) at Bath 5f (5) fm in Jul.
W G Grace (IRE) 17-2 (9-2) Ridden along towards rear, behind 3f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance, 5th of 7, 6l behind Gift In Time (9-2) at Chester 5f stks (4) gd in Jul.
Silver Bullet (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division on inside, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 16, 6 3/4l behind Flying Sparkle (9-0) at Windsor 5f fll stks (5) gd in Jul.
Jean Paget (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Pushed along early, held up and behind, headway on inside when hampered over 1f out, no chance after, 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Flo's Melody (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (6) pol in Aug.
Vegas Boy (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) In touch, under pressure halfway, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Grand Koonta (9-2) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gs in Jul.
Red For Danger 20-1 (8-11) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 5 3/4l behind Pranceabootthetoon (9-2) at Brighton 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Rue Cambon (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Led 1f, prominent, driven over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind That's A Surprise (9-5) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Dark Hedges 125-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden halfway, never nearer, 7th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Reflect Alexander (9-0) at Catterick 5f fll stks (5) gf in Jul.
Grand Acclaim (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Tracked winner until over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 5, 6 1/4l behind Sancerre (8-7) at Bath 5f mdn stks (5) sft in Aug.