Racecards
14:30 Kempton Park
Bet African Nations Cup - Betdaq Classified Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Form 924-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 66
made all, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, driven and stayed on gamely
- Form 12
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey Declan Cannon
tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 63133-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
keen, held up mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, driven and stayed on towards finish
- Form 9050-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Miss Amy Weaver
- Jockey Hayley Turner
held up, ridden and no impression over 2f out, until stayed on under strong pressure towards finish
- Form 075-7
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 60
always in rear
- Form 64484-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Ross Atkinson
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven to join winner inside final furlong, edged right and no extra towards finish
- Form 5223-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up in rear, pushed along and effort over 1f out, kept on, never nearer
- Form 83545-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey William Carson
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Brenda Duke
21- Form 08-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey J F McDonald
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final f
In depth
Verdict
The unexposed MORORLESS gets the vote in this claimer over Tuscan King and Ant Music. Alan McCabe's filly has only had the two runs and she won well enough in a handicap at Southwell last week. She is dropped into a claimer today and if she can overcome her low draw then she really should be up to winning this. Tuscan King has been in good form but this drop back to a mile is not sure to play to his strengths and on that basis he is taken on. In contrast, Ant Music is upped in trip and he has yet to prove that he actually gets home over this far. Prince Yarraman has a good draw but Jamie Osborne's yard have not yet come to the boil and he will need to improve to make his mark in this company. There are question marks over a few of these and we are happy to nominate Mororless as the choice.
Formwatch
Ana Moutabahi 9-1 (9-3) Led after 1f, headed over 4f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 2l behind Playboy Blues (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Mororless 9-4 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 2nd towards finish but no impression on winner, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Lily Lily (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Tuscan King 8-11fav (8-13) Chased leaders, challenged 3f out, ridden to lead when edged right over 1f out, edged left and hard pressed inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo clm stks (6) pol beating Magic Spirit (8-4) by 1l, 5 ran.
Delta Sky (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Towards rear, never dangerous, last of 10, 14l behind Miami Gator (9-5) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) in Dec.
During The War (USA) 33-1 (9-2) Slowly away, held up in rear, no chance when carried right over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Glen Lass (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo clm stks (5) pol.
Ant Music (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Soon led, took keen hold, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Tiradito (8-9) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol.
Prince Yarraman (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, driven along over 2f out, weakened approaching final 1f, 5th of 6, 7l behind Admiral Cochrane (9-10) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Underworld Dandy 9-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 10l behind Master Of Dance (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo clm stks (5) pol.
Brenda Duke 33-1 (8-3) Tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Master Of Dance (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo clm stks (5) pol.
Charlottesometimes (USA) 20-1 (8-5) Slow into stride, held up, some headway final furlong but never troubled leaders, 6th of 9, 8l behind Marosh (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.