tracked leader, effort 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, weakened 1f out
close up, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up, headway 2f out on outer, ridden to lead over 1f out, hard ridden final furlong, headed towards finish
settled in rear, headway and not clear run on inside 2f out, switched left and still denied clear run, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
took keen hold, in touch, ridden over 2f out, unable to challenge weakened 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, ran on well under pressure to lead towards finish, all out
The improving Ten A Penny can complete a hat-trick at the expense of Hurlingham and stablemates Mr Napper Tandy and Zahour Al Yasmeen. Ten A Penny was put forward as one to follow by trainer Jamie Osborne long before he made his debut at Wolverhampton in January, and it came as no surprise at all when he duly obliged. What did puzzle some pundits was his generous starting price of 13-2 when the son of Gulch was plunged straight into handicap company at Lingfield just over three weeks ago. Outpaced early on, he produced a smart turn of foot to lead inside the final furlong, shaping as though there is plenty more to come. With that in mind, this step up to class 4 grade should be well within his compass as he bids to make his first visit to Kempton a winning one. He gets 8lb from fellow hat-trick seeker Hurlingham, a previous course-and-distance scorer, and that should be enough to see off that rival at least. Mr Napper Tandy and Zahour Al Yasmeen were both very promising juveniles, but are both likely to need the run, as is My Learned Friend. Nevertheless it still looks a good little contest, with all of the eight runners having already tasted success, and the one with the most scope could well turn out to be Ten A Penny.
Hurlingham 15-8 (9-4) Tracked leaders, chased leader well over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Soft Morning (9-4) by 1l, 6 ran.
Karoo Blue (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 10, 10l behind Dijeerr (8-12) at Newbury 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) hvy in Oct.
Mr Napper Tandy 11-8fav (9-0) Led over 5f out, ridden out, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct beating Walking Talking (9-0) by 1/2l, 19 ran.
Bed Fellow (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leader over 6f out, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 9, 10l behind Empire Day (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f 2yo lst stk (1) sft in Oct.
My Learned Friend (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Prominent, chased winner 2f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 3rd of 14, nk behind Just Dust (8-8) at Ascot 7f 2yo hcp (3) gs in Sept.
Ten A Penny (USA) 13-2 (8-11) Held up, headway but plenty to do over 1f out, led well inside last, readily, won at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol beating Professor Twinkle (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Retaliate 10-3 (9-3) Led, headed after 2f and remained in touch, ridden and one pace final 2f, 2nd of 6, 12l behind Atlantic Light (9-6) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Zahour Al Yasmeen 16-1 (9-0) Made virtually all, in command over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Jun beating To Party (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
