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15:15 Kempton Park

Better Odds With Matchbook Handicap (Div 1) (Class 6)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.46s
  • Off Time: 15:15:57
  • 10 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Light blue, brown seams, brown and light blue striped sleeves, quartered cap
9/2
  • Form 36588-4
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 61

towards rear and pushed along, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

2(4)
Silk - White, black stars on sleeves
12/1
  • Form 565449-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 60

chased leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, one pace

3(7)
Silk - Yellow, dark green hoop and armlets, dark green and yellow check cap
  • Form 0155-04
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 59

tracked leader, soon dropped towards rear, never a factor

4(6)
Silk - Black, Yellow sash, Yellow cap
  • Form 0778-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 59

prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

5(9)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, White cap
  • Form 75-5735
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 58

held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

6(1)
Silk - Yellow, Black braces, Yellow sleeves, Black spots, Yellow cap, Black star
  • Form 742542
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 58

towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish

7(10)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
10/3
  • Form 44-3353
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 57

led, headed briefly over 1f out, kept on well towards finish

8(3)
Silk - Light blue, pink cross belts, black cap
  • Form 9496-90
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 57

mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost place

9(2)
Silk - Red, white stars, white sleeves, red stars, black cap, white stars
  • Form 459-071
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 56

chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

10(8)
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE Cross of Lorraine
10/1
  • Form 9365-3
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 53

slowly in stride, in rear, headway over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out and soon edged left, kept on towards finish

In depth

Verdict

London Grammar beat Masquerade Bling a neck with Metronomic not far away in third when scoring at over track and trip last time. That trio are hard to separate and preference is for IVOR’S MAGIC. The latter won at Newmarket last year but has slipped down the weights since and David Elsworth’s charge drops down grade on the back of a fourth at Lingfield. Epsom Secret posted an improved effort on her reappearance when third over course and distance and can figure with any further progress.

Formwatch

Plato's Kode (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Boater (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

Ocean Temptress 8-1 (9-6) Chased winner until 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and edged right over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 21 1/4l behind Peace And Plenty (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f (6) pol in Nov.

Ivor's Magic (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Altiko Tommy (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

Delagate This Lord 125-1 (9-5) Never better than mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, not clear run on inside and switched right well over 1f out, never on terms, 8th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Hertford Dancer (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.

De Vegas Kid (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well, 5th of 10, 3l behind Sir Plato (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.

Masquerade Bling (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon led, kept on and headed close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind London Grammar (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.

Metronomic (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong and soon every chance, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind London Grammar (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.

Jasmincita (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Always behind, last of 13, 27 1/4l behind Masterofdiscovery (9-7) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gd in Apr.

London Grammar (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead close homoe, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Masquerade Bling (9-7) by nk, 9 ran.

Epsom Secret 16-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Fleeting Francesca (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.