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18:20 Kempton Park
Free Entry For Betdaq Members Handicap (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,617
- 2nd: £481
- 3rd: £240
- 4th: £120
- Form 7-94565
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey P Cosgrave
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway when not much room and bumped about from over 2f out until over 1f out, no impression
- Form 205072
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey N Callan
in rear, headway when not much room and squeezed out over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, not able to reach leaders
- Form 46230
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M Wigham
- Jockey William Carson
soon led, kicked 2f out, edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 3 places close home
- Form 060-958
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey J Fortune
mid-division, headway 2f out, edged right entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
Fairy Tales
18- Form 750677
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey S M Levey
mid-division, ridden on outside over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 481829
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer H Adielsson
- Jockey James Doyle
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never able to challenge
- Form 80-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish
- Form 746437
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 740-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 56
led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place and hampered entering final furlong
Pearl Opera
11- Form 8-84952
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D J Coakley
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 538986
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey S J Drowne
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 948845
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 46
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 5f out, lost place and hampered 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 068070
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey Harry Bentley
in rear, not clear run over 2f out, hanging right and no headway
Verdict
Hard to be confident about any of these but Rojo Boy showed signs of a revival when second at Windsor last time, though was still beaten six lengths so a chance is taken on PEARL OPERA. She was also runner-up on her latest start on the Polytrack at Lingfield and the booking of Kieren Fallon suggests she's expected to go one better here. Glass Mountain has been dropped another 3lb after his latest fifth over C&D and 7f winner Karate tries today's longer trip for the first time. Loyal N Trusted was well beaten on the turf last time but is much better on this surface.
Formwatch
Glass Mountain (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Chased leading trio, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Point Du Jour (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Rojo Boy 4-1fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway on far rail over 2f out, chased leading pair 2f out, driven to 2nd approaching final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Yensi (9-10) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Loyal N Trusted 20-1 (8-11) Always in rear, 12th of 16, 19l behind Abriachan (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Goodwood Treasure 16-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, weakened well over 2f out, 8th of 11, 10l behind All Honesty (9-4) at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Fairy Tales 66-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 7, 21l behind Awjila (8-12) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) gd.
Karate (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Close 5th on inside, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 13, 5l behind Putin (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Jibouti (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Chased leading pair until over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 9, 36l behind Gobooll (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (4) pol.
Prince Of Passion (CAN) 33-1 (8-2) In last pair, some late moderate headway, never in contention, 7th of 9, 7l behind Reposer (9-5) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) std.
Sabot D'or 10-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, always struggling towards rear, last of 12, 8l behind Swendab (9-1) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Pearl Opera 4-1 (8-6) Keen in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go a never nearer 2nd near finish, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Sky Diamond (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Titan Diamond (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden on outside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 6th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Putin (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Love For Love 12-1 (7-13) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 13, 7l behind One Of Twins (8-3) at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
A B Celebration 150-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, well behind and no chance when switched sharply left over 2f out, last of 13, 23l behind Orpen'arry (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf.
Appyjack 25-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 9l behind Tegan (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-55 (6) gf.