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15:10 Kempton Park

racinguk.com/freetrial Novices' Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 32.30s
  • Off Time: 15:11:43
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Dark blue, light blue sleeves, pink & emerald green hooped cap
  • Form P124/14
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 134

tracked leaders, headway when left in lead 5th, made rest, drew clear before 4 out, pecked 2 out, unchallenged

3
Silk - White, Red triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
  • Form PF53-71
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

led, headed narrowly 3rd, ridden after 4 out, soon lost place, weakened next, tailed off

4
Silk - White, Brown Star
  • Form 6/3P1-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

held up, always behind, struggling 3 out, tailed off

5
Silk - Yellow, Purple seams, striped cap
25/1
  • Form 7-562
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leader, led narrowly 3rd, fell 5th

6
Silk - Red, Emerald Green disc, Emerald Green sleeves, Red stars
9/1
  • Form 3-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out

7
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink cross belts, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 26-43
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, tracked leaders 5th, went 2nd 3 out, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner

8
Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

Noble Ned

302 D
14/1
  • Form 1-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

behind, headway before 3 out, chased front pair before next, soon ridden, never on terms, lost modest 3rd towards finish

9
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, checked sleeves
  • Form P/3321-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, outpaced in 4th 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to take modest 3rd towards finish, no chance with front pair

10
Silk - Grey, White epaulets
66/1
  • Form 5/5-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, dropped to mid-division 4th, behind 4 out, no danger after, tailed off

11
Silk - Grey, Maroon triple diamond, Maroon sleeves, Grey spots, Maroon cap, Grey star
  • Form 3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, always behind, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next

2
NR
  • Form 3/1736F-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

Withdrawn

In depth

Verdict

A HARE BREATH won a novices' handicap at Cheltenham before running well again at the same track off a 12lb higher mark. Further progress is expected and can get his head back in front dropping down a couple of grades. Fin D'espere posted a better effort last time without threatening the winner and the same comment applies to Midnight Cowboy. Day Of Roses and Oneida Tribe are point-to-point winners making their debuts under Rules and Meme's Horse goes hurdling for the first time and is preferred to stablemate Noble Ned. Atirelarigo has won a chase in France and is worth noting on his first start for Philip Hobbs.

Formwatch

A Hare Breath (IRE) 11-8fav (11-9) Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 5th, not much room when closing after 2 out, close 3rd last, ridden and unable to quicken flat, one pace, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Solstice Star (10-4) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Dec.

Day Of Roses (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Ww, took closer order 4out, 6th app str, left 5th 2out, stayed on strongly to ld on run-in, won at Athlacca 3m mdn in May beating Double Island (11-11) by shd, 14 ran.

Dylanseoghan (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway over 6f out, weakened over 4f out, 5th of 8, dist behind Ballymalin (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (4) hvy in Jan.

Fin D'espere (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, 2nd after 3 out, no impression before next, 2nd of 8, 12l behind McKenzie's Friend (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.

Meme's Horse (IRE) 6-4 (12-0) Held up in rear, took keen hold and closer order from before halfway, soon 7th, 4th from 5f out, 3rd 2f out, soon no impression,, 3rd of 10, 15 1/2l behind Call It Magic (12-0) at Cork 2m 3f Soft - Heavy in Apr.

Midnight Cowboy 14-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, headway on inside 5th, mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace, mistake last, 3rd of 15, 11 1/2l behind Cyrius Moriviere (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Dec.

Noble Ned 10-1 (12-0) Hdwy 10; led on bit last; easy, won at Maisemore Park 2m 5f mdn gs in Mar beating Echoes Of Joy (12-0) by 7l, 7 ran.

Oneida Tribe (IRE) 6-4 (11-11) Pr, 8l 2nd 1/2way, 2l dwn apr str, prog to jn ldr last, wo early flat, qcknd best, won at Castletown-Geoghegan 3m sft in Apr beating Templemills (11-11) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.

Restless Rebel 3-1 (11-7) Nvr nr to chall, 5th of 10, 11l behind Last Edition (11-7) at Holnicote 3m mdn gd in May.

That's Gonna Sting (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inside, driven to chase leading pair over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind Improved (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m (6) gd in Jul.

Atirelarigo (FR) 20-1 (11-2) at Auteuil 2m 5f gd in Nov.