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21:15 Kempton Park

Smarter Bets With Matchbook Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,521 added
  • Winner: £3,752
  • 2nd: £1,116
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £400
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 27.05s
  • Off Time: 21:17:09
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Charles Fox

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Dream Mount (IRE)

    6/1

      1(2)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Bezos (IRE)

      29 p D
      11/4
      • Form 874241-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 76

      keen, led until ridden and headed approaching, weakened final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened

      2(1)
      Silk - Pink and Black check, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Black star

      Dream Mount (IRE)

      10 BF
      6/1
      • Form 0715-55
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked leaders, effort on inside 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not pace of winner

      3(4)
      Silk - Light green, yellow epaulets, yellow cap

      Swissal (IRE)

      22
      9/4
      • Form 74212-2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 71

      raced keenly, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd close home

      4(3)
      Silk - Brown, light blue seams and armlets, light blue and brown hooped cap

      El Borracho (IRE)

      69
      9/2
      • Form 775140-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 68

      gave problems loading, keen, held up 4th, pushed along over 2f out, shaken up and unable to quicken over 1f out, ran on towards finish, went 3rd close home

      5(5)
      Silk - Black, maroon cap, white stars

      Charles Fox

      22
      9/2
      • Form 76-5
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 67

      keen, held up in 5th, good headway between horses over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on well

      In depth

      Verdict

      Bezos returned a cosy two-length winner at Lingfield but has been raised 9lb for that success. He’d earlier finished behind SWISSAL when the latter went close at Wolverhampton and David Dennis’ colt may prove good enough in this off his current mark. Dream Mount could only manage fifth when sent off favourite over a mile here last time but is still preferred to El Borracho though Charles Fox looks a bigger danger now handicapping for the first time with a recent reappearance run under his belt.

      Formwatch

      Bezos (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader, led again entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec beating Corazon Espinado (9-7) by 2l, 12 ran.

      Dream Mount (IRE) 10-3fav (9-5) Tracked leaders on inside, headway between horses over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, run flattened out and weakened towards finish, 5th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Bachelor (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Swissal (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leader until halfway, close up, pushed along and slightly outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Papa Stour (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

      El Borracho (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 10 1/4l behind La La Land (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (5) pol in Nov.

      Charles Fox 10-1 (8-12) Slowly away, in touch after 1f, pushed along and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Breathless Times (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Jan.