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15:30 Kempton Park

Pertemps Catering Handicap Hurdle (Class C)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 35.60s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk -
1
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
  • Form 6111-P8
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12

always in rear, lost touch from 6th, tailed off from 3 out

2
Silk - ETON BLUE
6/1
  • Form 134/23-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11

prominent, outpaced and lost place after 6th, stayed on under pressure approaching last, no chance with first two

3
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon chevron, halved sleeves, Light Blue and Maroon quartered cap
5/2
  • Form 608-141
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11

held up, mistake 5th, steady headway from 4 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, every chance last, not run on

4
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK epaulets, PINK cap
  • Form 2/1-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

in touch until ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before next

5
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, sleeves and spots on cap

Barcelona

20 b
9/2
  • Form 41-5246
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up in touch, steady headway from 6th, 3rd and held when mistake 2 out

6
Silk - Maroon, Grey stars
10/1
  • Form 9491-60
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

tracked leader, led 4th, joined and challenged from 2 out, ran on gamely under pressure flat

7
Silk - Primrose, Green sleeves and Dark Green cap
10/1
  • Form 27343-P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-6

led to 4th, chased winner to approaching 2 out, weakened quickly, tailed off

In depth

Verdict

After losing his way over fences, One Nation reverts to timber. Although he has done most of his winning at around the minimum trip, he does stay this far and should be competitive of a mark only 3lbs higher than his last winning mark. Protagonist is from a yard that is finding winners hard to come by, while McCoy has the choice of either Ravenswood or Neutron. The latter has been in good form of late and it is worth noting that his two victories to date over hurdles have come at Wincanton, a course not dissimilar to Kempton, sharp and right-handed, while Ravenswood has yet to show the form that landed him three races in the Spring. However, a chance is taken with Rolling Tide, who disappointed at Newbury last month. He is unexposed over hurdles and it could be that he is better than his current rating.