Racecards
19:30 Kempton Park
kempton.co.uk All Weather 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap (Class 7)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,617
- 2nd: £481
- 3rd: £240
- 4th: £120
- Form 253703
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Adam McLean
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 039800
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 48
prominent, pushed along and kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 006713
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey Cam Hardie
tracked leaders, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on and held towards finish
- Form 457427
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Charlotte Jenner
held up towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on to take 4th place towards finish
- Form 864832
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mr Aiden Blakemore
dwelt, always towards rear
- Form 088-383
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Martin Smith
- Jockey George Buckell
made all, pushed along over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 6875
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey Louis Steward
held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
Kept
70- Form 780089
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey Jonathan Willetts
tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened and lost 2 places inside final furlong
- Form 030406
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Ingram
- Jockey Rhiain Ingram
tracked winner until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Ellies Image
160- Form 8900-00
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Jordan Vaughan
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Sun And Stars
174- Form 006
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey D A Parkes
slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, one pace and no impression
Meetha Achar
219- Form 855
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Non Runner
Nonrunner
Verdict
BE ROYALE is holding her form well, an unusual feat at this level. She scored at Wolverhampton last week and can follow up despite a penalty. Olivers Mount failed to cope with a 4lb rise last time having won over a longer trip than this at Wolverhampton before that and Appyjack makes more appeal on the back of a couple of placed efforts on the Polytrack. Boris The Bold finished third here back in January but has his first start since. Pastoral Dancer and Meetha Achar are worth noting on their handicap debuts however.
Formwatch
Action Front (USA) 11-2 (9-4) Raced wide held up, very wide into straight 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 9l behind On The Cusp (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-52 (6) fbs.
Meglio Ancora 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leader on inside, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 18l behind Shirazz (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Olivers Mount 9-4fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, kept on and no extra when lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Ana Shababiya (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Katmai River (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never in contention, 7th of 13, 11l behind Dancing Cosmos (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Appyjack 7-2fav (9-1) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and effort 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, not pace of winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Shirazz (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Boris The Bold 7-1 (9-5) Towards rear, effort over 1f out, soon outpaced, kept on entering final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Litmus (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Pastoral Dancer 50-1 (9-6) Slowly away, outpaced in rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, one pace and edged left inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind My Gigi (9-0) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Kept 17-2 (9-0) In touch in mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 9th of 17, 13l behind The Blue Banana (9-0) at Beverley 1m app stks (6) gd in Sep.
Silver Marizah (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up in last trio, headway 4f out, chased leaders in centre over 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 6th of 8, 18l behind McConnell (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f (6) gs in Sep.
Ellies Image 40-1 (8-9) Outpaced, always behind, last of 10, 16l behind See The Storm (9-12) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Sun And Stars 66-1 (9-9) Outpaced and always in last trio, tailed off, 6th of 8, 28l behind Bartack (9-3) at Brighton 1m mdn stks (5) fm in Jun.
Be Royale 4-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Sakash (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Meetha Achar 50-1 (8-5) Held up mid-division, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 16l behind Secret Talent (9-1) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Apr.
World Freight Girl 25-1 (9-0) Ridden leaving stalls, soon tracking leaders, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after, 7th of 13, 7l behind Dustland Fairytale (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Oct.