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17:15 Kempton Park

Betfair Supporting Grassroots Racing Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £2,500 added
  • Winner: £1,617
  • 2nd: £481
  • 3rd: £240
  • 4th: £120
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.70s
  • Off Time: 17:15:32
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Athenian (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Copper Falls

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Illustrious Lad (IRE)

      2/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Purple, White seams, armlets and cap

        Russian Bullet

        21 CDCD
        11/4
        • Form 221916
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 65

        held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders

        2(7)
        Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap

        Faraway

        84 b D
        7/1
        • Form 2-34333
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 63

        went right start, raced wide in touch, ridden on outside 2f out, never involved

        3(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds and cap

        Athenian (IRE)

        222
        7/2
        • Form 938-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 61

        soon led, ridden and joined 2f out, stayed on well to assert over 1f out, clear when edged left inside final furlong

        4(4)
        Silk - Black, white epaulets, white and black check sleeves and cap

        Dawn Lightning

        21 p
        16/1
        • Form 627570
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 60

        took keen hold in touch, ridden to get in behind leaders over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

        5(3)
        Silk - White, Orange and Yellow striped sleeves and cap

        Illustrious Lad (IRE)

        27
        2/1
        • Form 96-2325
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 59

        chased leaders, chased winner over 2f out, challenged 2f out, held over 1f out, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards

        6(6)
        Silk - Maroon, White star, striped sleeves, quartered cap

        Mr Hendrix

        151 C
        20/1
        • Form 455105-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 58

        went left start, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, virtually pulled up inside final 2f

        7(9)
        Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star

        Copper Falls

        37
        14/1
        • Form 90635-6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 54

        slowly into stride, in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner

        8(2)
        Silk - Grey, Red stars, armlets and cap

        Gone To Ground

        137 p
        40/1
        • Form 7044-70
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        held up in touch, effort on inside 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        9(8)
        Silk - Mauve, white hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Tumbleowtashoes

        5 pt
        50/1
        • Form 7-86870
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        raced on outside and soon chased winner until ridden over 2f out, hung right and weakened inside final 2f

        In depth

        Verdict

        Athenian is the least exposed and makes her handicap debut on her seasonal reappearance. Any market moves for her could prove significant but RUSSIAN BULLET has the proven form. He can be forgiven a recent below-par run in soft ground as he'd won a claimer over C&D before that and usually runs his race on the all-weather. Faraway keeps finding at least a couple too good despite slipping down the weights but Illustrious Lad went very close over 7f earlier this year, though it's hard to find an excuse for his latest poor effort. Mr Hendrix could prove best of the rest on his reappearance.

        Formwatch

        Russian Bullet 9-2 (9-3) Held up in touch in rear, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 9l behind Tioman Pearl (9-7) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft.

        Faraway 4-1 (9-5) Held up in touch in rear, headway 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Superplex (8-13) at Lingfield 6f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Mar.

        Athenian (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Short of room soon after start, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 11, 6l behind Lollina Paulina (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.

        Dawn Lightning 33-1 (8-11) Dwelt, in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 18l behind Towbee (9-1) at Beverley 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs.

        Illustrious Lad (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 10l behind Atlantis Crossing (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

        Mr Hendrix 11-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, outpaced, never on terms, 5th of 6, 8l behind Kyleakin Lass (9-7) at Kempton 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.

        Copper Falls 8-1 (8-2) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 11l behind Heartsong (8-9) at Nottingham 5f 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.

        Gone To Ground 16-1 (8-2) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased, 11th of 14, 27l behind Whipcrackaway (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.

        Tumbleowtashoes 100-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 9l behind Trending (8-9) at Chepstow 5f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.