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16:50 Kempton Park

Office Christmas Parties at Kempton Park Handicap (Class 3)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,700 added
  • Winner: £6,282
  • 2nd: £1,869
  • 3rd: £934
  • 4th: £467
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 31.96s
  • Off Time: 16:53:49
  • 11 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Purple, Beige hollow box, Beige sleeves, Purple spots, Purple and Beige hooped cap

King Olav (UAE)

27 CDCD
25/1
  • Form 129100
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 94

close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

2(6)
Silk - Red, White hooped sleeves
25/1
  • Form 389008
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 88

tracked leader until 5f out, weakened over 2f out

3(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap
6/1
  • Form 311294
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 87

in touch, chased leader 2f out, soon every chance, kept on one pace final furlong

4(1)
Silk - Purple, Gold chevron hoop, Red, Purple and Gold hooped sleeves, Purple cap, Gold stars
14/1
  • Form 788443
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 86

in rear, ridden halfway, never nearer

5(10)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets and star on Royal Blue cap
8/1
  • Form 12/60-11
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 86

led after 2f, ridden clear over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong

6(11)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, WHITE cross belts, RED cap

Funday

31 D
16/1
  • Form 4213-90
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 82

led 2f, tracked leaders, chased leader 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7(8)
Silk - White and Red check, hooped sleeves, Red cap
33/1
  • Form 044416
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 81

mid-division, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders

8(4)
Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 020668
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 81

held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

9(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, White cap, Dark Blue diamonds
11/8
  • Form 735811
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 80

mid-division, headway entering final 2f, led 1f out, soon in command, eased near finish

10(3)
Silk - Light blue, royal blue stripes, white sleeves
  • Form 31559/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 78

held up, ridden and slightly outpaced 3f out, stayed on final furlong

11(2)
Silk - Red, White triple diamond, White and Dark Blue hooped sleeves, White and Emerald Green hooped cap

Iron Condor

24 CD
8/1
  • Form 823161
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 76

in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on to go 2nd

In depth

Verdict

A winner over a longer trip proven frontrunner ALSADAA may set out to make this a real test and in doing so get the score. Given that the gelding's recent best has been when given a bigger stamina test he should be sent to the front and he might be hard to reel in. On the other hand it could set up the race for late finisher Spensley who is still fairly treated after back-to-back wins. Also of interest is Iron Condor who is two from two over course and distance and won with enough in hand last time out to suggest a 4lb mark rise won't stop a bold bid.

Formwatch

King Olav (UAE) 100-1 (8-11) Chased leaders far side to over 3f out, soon behind, last of 35, 47l behind Credit Swap (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

Shadows Lengthen 16-1 (10-7) Keen, raced wide led, headed 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 45l behind Ethics Girl (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Resentful Angel 25-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway on outside from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 4th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Conduct (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sep.

Record Breaker (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Chased leading duo, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, went modest 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Mystery Star (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct.

Alsadaa (USA) 6-1 (9-12) Made all, ridden 2f out, held on well towards finish, driven out, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb beating Satwa Gold (8-11) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

Funday 100-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 11th of 14, 9l behind Baila Me (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 5f flls lst stks (1) pol in Oct.

Sequillo 10-1 (9-4) Chased leader, led after 3f, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind Franco Is My Name (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Bow To No One (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon edged left, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 18, 5l behind Ashbrittle (9-10) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.

Spensley (IRE) 5-2 (9-6) Held up in last pair, slightly hampered halfway, headway on outside to chase leaders and edged right over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead last stride, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct beating Modun (9-4) by shd, 9 ran.

Deadly Silence (USA) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along before halfway, tailed off, last of 9, 44l behind Merchant Of Dubai (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) fbs in Sep '08.

Iron Condor 3-1fav (9-7) Held towards rear and keen, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on well towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Regency Girl (8-5) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.