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13:35 Kempton Park

Matchbook Betting Exchange EBF Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 219y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,600 added
  • Winner: £4,916
  • 2nd: £1,463
  • 3rd: £731
  • 4th: £366
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.50s
  • Off Time: 13:37:28
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Living Legend (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Sucellus

    8/11

      1(5)
      Silk - Black and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap

      Sucellus

      112
      8/11
      • Form 1-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9

      led, joined 2f out, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, headed narrowly inside final furlong, soon led again, headed close home

      2(6)
      Silk - Pink, red disc, quartered cap

      Living Legend (IRE)

      186
      5/1
      • Form 51-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7

      tracked leader, joined leader 2f out, ridden to lead when hung left inside final furlong, soon headed, rallied to lead again close home

      3(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White stars, armlets and star on cap

      Blue Beirut (IRE)

      17
      66/1
      • Form 6
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      in touch, pushed along and lost touch over 5f out

      4(4)
      Silk - Pink, white stripe, white sleeves, pink stars, pink cap, white stars

      Island Jungle (IRE)

      152 BF
      25/1
      • Form 545-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 76

      close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap

      King's Counsel

      h
      50/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      slowly away, raced green in rear

      6(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star

      Sawasdee (IRE)

      157
      5/2
      • Form 7-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong

      7(7)
      Silk - Pink, emerald green and pink chevrons on sleeves, pink cap, emerald green diamond

      J Gaye (IRE)

      150/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11

      slowly away, in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      Previous results

      2018
      (2)
      Silk -

      Crossed Baton

      11/8
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      Subsequent Listed winner Crossed Baton defied a penalty to win last year’s renewal for the Gosden yard and SUCELLUS is fancied to follow suit. The latter made a winning start at Wolverhampton in December with a future winner back in third and pedigree suggests there is more to come over this longer trip. Living Legend also returns to action though his win over a mile at Lingfield came back in September while Sawasdee represents Andrew Balding’s in-form yard and he’s preferred to Island Jungle of the others having their first start of the year. King's Counsel is a half-brother to a host of winners and a newcomer to note.

      Formwatch

      Sucellus 11-4 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway, edging left and running green from over 1f out, picked up well inside final furlong, led close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec beating Nabbeyl (9-2) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

      Living Legend (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Made all, pushed out final furlong, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating Surrey Warrior (9-5) by 1l, 10 ran.

      Blue Beirut (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Boutonniere (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (6) pol in Mar.

      Island Jungle (IRE) 5-4fav (9-2) Slowly away, in rear, headway on wide outside and plenty to do 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never able to threaten, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Dark Lochnagar (9-2) at Redcar 1m 1f stks (5) sft in Oct.

      King's Counsel Camelot gelding out of Love Everlasting.

      Sawasdee (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Dwelt, raced green in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Ginistrelli (9-2) at Newmarket 1m stks (3) gd in Oct.

      J Gaye (IRE) Canford Cliffs filly out of Ice Pie.