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15:00 Kempton Park

BetVictor 6 Place Grand National Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.33s
  • Off Time: 15:04:59
  • 7 Ran
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Silk -

Cathedral

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Minstrels Gallery (IRE)

    15/8

      1(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Royal Blue epaulets and armlets, Pink cap

      Strong Conviction

      12
      14/1
      • Form 36525-6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 70

      led 2f, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Orange, white seams, white sleeves, orange stars, orange cap, white star

      Sabre Rock

      222
      33/1
      • Form 2/47306-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 69

      close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      3(4)
      Silk - Emerald green, pink chevron

      Posh Boy (IRE)

      160 CD
      9/4
      • Form 781001-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 68

      held up towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace final furlong

      4(5)
      Silk - Black, White braces, halved sleeves

      Candy Kitten

      38 p BF
      12/1
      • Form 3142-23
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 67

      close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(7)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue braces, halved sleeves and striped cap

      Cathedral

      12
      7/2
      • Form 0-53334
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 66

      dwelt headway to lead after 2f, quickened clear over 1f out, comfortable

      6(6)
      Silk - Maroon, White epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White cap

      Balmoral Castle

      161 D
      14/1
      • Form 183935-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 65

      in rear, wide into straight 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

      7(1)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, Dark Blue cap

      Minstrels Gallery (IRE)

      12 p D
      15/8
      • Form 9700/21
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 61

      in rear, headway 8f out, in touch, effort over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Posh Boy won twice on the Polytrack last year and will be winning again this term. Candy Kitten was sent off favourite at Lingfield last time but found a couple too good and Cathedral came up short by a couple of lengths at the same track earlier this month when Strong Conviction was well beaten. MINSTRELS GALLERY missed the whole of 2013 but had plummeted down the weights before that. He took advantage at Lingfield on his latest start and Lucy Wadham's charge gets the nod as he remains well treated on his best form despite a 6lb rise.

      Formwatch

      Strong Conviction 33-1 (9-4) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Havelovewilltravel (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

      Sabre Rock 14-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 6, 21l behind Miss Marjurie (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.

      Posh Boy (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on strongly, won at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct beating Hero's Story (9-1) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.

      Candy Kitten 6-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Waveguide (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.

      Cathedral 9-2 (8-5) Steadied start, in touch in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 4th of 9, 2l behind Havelovewilltravel (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

      Balmoral Castle 4-1 (9-1) Mid-division, driven and headway over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, 5th of 8, 12l behind Collodi (9-0) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Oct.

      Minstrels Gallery (IRE) 9-4 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-55) (6) pol beating Litmus (9-6) by 3l, 11 ran.