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14:00 Leicester

E.B.F. Kegworth Novice Stakes (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 9y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 24.41s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dickensian (IRE)

11/10

    2
    Silk -

    Tell

    10/3

      1(5)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Dickensian (IRE)

      63 BF
      11/10
      • Form 12
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      soon led, ridden clear over 1f out, comfortably

      2(1)
      Silk - Grey and Pink diamonds, Pink sleeves and cap

      Porters (USA)

      24 t D
      16/1
      • Form 5157
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 85

      slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out

      3(4)
      Silk - Maroon, grey epaulets

      Tell

      23
      10/3
      • Form 1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      prominent and keen, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Maroon, Grey triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, diamond on cap

      Tumbleweed Glory (IRE)

      24
      33/1
      • Form 9
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      5(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Orange disc and sleeves, quartered cap

      Psychic Star

      22 D
      5/2
      • Form 125
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 98

      led early, prominent, ridden and hung right from over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Dickensian, Tell and Psychic Star are the leading lights in this trappy race to open the card and the vote is given to Dickensian. The selection made a pleasing debut at Chepstow when he won in good style and then he ran with great credit at Beverely last time when second behind Baan. That was over 7-and-a-half furlongs when he had the worst of the draw, and the return to 7 furlongs is in his favour here. He looks a nice prospect and with more improvement likely he should take plenty of beating. Tell rates the main danger as he made a pleasing debut at Newmarket when beating Scandal Keeper over 6f. He is upped in trip here and with this slightly faster surface also in his favour he is entitled to go close. Psychic Star has shown enough in her three runs to date to suggest that she could get competitive and she would have been closer to the winner Nannina at Goodwood had she not been hampered at a crucial stage. Porters showed promise on his first two runs but he seems to have regressed since and for the winner we are happy to return to Dickensian.

      Formwatch

      Dickensian (IRE) 5-6fav (9-5) Towards rear, ridden, headway over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Baan (8-8) at Beverley 7f nov stk (4) gd in Jul.

      Porters (USA) 5-1 (9-7) Steadied start, raced centre, held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 17l behind Kinsya (8-4) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp (4) gs in Aug.

      Tell 8-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug beating Scandal Keeper (9-0) by 3/4l, 14 ran.

      Tumbleweed Glory (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) In touch, led halfway, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 17, 10l behind Morghim (8-11) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.

      Psychic Star 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, effort just over 2f out, bumped, no impression and one pace over 1f out, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Nannina (8-9) at Goodwood 7f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.