raced wide, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong
close up on inner, went 3rd halfway, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, just prevailed
led, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied close home, just held
pushed along in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked leader until over 3f out, ridden and ran wide into straight, soon weakened
KION carries a double penalty for recent wins at Wolverhampton and Chelmsford. He may still be good enough given Mother of Dragons looks no nearer winning and the others with a chance are returning from lay-offs. Walk On Walter’s best effort of last year was a fourth over today’s trip at Kempton while both Big Brave Bob and Dubai Classic showed some ability in soft ground over 5f on their respective debuts. Kindler has shown nothing so far.
Kion (IRE) 6-4fav (9-9) Led early, prominent, led again inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 6f stks (5) pol in Mar beating Kodiac Express (9-4) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Kindler 100-1 (10-0) Reluctant to leave stalls and lost many lengths, behind, last of 6, dist behind Litigation (8-6) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Big Brave Bob 6-1 (9-5) Raced wide early, led, headed approaching final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Tallow (9-0) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (4) sft in Nov.
Walk On Walter (IRE) 7-4fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Mraseel (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Dubai Classic (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Prominent, lost place over 2f out, last of 13, 17 3/4l behind Natural (9-0) at Doncaster 7f fll stks (4) sft in Jun.
Mother of Dragons (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-7) Slow into stride in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Branscombe (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.