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16:20 Kempton Park

Amigo Handicap

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 92y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 11.78s
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk -
9/1

    2
    Silk -
    3
    Silk -
    12/1

      1(8)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Turnstile

      204 D
      9/1
      • Form 932861-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 75

      disputed lead, advantage over 3f out, ridden and in command 2f out, stayed on well

      2(2)
      Silk - WHITE, RED seams, RED and WHITE quartered cap
      9/1
      • Form 069/220-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 72

      raced wide in touch, lost place 4f out, kept on final furlong

      3(14)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets
      • Form 00803/8
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 70

      behind, never reached challenging position

      4(3)
      Silk - WHITE, BLACK disc, striped sleeves
      • Form 167431
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 64

      took keen hold towards rear, some headway 2f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out

      5(12)
      Silk - Black, Mauve stars on sleeves and cap
      12/1
      • Form 2-52141
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 70

      close up, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, stayed on under pressure over 1f out, took third last stride

      6(9)
      Silk - Black and White (quartered), Brown sleeves

      Nawow

      30
      6/1
      • Form 4-18343
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 69

      in touch, driven to chase leading pair over 1f out, no impression final furlong, lost two places near finish

      7(13)
      Silk - OXFORD BLUE, GREEN sleeves, FLAME cap
      14/1
      • Form 221339-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 70

      sweating heavily, narrow lead, headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly over 2f out

      8(10)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Orange chevron, Orange and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap

      Hathlen (IRE)

      26 b D
      25/1
      • Form 15676-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 69

      in touch, hard ridden to chase winner well over 1f out, no impression

      9(7)
      Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap
      18/1
      • Form 000087-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 67

      chased leaders over 11f,

      10(6)
      Silk - Red, Black disc, hooped sleeves
      • Form 7339/0-3
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 65

      held up, headway and in touch 5f out, ridden and not quickened 4f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong

      11(5)
      Silk - Pink, Light Green sash and sleeves, White cap
      14/1
      • Form 64-4589
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 66

      always behind

      12(1)
      Silk - BOTTLE GREEN and RED (quartered), BOTTLE GREEN sleeves, YELLOW cap
      11/1
      • Form 07-5253
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 64

      behind, never reached challenging position

      13(11)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow seams and armlets, striped cap
      • Form 34357-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 64

      dwelt, keen and soon tracked leaders, chased easy winner over 2f out, to well over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      14(4)
      Silk - Light Blue and Orange stripes, Light Blue cap, Orange diamond

      Sian Thomas

      26 t BF
      10/1
      • Form 583-212
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 64

      slowly away, always behind, eased when no chance final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      A wide open handicap here and many would have chances on their best form but the principals look to be Sian Thomas,Turnstile,Screenplay, Nawow and Hathlen and the narrow vote is given to Turnstile. The selection won well on his last run of last season when beating Niobe's Way and although he has top weight he will be hard to beat as he looked as he would improve again with age. If fit after a long break he will be hard tom beat. Sian Thomas rates the main danger as she has been in fair form on the all-weather and returns to Turf on a lenient mark but she has yet to prove she stays this far and for that reason is opposed. Screenplay is another worthy of respect as he won well last time out when beating Masterman Ready. However that was on much softer ground and he has a penalty for that win so will need to improve again to score. Nawow was a fair third behind Linens Flame last time and is another with place claims but he looks in the handicapper's grip. Hathlen was a good third behind Malibu in a similar race last time and is sure to have come on for the run but in a race that throws up more questions than answers for the winner we return to Turnstile.

      Formwatch

      Turnstile 3-1 Held up, headway and led over 2f out, hard pressed and joined over 1f out, stayed on gamely under pressure, held on near finish, won at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn (D3) gs in Oct beating Niobe's Way by a shd, 11 ran.

      Eastborough (IRE) 7-2fav Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, led just over 1f out, soon clear comfortably, won at Warwick 1m 5f hcp gs in Apr beating Charmatic by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.

      Screenplay 9-1 Held up, headway on inside from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Folkestone 1m 7f hcp sft in Apr beating Masterman Ready by a nk, 9 ran.

      Nawow 7-2 Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out to entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 9l behind Linens Flame at Kempton 1m 6f hcp gs in Apr.

      Velvet Waters 10-1 Close up until weakened 2f out, 9th of 16, 7l behind Belle Rouge at Goodwood 1m 4f stk (D2) gd in Sept.

      Hathlen (IRE) 8-1 Led, ridden over 3f out, headed well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Malibu at Lingfield 1m 4f stk pol in Apr.

      Moon Emperor 15-2 Behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Saida Lenasera at Southwell 2m hcp gs in Apr.

      Sian Thomas 10-11fav Held up, tracked leader halfway, led well over 1f out, kept on until headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Malibu at Lingfield 1m 4f stk pol in Apr.