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20:40 Kempton Park

GBI Sponsors Leading In Racing Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.50s
  • Off Time: 20:40:35
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Gusto

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Quite A Thing

    15/2

      2(6)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

      Gusto

      7 D
      6/4
      • Form 31464
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 95

      made virtually all, ridden clear over 1f out, eased close home

      3(4)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue seams, Dark Blue and White striped sleeves and cap

      Indian Tinker

      26
      10/1
      • Form 721
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 82

      bumped start, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow seams, quartered cap

      Shere Khan

      18 CD
      7/1
      • Form 334127
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 86

      bumped start, held up, headway and hung right over 1f out, stayed on

      5(5)
      Silk - Bronze

      Piranha (IRE)

      24 b C
      9/1
      • Form 116853
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 82

      bumped start, pulled hard, prominent, led briefly well over 2f out, losing place when not much room over 1f out

      6(1)
      Silk - Copper, Silver hoop and armlets, Copper cap

      Quite A Thing

      36
      15/2
      • Form 12134
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 87

      not much room soon after start, held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on, no impression on winner

      7(8)
      Silk - Dark green and white check, purple sleeves, purple cap, white stars

      Joe M

      58
      66/1
      • Form 308
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 45

      prominent on outside, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened

      8(2)
      Silk - Brown, beige epaulets and sleeves

      Heyward Girl (IRE)

      28 CD
      9/4
      • Form 21
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 82

      prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

      1(7)
      NR

      Gabrial The King (USA)

      21 BFD
      • Form 316
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2010
      (7)
      Silk -

      Signs In The Sand

      13/8
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      2009
      (2)
      Silk -

      Treadwell (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      2008
      (5)
      Silk -

      Tishtar

      14/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      GUSTO is well treated at the weights and can take advantage. He's also been racing in better company than this and his third in a Listed event at York in August is the best piece of form on offer. Richard Hughes prefers him to stablemate and August's C&D winner Shere Khan while Kieren Fallon gets the leg-up on Piranha, though he's proved best over 5f so far. Quite A Thing's best efforts have also come over the minimum trip, but Heyward Girl landed her maiden over C&D and has plenty of scope.

      Formwatch

      Gusto 5-2 (9-1) Tracked leading pair on rails, not clear run over 1f out and switched left, no impression and weakened inside final furlong, last of 4, 3 1/2l behind Artistic Jewel (8-10) at Salisbury 6f 2yo stks (2) sft in Sep.

      Indian Tinker 12-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division headway halfway, chased leading pair over 2f out, shaken up to chase leader inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 50 yards, won at Sandown 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep beating Ballesteros (9-3) by 1/2l, 14 ran.

      Shere Khan 10-1 (9-6) Held up in last trio, never on terms, 7th of 10, 11l behind Ortac Rock (8-13) at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.

      Piranha (IRE) 10-3 (9-2) Tracked leaders, went 3rd well over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, unable to challenge, 3rd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Royal Award (9-1) at Ffos Las 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sep.

      Quite A Thing 4-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind Ponty Acclaim (9-1) at Ripon 5f 2yo stks (3) gs in Aug.

      Joe M 40-1 (9-3) Outpaced throughout, last of 8, 24l behind Royal Award (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Aug.

      Heyward Girl (IRE) 4-5fav (8-2) Went left start, made all, clear over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Sep beating Planet I T (8-10) by 3l, 12 ran.

      Gabrial The King (USA) 9-4fav (9-0) Led, headed 2f out, soon jinked right, weakened over 1f out, eased when beaten final furlong, last of 6, 15l behind Graphic (9-0) at Kempton 7f Conditions Stakes (2yo) (4) pol in Sep.