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19:00 Kempton Park

sportinglife.com Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £15,800 added
  • Winner: £10,221
  • 2nd: £3,042
  • 3rd: £1,520
  • 4th: £760
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.43s
  • Off Time: 19:02:43
  • 7 Ran
1(5)
Silk - White, black stars on sleeves

Iver Bridge Lad

11 b DCD
5/2
  • Form 480887
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 101

held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place close home

2(8)
Silk - Dark Green, Beige stars on sleeves

Whaileyy (IRE)

70 b CD
11/2
  • Form 129405
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 97

led early, tracked leader, led inside final furlong, kept on well

3(3)
Silk - White, Pink epaulets
  • Form 3-31661
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 97

held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong

4(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink triple diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, Pink stars, Dark Blue cap, Pink star
9/1
  • Form 100000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 96

held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish

5(7)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE star
12/1
  • Form 041353
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 96

in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish

6(2)
Silk - Red, white stripe, red sleeves, white spots and spots on cap

Swiss Cross

7 t DCD
7/2
  • Form 435592
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 89

tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd place close home

8(9)
Silk - Black, yellow hoops, chevrons on sleeves
12/1
  • Form 10-1981
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 87

slowly into stride, soon pushed along to lead, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

9(1)
NR
33/1
  • Form 003414
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 79

Withdrawn

7(4)
NR
  • Form 00-0026
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 87

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Iver Bridge Lad returns to handicap company for the first time since finishing fourth at Meydan back in March. He's certainly good enough to land this at his best but a chance is taken on the less exposed UBETTERBEGOOD. A winner in Italy over today's trip, he beat Ajjaadd and Harrison George over 5f at this track a fortnight ago and further improvement is expected under Robert Cowell's tutelage. Swiss Cross went close at Lingfield a week ago and makes more appeal than Outpost and Mac Gille Eoin who are both upped in class.

Formwatch

Iver Bridge Lad 16-1 (9-2) Raced wide in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Ballista (9-2) at Lingfield 6f Listed stks (1) pol.

Whaileyy (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind My Propeller (9-1) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Sep.

Ubetterbegood (ARG) 25-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Kempton 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol beating Ihtifal (9-7) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

Bajan Tryst (USA) 7-1 (9-12) Rear of mid-division, no impression straight, 11th of 13, 11l behind Balmont Mast (9-6) at Dundalk 6f 3yo stks pol in Oct.

Ajjaadd (USA) 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, went 3rd closing stages, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Ubetterbegood (9-6) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.

Swiss Cross 14-1 (9-3) With leaders on outside, clear 2nd over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, carried right by winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind York Glory (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.

Outpost (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Made all, ridden and joined over 1f out, driven and ran on, just held on, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs beating Take Cover (9-7) by shd, 11 ran.

Mac Gille Eoin 2-1 (9-9) Awkwardly away and slowly into stride, behind, driven to chase leaders 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 4th of 6, 4l behind Ertikaan (9-7) at Kempton 6f clm stks (6) pol.

Harrison George (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Behind, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ubetterbegood (9-6) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.