Racecards
16:50 Kempton Park
Digibet.com Nursery Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £3,500 added
- Form 801380
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
always behind
- Form 8640
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
prominent, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven to take narrow lead inside final furlong and ran on until caught final strides
- Form 63200
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey T P Queally
chased winner, hanging right from 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 063690
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up in rear, ridden on wide outside over 2f out, kept on final furlong
Le Masque
30- Form 0756
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up in touch, hard ridden over 2f out, no impression
- Form 315300
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey R Ffrench
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 688515
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey N Callan
in touch, running at one pace when not much room inside final furlong
- Form 57807
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
led, hard driven from 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely to regain lead final strides
- Form 05566
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Richard Hughes
switched right start and held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd final 100 yards
- Form 05648
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey T P O'Shea
soon ridden towards rear, driven and struggling halfway
- Form 093170
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey R Kingscote
behind, ridden halfway, soon beaten
Queensgate
27- Form 768224
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey S J Drowne
chased leaders on inside for 4f
In depth
Verdict
Movethegoalposts, Back In The Red and Queensgate are the three to look at in a typically open nursery, and Back In The Red is a tentative selection. A winner at Hamilton on a sound surface, Movethegoalposts has been well beaten since with the ground riding soft. The all weather surface is unknown territory but a return to form for Mark Johnston's runner would not be a surprise in this weaker contest. Placed efforts in recent nurseries on the Turf suggest Queensgate is one to respect and she wasnt disgraced when fourth but not beaten far in a similar contest at Lingfield. She will be thereabouts. Back In The Red won quite impressively at Redcar but was denied room at a crucial stage at Catterick on his latest start. Given a clear passage today, Back In The Red can turn those losses into profit.
Formwatch
Movethegoalposts 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching 2f out, last of 16, 30l behind Tarraburn (9-1) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Convivial Spirit 16-1 (8-13) Soon outpaced, 10th of 13, 13l behind Malaaq (9-3) at Yarmouth 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Ishibee (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) In touch until weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Tipsy Prince (9-4) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Back In The Red (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division and keen, effort when not much room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2l behind Tipsy Prince (9-4) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Lay The Cash (USA) 66-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no chance with easy winner, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 7l behind Diamond Diva (8-5) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) pol in Oct.
Lake Pontchartrain (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 6l behind Nicada (9-2) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Party Palace 20-1 (8-1) Chased leaders to halfway, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 12l behind Cesc (8-6) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Queensgate 11-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken, 4th of 9, 2l behind Hephaestus (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.