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14:40 Kempton Park

St Clement Chase (Showcase Handicap) (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 17.40s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dear Deal

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Trusting Tom

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Longshanks

      4/1

        1
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stars, Yellow cap

        Windross

        33
        12/1
        • Form PF-P105
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-12

        held up mid-division, chased along from 12th, weakened 14th, pulled up before 3 out

        2
        Silk - Grey and Orange (quartered), Orange sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Celibate (IRE)

        439
        25/1
        • Form 236P/34-
        • Age 13
        • Weight 11-12

        led to after 9th, stayed in touch until lost place 13th, well behind 4 out

        3
        Silk - Light Blue, Purple hoop, Yellow cap

        Dear Deal

        32
        12/1
        • Form P-12536
        • Age 11
        • Weight 11-9

        held up, mistake 1st, headway after 16th, joined leaders 3 out, led 2 out, driven clear flat

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, Dark Green sleeves and cap

        Longshanks

        35
        4/1
        • Form 2-1P111
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-9

        tracked leader, led before 10th, headed 3 out, stayed on under pressure, no extra approaching last

        5
        Silk - Maroon, Yellow cap, Maroon spots

        Stormyfairweather (IRE)

        30
        20/1
        • Form 15/P-P0U
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-2

        held up towards rear, lost touch after 14th, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out

        6
        Silk - Pink and Dark Green diamonds, striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Trusting Tom

        27
        10/1
        • Form 52-3125
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-10

        in touch, led before 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace

        7
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, WHITE cap

        Gladtoknowyou (IRE)

        25
        6/1
        • Form 342/15-1
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-7

        held up towards rear, headway 10th to chase leaders, effort approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened after next

        8
        Silk - BROWN, LIME GREEN sleeves, striped cap

        Lannkaran (IRE)

        25
        7/1
        • Form 214/6-03
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-6

        close up, under pressure 15th, chased leaders 3 out, hard driven and stayed on same pace from 2 out

        9
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE and PRIMROSE (quartered), PRIMROSE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Creative Time (IRE)

        24
        11/2
        • Form 34/20P-4
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-4

        tracked leaders, mistake 14th, weakened after next, pulled up before last

        10
        Silk - Red, white sleeves, red and grey segmented cap

        Radcliffe (IRE)

        33
        4/1
        • Form 3251F4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0

        held up mid-division, effort before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

        11
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink Cross of Lorraine, quartered cap

        Rufius (IRE)

        23
        33/1
        • Form 15U4P4
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-0

        held up rear, some headway behind leaders 16th, no progress approaching 3 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Alan King's Windross has disappointed in two starts since winning at Stratford and is probably best watched for the time being so this may be best left to the four-timer seeking Longshanks, who is given the verdict over Gladtoknowyou. The last mentioned has the beating of Lannkaran on form at Wincanton last month and has to be respected but Richard Rowe's gelding has had his problems and may not be one to rely upon. Henrietta Knight's Creative Time lost no caste in defeat behind Magical Bailiwick at Ludlow last month and is entitled to step up on that effort, while Stormyfairweather is undoubtedly better than he has shown this term but does not seem to retain much enthusiasm for the game. Celibate has a good record here but is on a long losing sequence and a bigger danger may be Radcliffe from the stable of Venetia Williams but the vote goes to Longshanks. Kim Bailey's gelding is in the form of his life at present and, despite the rise in the weights, is the logical choice.