Racecards
20:15 Kempton Park
Barn Dance Christmas Parties At Kempton Nursery (Class 6)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,941
- 2nd: £578
- 3rd: £289
- 4th: £144
River Spirit
15- Form 332404
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
mid-division, edging right and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on again inside final furlong, no threat
Cape Point
42- Form 844
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey David Probert
slowly into stride, always in last pair, struggling when hung right over 2f out
- Form 905
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 58
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, lost 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 895406
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 877
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Jenny Powell
raced wide towards rear, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders 4f out, weakened over 2f out, eased
Icandi
87- Form 466
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
bumped start, towards rear, ridden 2f out, no progress
- Form 078082
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Harry Bentley
soon led, narrowly headed halfway, pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, strong challenge final 100 yards, led final strides
- Form 9642
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey L P Keniry
went right start, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, no progress
- Form 8692
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey Martin Lane
led early, pressed leader, led again halfway, ridden and strongly pressed final 100 yards, headed last strides
- Form 468833
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey William Carson
mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 0779
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer B R Johnson
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
slowly into stride, behind, short lived effort on inside 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Not much to go on here and it may be worthwhile checking out the market. MY MO was a 50/1 chance in a similar race to this over 7f here last week but belied those odds with an excellent performance to finish runner-up. He looks to have no more to do and with the shorter trip not a problem he's taken to go one better. Tommys Geal wasn't far behind and had run well on his previous start which gives the form a solid look. Go Gently made his handicap debut over the minimum trip at Chepstow and ran well enough to be considered.
Formwatch
River Spirit 16-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden and headway on outside from over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not able to trouble leaders, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Mecca's Mirage (8-7) at Beverley 5f 2yo clm (6) gf in Sep.
Cape Point 25-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden halfway, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor, 4th of 8, 6l behind King Crimson (9-2) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) fm in Aug.
Cherry Empress (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon no impression, 5th of 7, 8l behind Air of Mystery (9-0) at Bath 6f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (4) fm in Sep.
Seamoor Secret 20-1 (8-2) Led briefly, chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 14l behind Kylach Me If U Can (8-9) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Heavenlyfriendship 50-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, plugged on inside furlong, 7th of 10, 10l behind Panda Spirit (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Jul.
Icandi 10-1 (8-9) Stumbled badly and nearly unseated rider leaving stalls, soon in touch, outpaced over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on, 6th of 9, 13l behind Rosalie Bonheur (8-3) at Ripon 6f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) gd in Jul.
Sparbrook (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Tinkers Kiss (8-4) at Kempton 6f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Sep.
Go Gently (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Magic Mac (8-10) at Chepstow 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
My Mo (FR) 50-1 (8-7) Led, pressed from 2f out, ridden and kept on gamely under pressure, caught post, 2nd of 11, nk behind Andretti (9-7) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Tommys Geal 20-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Andretti (9-7) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Senor Firecracker (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge, 9th of 11, 9l behind Father Stone (9-2) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Ocean Crystal 6-1 (9-2) Outpaced and always towards rear, tailed off and eased over 1f out, last of 12, 28l behind Mazoula (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) in Sep.