Racecards
19:45 Kempton Park
32Red Handicap (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 219y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,338
- 2nd: £2,796
- 3rd: £1,398
- 4th: £699
- Form 48011-3
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey A Kirby
switched right start, held up in last pair, never involved
- Form 10-7161
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Ryan Tate
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led near finish
- Form 993248
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Kieren Fox
bustled along to lead after 1f, strongly pressed and kept on gamely final furlong, headed last strides
- Form 062054
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rob Hornby
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 5-35549
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up in last trio, headway towards inside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
Zlatan (IRE)
37- Form 227412
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
took keen hold, led 1f, tracked leader until inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 530933
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
keen in mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, no impression inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Envoy is upped in class after winning over 1m4f here but is still improving and preferred to Wimpole Hall. The latter was beaten by Zlatan over 1m2f at Sandown in September and has gone close again subsequently while Super Kid wasn’t beaten far over a longer trip at Wolverhampton three weeks ago. Castlelyons ran well here on his only start of the year so far but that was back in April and a speculative vote goes the way of PROPOSED. The latter was competing off much higher marks in tough handicaps at Meydan at the start of the year but has switched yards twice since and could go well on his debut for John Butler.
Formwatch
Castlelyons (IRE) 3-1 (9-8) Held up, soon mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Count Calabash (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Proposed 16-1 (9-8) Edgy in stalls, led for 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Chief Ironside (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Envoy 14-1 (9-12) Prominent early, mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep beating El Borracho (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Noble Gift 20-1 (9-8) In rear, headway and wide 8f out, lost place over 4f out, pulled up over 2f out, last of 8, dist behind Mr Reckless (9-5) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Super Kid 16-1 (9-10) Towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, carried right near finish, never nearer, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Charlie D (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Western Duke (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Last pair, never involved, 9th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Exec Chef (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Zlatan (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Led early, prominent, not much room over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung left after, bumped rival slightly inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, shd behind Master Carpenter (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Wimpole Hall 25-1 (9-8) Started very slowly and lost many lengths, raced keenly in rear off steady pace, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on into never nearer 3rd last strides, never able to recover, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Podemos (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Oct.