Racecards
16:50 Kempton Park
Sharp Minds Betfair Handicap (Class D) (Class D)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Soft
- Form 11420-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey S J Drowne
close up on outer, effort on stands rail to lead just inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd near finish
Salisbury Plain
302- Form 41-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D R Loder
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
held up in mid-division, effort towards stands rail when ridden and edged right just inside final 2f, soon weakened
Honest Injun
14- Form 02-14
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
led for 3f, stayed chasing leader, ridden to lead briefly 1f out, no extra towards finish
Penzance
212- Form 13-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey E Ahern
close up, badly hampered just inside final 2f, not recover
- Form 2501-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, sustained run and driven to lead final 100 yards, comfortably
Baffle
23- Form 026-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey T Quinn
led after 3f, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
Schapiro (USA)
203- Form 045-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
held up in rear, struggling final 3f, tailed off
- Form 034-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey D Holland
in touch until weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off
- Form 0-12352
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer C Dwyer
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
held up in rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on final furlong to take 2nd near finish, no impression on winner
Show No Fear
21- Form 00552-1
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey W Ryan
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 60000-6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up in rear, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
An interesting three-year-old handicap and one in which Show No Fear gets the call over Cello, Balearic Star and Baffle. Cello comes here in good heart following an Epsom win and can go well again. Henry Cecil runs Show No Fear, who won well over course and distance last time on good to soft, does still not look too badly handicapped off 71. Balearic Star could be a dark horse as he is at the right end of the weights and caught the eye staying on last time. Baffle is well-bred and won his maiden on easy going last time, while Salisbury Plain won well at Redcar on good to firm and Penzance, a half-brother to Soviet Song, has the looks to make up into a nice three-year-old, if he has developed mentally. With a number of good stables represented, keep a close eye on this race but, for us, on the day, it's Show No Fear.