Racecards
15:30 Kempton Park
100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,874
- 2nd: £1,431
- 3rd: £716
- 4th: £358
- Form 211-004
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Daniel Sansom
held up in 5th, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led final 150 yards, soon clear, ran on well
- Form 73-625P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
shade keen, led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
- Form 2P-P404
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd 4f out, weakened 3f out
- Form 112314
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
chased leaders on inside, effort 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 062-560
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Bryony Frost
shade keen, tracked leaders, smooth headway between horses into 2nd 4f out, led going well inside final 2f, found nil and headed final 150 yards, well held
- Form 869
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up in last pair, ridden over 2f out, plugged on in modest 3rd towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Josses Hill, a smart chaser on his day, has won a bumper but that was back in 2013. CHESTERFIELD, a dual winner on the Flat for Godolphin, won the Grade 2 Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr last year, beating Zubayr and Vosne Romanee who were both receiving weight. He’s not really fired so far this season but Daniel Sansom’s claim is a plus in a race like this and he might be the value against the Nicholls representative, who has Bryony Frost in the saddle and is sure to give a good account having gone close on Polytrack at Lingfield in December over a shorter trip. Junction Fourteen is a stayer who is likely to find things happening too quickly on this surface.
Formwatch
Chesterfield (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Held up disputing 3rd, outpaced before 2out, last of 4, 10l behind Buveur D'Air (11-7) at Kempton 2m (1) sft in Dec.
Gannicus 14-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 5th of 7, 27 1/4l behind Shrubland (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Josses Hill (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Prominent, led 6th to 9th, lost place next, soon behind, pulled up before 12th, at Kempton 3m hcp (1) gd in Feb.
Junction Fourteen (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, lost place 12th, rallied from 4 out, went modest 4th 2 out, 4th of 12, 13 3/4l behind Gold Present (11-10) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Vosne Romanee 16-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 6th, ridden after 3 out, 4th and beaten 2 out, mistake last, 4th of 7, 18 1/4l behind Azzerti (10-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Zubayr (IRE) 13-2 (9-11) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon hung left, headed closing stages, kept on well, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Lexington Law (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Figeac (FR) 100-1 (10-7) In rear, not fluent 5th or when well beaten 3 out, 9th of 14, dist behind Clondaw Castle (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.