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19:00 Kempton Park
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- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
Surety (IRE)
10- Form 5-6332
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey S De Sousa
raced keenly, chased leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance until winner went on over 1f out, outpaced into 4th inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to 5th towards finish
- Form 165-960
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
soon led and set strong pace, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened into 4th towards finish
- Form 555535
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey P J Dobbs
chased leaders on inside, pushed along and not quicken over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened soon after
- Form 634
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey W Buick
held up in last trio, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never any chance with easy winner
- Form 9481
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey L P Keniry
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Swordbearer
26- Form 6-36
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey F Tylicki
slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway on wide outside 2f out, 4th inside final 2f, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner
- Form 054-13
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up in mid-division, good headway on inside over 2f out, soon 3rd, led over 1f out, soon clear, easily
- Form 24-0074
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out
- Form 30-5732
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey C Catlin
held up in rear, never a factor
In depth
Verdict
Surety drops down a couple of grades on the back of a three-length defeat at Newmarket. Venturous Spirit steps back up to a mile having failed to figure over 7f last time and the same comment applies to course and distance winner Si Senor. Chess Valley failed to beat lower rated opposition in a seller at Leicester recently, so the vote goes to INSPECTOR NORSE to continue his good progress having scored at Epsom last month on his handicap debut.
Formwatch
Surety (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Keen prominent, joined leader halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Munaaser (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Ligeia 50-1 (8-4) Last trio, no chance when hung left well over 1f out, 10th of 11, 24l behind Kosika (9-5) at Newbury 1m fll hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Best Kept 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind High Church (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Venturous Spirit (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 10, 8l behind Marmoom (9-5) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Inspector Norse 4-1 (9-3) Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on, won at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul beating This Is The Day (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Swordbearer 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, faded over 1f out, 6th of 14, 9l behind Bombardment (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Si Senor (IRE) 11-4 (9-6) Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Despot (9-10) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Applejack Lad 6-1 (8-11) Tracked winner, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 7l behind Sahra Al Khadra (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Chess Valley 8-11fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, challenged going well over 3f out, led over 1f out, soon shaken up and headed, found little, one pace, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Bishan Bedi (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo sll (6) gf in Jul.
Like A Prayer 9-2 (9-3) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 8, 4l behind After The Goldrush (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.