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14:00 Kempton Park

Countryside Alliance 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 8.50s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Afro Man

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Castlemore (IRE)

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Oyster Shell (IRE)

      9/2

        1
        Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

        Father Abraham (IRE)

        185
        4/1
        • Form 34520-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-3

        disputed lead, led after 2nd, headed approaching 8th, soon hard ridden and gradually weakened, tailed off 2 out

        2
        Silk - Yellow, black star, hooped sleeves, red cap

        Afro Man

        233
        5/1
        • Form F1/0064-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-10

        held up rear, headway 7th to chase leaders, led approaching 2 out, ridden clear flat

        3
        Silk - Beige, Royal Blue chevrons and sleeves, hooped cap

        Castlemore (IRE)

        184
        2/1
        • Form 44-2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-10

        close up, led before 8th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, stayed on, no extra before last

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green stars, Royal Blue sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds

        Inner Sanctum (IRE)

        207
        13/2
        • Form 304-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10

        held up, hit and fell 8th

        5
        Silk - Royal Blue, Royal Blue sleeves, Red diamonds, quartered cap

        Mach Four (IRE)

        256
        10/1
        • Form 000-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-10

        held up in touch, ridden along after 8th, well beaten when fell 2 out

        6
        Silk - Emerald Green, Orange diamond, Chocolate sleeves, Chocolate and Emeral Green quartered cap

        Oyster Shell (IRE)

        255
        9/2
        • Form S41/6-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10

        held up, chased leaders 8th, hard ridden before 9th, kept on, weakened before last

        7
        Silk - White and Emerald Green (quartered), Red and White diabolo on sleeves, Emerald Green and Red quartered cap

        Won Too Phar (IRE)

        542
        50/1
        • Form PF-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        pulled hard in rear, in touch 8th, soon ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off

        8
        Silk - Royal Blue, Beige triple diamond and diamond on cap

        Light Hearted Lily

        39
        20/1
        • Form 0-536
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-5

        disputed lead to 2nd, stayed tracking leader, lost place after 6th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        This looks sure to produce winners in time but for now Castlemore is taken to build on some promising efforts in bumpers and looks to have the strongest claims of getting the better of the penalised Father Abraham, who looked a very useful sort when winning a maiden hurdle for Noel Meade on soft ground at Gowran Park in May of this year. Afro man and Oyster Shell are others who hail from yards that will find them races once they have a little more experience and should be noted for next time. However, Castlemore has the ideal qualities to be suited by this fast track and may be hard to catch on ground that suits if he is allowed to dominate.