Racecards
15:30 Kempton Park
Virgin Bet Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 219y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £16,000 added
- Winner: £8,246
- 2nd: £3,867
- 3rd: £1,934
- 4th: £966
- Form 333111-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer S Woods
- Jockey James Doyle
wore red hood to post, chased leaders, went second before halfway, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 4/51429-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey K Shoemark
in rear, ridden over 2f out and closed steadily, strong run over 110yds out, went second near line, not trouble winner
- Form 511147-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
made all, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on very gamely, always doing enough final furlong
- Form 342251-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
handy on inner, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1f out
Serenity Blue
198- Form 51109-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer James Horton
- Jockey J Mitchell
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on, not quite pace to challenge, held inside last
- Form 216398-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 86
mid-division, lost place before halfway, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out and dropped away
- Form 602009-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer James Owen
- Jockey L Morris
cajoled along early in rear, improved slightly before halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly well over 1f out
- Form 220-352
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on to dispute fourth well over 1f out, no extra 110yds out
- Form 1312/21-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Rob Hornby
prominent on outer, pushed along and slightly outpaced over 2f out, rallied well over 1f out and soon chased front rank, faded final 100yds
In depth
Formwatch
Bahadur 6-4fav (9-8) Wore hood to post, prominent, ridden and headway to lead over 2f out, diminishing advantage inside final furlong, all out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov beating Mersea Island (8-13) by hd, 6 ran.
Incensed 33-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, dist behind Dancingwithmyself (9-9) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp fll (3) gs in Sep.
Topteam (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 7, 19 1/2l behind Tenability (8-12) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Marnier (IRE) 4-7fav (9-7) Raced in second, travelling smoothly when led 4f out, quickened over 3f out, went clear under minimum persuasion home straight, ran green inside final furlong, eased towards finish, readily, won at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Shayhana (9-2) by 4 3/4l, 3 ran.
Serenity Blue 10-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Mustazeed (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Youthful King 12-1 (10-4) Raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd 8f out until pushed along over 3f out, weakened quickly inside final 3f, tailed off and eased final furlong, 8th of 9, dist behind Give It To Me Oj (10-2) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Rogue Impact 12-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, soon well beaten, last of 9, 15l behind King's Code (10-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Midnight Rumble 8-1 (9-10) Wore hood to post, midfield, ridden 3f out, headway to chase winner approaching final furlong, kept on but always held near finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Caliban (9-11) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Goblet Of Fire 7-2fav (10-13) Prominent, lost position after 2 out, weakened after last, 5th of 9, dist behind Goodwin (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.