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17:20 Kempton Park

Coral Elite Handicap (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 92y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 9.42s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dorothy's Friend

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Anak Pekan

    5/2

      3
      Silk -

      Head To Kerry (IRE)

      20/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Beige, White chevron, Black cap

        Briareus

        10
        12/1
        • Form 415032
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        led, headed 3f out, soon outpaced and weakened 2f out

        2(8)
        Silk - Dark green, white chevron, armlets and cap

        Skye's Folly (USA)

        20
        12/1
        • Form 4501
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4

        held up, pushed along 3f out, soon no chance

        3(3)
        Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap

        Anak Pekan

        11
        5/2
        • Form 0-00221
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        tracked leaders, taken to outside rail 12f out, joined main group and tracked leader 8f out, taken to wide outside straight, soon every chance, edged left final furlong

        4(9)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue cross belts, quartered cap

        Rotheram (USA)

        37
        8/1
        • Form 0-13230
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        held up, struggling 3f out, tailed off

        5(6)
        Silk - Yellow, Black diamond and sleeves, Red cap

        Dorothy's Friend

        7
        7/4
        • Form 060-51
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        tracked leader to 8f out, led and hung left 3f out, in command final furlong, stayed on

        6(1)
        Silk - Dark Green and White (halved), striped sleeves, quartered cap

        The Local

        9
        25/1
        • Form 435003
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        close up until hung right and weakened over 2f out

        7(4)
        Silk - Grey, Purple epaulets, Purple cap

        Altitude Dancer (IRE)

        26
        6/1
        • Form 501331
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        always in rear

        8(2)
        Silk - Purple, orange hoops, orange sleeves and cap

        Head To Kerry (IRE)

        14
        20/1
        • Form 053621
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-13

        always prominent, ridden and chance when badly hampered rails well over 1f out, not recover

        9(5)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow sash, White sleeves, Yellow and Dark Green quartered cap

        Sahnour

        9 v
        25/1
        • Form 345065
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        held up in rear, no chance final 3f

        In depth

        Verdict

        Briareus belied market odds when second to Trouble At Bay at Ascot last time and has to be respected along with easy Thirsk winner Altitude Dancer but there was plenty to like about the way Anak Pekan won at Yarmouth last month and he is taken to follow up. The selection deserved that success having found one well handicapped rival too good in each of his two previous starts and, although the Michael Jarvis-trained colt has gone up another 4lbs, he battled well at Yarmouth and there may be more to come. Briareus deserves to win a race of this nature, especially after his Ascot run, but may again have to settle for minor honours along with Altitude Dancer although the handicapper has raised him 10lbs for his latest success, which seems harsh. Bath maiden winner Skye's Folly is open to improvement but appears to have plenty of weight for his debut in this grade, while Rotheram is becoming frustrating. The same cannot be said of Anak Pekan, who gets the vote.