Racecards
15:35 Kempton Park
Sharp Minds Betfair: Best Odds Handicap Hurdle (Class D)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Form 311-6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
tracked leader, led 4th, ridden 3 out, weakening when headed soon after
Welsh Main
42- Form F21-000
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
mid-division, ridden 3 out, staying on when switched right after 2 out, ran on well
- Form 3F221
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
tracked leaders, every chance approaching 2 out, one pace
- Form 406F00
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey R Biddlecombe
held up mid-division, headway approaching 5th, driven to lead approaching last, soon clear
- Form F0140F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
mid-division, headway on outside 4th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
Bed Bug (FR)
48- Form 31-243P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey P Flynn
held up towards rear, some headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, weakened last
- Form 60/45-PP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
towards rear, ridden 3 out, stayed on moderately
Hernandita
27- Form 45/00P-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B Fenton
towards rear, ridden from 5th, stayed on from 2 out
Park City
310- Form 1P503-3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer J Joseph
- Jockey J Goldstein
in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened
- Form 5-30144
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey James Davies
held up, headway 4th to go prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 2U1160
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey R Thornton
held up, steady headway from 4th, led approaching 2 out, headed and weakened quickly
Ehab (IRE)
56- Form 040
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
mid-division, pushed along and headway 4th, bad mistake 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form 450555
- Age 14
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey Dr P Pritchard
led and keen, headed approaching 4th, soon weakened
- Form 3545P5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
mid-division, some headway 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out
Pharly Reef
23- Form 6102-00
- Age 12
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey A Scholes
held up rear, headway 4th, ridden and weakened 2 out
Tremezzo
708- Form 413432/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up rear on inside, some headway approaching 3 out, keeping on same pace when fell 2 out
- Form 250106-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
towards rear, ridden 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out
- Form 326P00
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
in touch, lost place half way, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Martin Pipe's Penny Pictures is entitled to improve for his recent reappearance at Ascot but needs to and preference is for Wet Lips, who gets the verdict over Bed Bug. The last mentioned disappointed at Doncaster last time but has solid claims on earlier form and it could be a mistake to dismiss him entirely. With Jonjo O'Neill's stable coming into form again Dancer Life could be interesting, while the lightly raced Ehab is potentially well treated off a mark of 93 for his handicap debut. Park City and Tremezzo both have long absences to overcome but have to be respected on their best form. However, the vote goes to Wet Lips. Richard Guest's gelding has done little wrong over hurdles and opened his account in good fashion in a handicap at Musselburgh last week. A reproduction of that effort should suffice.