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17:30 Kempton Park

Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 219y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £3,780
  • 2nd: £1,774
  • 3rd: £888
  • 4th: £444
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.66s
  • Off Time: 17:30:40
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Mr Inspiration (IRE)

2/5

    2
    Silk -

    Polemon

    7/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Light green, black diamond, black sleeves, light green armlets, light green cap, black star

      Capstan

      148
      28/1
      • Form 2455
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      prominent, pushed along 2f out, briefly pressed for lead over 1f out, not pace to challenge inside final furlong

      2(7)
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue chevron, quartered cap

      Divination (IRE)

      240
      150/1
      • Form 0-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      held up in rear, driven over 2f out, some headway on inner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      3(4)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Mr Inspiration (IRE)

      57 t BF
      2/5
      • Form 2-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      prominent, chased leader 3f, ridden to press leader leader 2f out, stayed on gamely to lead close home, held on

      4(1)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Polemon

      11 t
      7/1
      • Form 42
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      took keen hold in midfield, looking for room over 2f out where driven, soon switched right and headway between horses, led entering final furlong, headed close home, just held

      5(5)
      Silk - Purple, white star, chevrons on sleeves

      Umax (IRE)

      535
      3/1
      • Form 0/
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      dwelt start, held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, pressed leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra close home

      6(6)
      Silk - Beige, Red seams, armlets and cap

      Neverwrongforlong

      32 h
      100/1
      • Form 62/
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      always in rear, pushed along over 3f out, tailed off over 2f out

      7(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, maroon stars, maroon sleeves, royal blue armlets and stars on maroon cap

      Vienna Girl

      33 h
      66/1
      • Form 6
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      led, ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong

      Previous results

      2022
      (7)
      Silk -

      Miss Sligo (IRE)

      14/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3

      2021
      (6)
      Silk -

      Aria Rose

      11/8
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6

      In depth

      Verdict

      MR INSPIRATION will likely prove a warm order. Fitted with a tongue-tie having been beaten only a length at Wolverhampton on his debut, his dam won a Listed race over this longer trip. Polemon found one too good at Lingfield last time and looks the main threat ahead of Capstan while Neverwrongforlong has had a recent outing over hurdles since last on the Flat back in 2021.

      Formwatch

      Capstan 16-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Cumulonimbus (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.

      Divination (IRE) 150-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, ran green and always behind, last of 13, 28 3/4l behind Tathbeet (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jun.

      Mr Inspiration (IRE) 11-10fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, green inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Tairann (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec.

      Polemon 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, led turning in, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Berkshire Breeze (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.

      Umax (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one paced over 1f out, 10th of 11, 11 1/4l behind King Of Conquest (9-5) at Sandown 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Aug.

      Neverwrongforlong 100-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, never a factor, 10th of 14, dist behind Densworth (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 1f (4) sft in Jan.

      Vienna Girl 33-1 (9-2) Always rear-division, behind, never a factor, 6th of 8, 14 1/2l behind Aztec Empire (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.