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18:00 Kempton Park

boxingdayraces.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 34.30s
  • Off Time: 18:01:07
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Epsom Salts

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Wild Desert (FR)

    6/4

      1(4)
      Silk - Yellow, light blue cross belts, yellow and black diabolo on sleeves

      Wild Desert (FR)

      10
      6/4
      • Form 238901
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 75

      led, driven over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on until headed and no extra final 50 yards

      2(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green and Royal Blue halved sleeves

      Epsom Salts

      48 CD
      9/2
      • Form 224713
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 73

      tracked leader, effort over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression until ran on inside final furong to lead final 50 yards

      3(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow armlets, White cap

      Calculating (IRE)

      16 DCD
      14/1
      • Form 100523
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 71

      in touch on outside, outpaced over 3f out, soon lost place, behind final 2f

      4(1)
      Silk - Red and royal blue diabolo, striped sleeves and cap

      Blackmore

      52 DCD
      7/2
      • Form 3-12090
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 70

      reared and missed break, behind until headway and in touch after 5f, outpaced in 3rd over 3f out, ridden and no impression when lost place over 2f out

      5(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue hoops, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap

      Dr Finley (IRE)

      24 D
      8/1
      • Form 122735
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 67

      tracked leaders, lost place after 5f, outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten

      6(5)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow sash, halved sleeves, Black cap, Yellow spots

      Squad

      10 b
      6/1
      • Form 742431
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 61

      held up behind, outpaced over 3f out, ridden to go 3rd over 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair

      7(7)
      NR

      Henry Holmes

      9 D
      • Form 338142
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 50

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      A few of these have been running well in amateur races including Epsom Salts, who scored at Goodwood in October. Squad landed an amateur event at Wolverhampton last time and Henry Holmes went close over today's trip at Lingfield last week. WILD DESERT won a more conventional handicap at Wolverhampton on his latest outing and, given he was an easy winner, Charlie Longsdon's charge is taken to defy a penalty and follow up. C&D winner Calculating looks in need of some respite from the handicapper, however, and the same comment applies to July's Yarmouth winner Dr Finley.

      Formwatch

      Wild Desert (FR) 16-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, led 4f out, 2 lengths clear over 2f out, ridden and ran on, readily, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov beating Priors Gold (9-8) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.

      Epsom Salts 15-2 (9-10) Held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Blimey O'Riley (9-5) at Newbury 2m app hcp (5) gf in Oct.

      Calculating (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden to chase winner briefly over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Brockfield (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.

      Blackmore 10-1 (10-0) Held up mid-division on outer, weakened 3f out, last of 12, well behind Descaro (9-9) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.

      Dr Finley (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Held up in touch in 6th, headway on outside over 1f out, never threatened, 5th of 8, 6l behind Hit The Switch (9-9) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.

      Squad 6-1 (10-5) Dwelt held up, headway on outer to track leaders 5f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead near finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f amat hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov beating C P Joe (10-4) by shd, 13 ran.

      Henry Holmes 5-2 (10-5) In touch, led 6f out, ridden and headed 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Galiotto (10-4) at Lingfield 2m am hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.