Racecards
13:50 Kempton Park
Commission Free Racing At Matchbook Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
- Form 42-731P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
chased leaders, 2nd 3rd, led 5th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened before last
- Form 3-1U
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
chased leaders, 3rd approaching 2 out, kept on run-in and closed on 2nd, no chance with winner
- Form 510-16
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey N de Boinville
led until 5th, chased leader until ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next
- Form 12/12
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B J Geraghty
tracked leaders on outside and always going well, 2nd soon after 3 out, led approaching next, shaken up and 2 lengths ahead last, pushed readily clear run-in
- Form 10-21
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders 4 out, 2nd 2 out, 2 lengths down when mistake last, soon no extra, held on for 2nd, no chance with winner
- Form F37-04
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey M Goldstein
chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, lost place before 5th, rallied 4 out, chased leaders before next, weakened on long run before 2 out
Chato (FR)
37- Form 1276-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Brendan Powell
mid-division, weakened after 3 out
- Form 6-4075
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey T E Whelan
always behind, mistake 2nd, tailed off
- Form 1-79
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Jack Barber
- Jockey N P Madden
never travelled in last trio, struggling in rear after 6th, tailed off
- Form 14
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along in modest 4th 2 out
- Form 086
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, kept on steadily into never dangerous 5th towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Ok Corral didn’t do a lot wrong when returning from a break at Newbury as he was trying to give 6lb to a well-regarded stablemate and the first two pulled well clear. Run To Milan justified favouritism at Exeter five weeks ago but the second has been well beaten since. Fontwell winner Chosen Path is easily the pick of Alan King’s three runners as he was hampered when unseating his rider next time at Exeter but GET OUT OF THE GATE might improve past all the previous winners. The Nicholls’ team is clicking into gear and the five-year-old will have come on a bundle for his run behind Ainchea at Sandown in December.
Formwatch
Battle Of Ideas (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) 2nd until 1st, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last, at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
Chosen Path (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, mid-division when bumped and unseated rider after 5 out, at Exeter 2m 6f (4) sft in Nov.
Marten (FR) 10-11fav (11-5) Led, ridden when headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 30 1/4l behind Uppertown Prince (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.
Ok Corral (IRE) 4-5fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, 2nd going well before 3 out, pushed along before next, led before last until last, hung left and stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Whatswrongwithyou (10-12) at Newbury 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Run To Milan (IRE) 13-8fav (11-4) Raced keenly, chased leaders, led 2 out, hung left run-in, driven out, won at Exeter 2m 3f mdn (4) hvy in Jan beating Coningsby (11-4) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Ballintara (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, steady headway on inside before 9th, pushed along in 4th and outpaced before 2 out, left in modest 3rd last, weakened into 4th run-in, 4th of 10, 25 3/4l behind Game On (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 5f (3) hvy in Jan.
Chato (FR) 20-1 (11-6) Held up rear of mid-division, stayed on from 3 out, no chance with leaders, went 4th towards finish, 4th of 15, 21 1/4l behind Indian Hawk (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Chimes Of Dylan (IRE) 50-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway before 4 out to chase leaders, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 9, 34 1/4l behind Tommy Rapper (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 5f mdn (5) sft in Jan.
Earth Storm (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, some headway after 8th, well beaten 3 out, 9th of 13, dist behind Applesolutely (10-7) at Taunton 3m mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Get Out The Gate (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced before 2 out, kept on under pressure closing stages, never a threat, 4th of 6, 10 1/4l behind Ainchea (10-12) at Sandown 2m (3) gs in Dec.
Stockburn (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, driven after 6th, never threatened leaders, 6th of 14, 21l behind Dan Mcgrue (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) sft in Dec.
Wallace Spirit (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Pulled hard early, soon steadied into mid-division, dropped towards rear and pushed along before 4th, hung badly left before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before last, at Newbury 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.