Racecards
19:00 Kempton Park
Weatherbys Finance Apprentice Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 311060-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
held up in mid-division, no real headway final 2f
- Form 40-7008
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey T J O'Brien
slowly away, always behind
- Form 0-05111
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey J Millman
raced wide, held up, ridden 4f out, weakened and behind final 2f
- Form 97007/3
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey Paul Benson
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 171456
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey T Dean
slowly away, soon in touch, driven along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 06-0034
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey J Jones
led, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 05-7545
- Age 8
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey K May
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 422551
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 82
tracked leader, led 2f out, headed and unable to quicken just inside final furlong
- Form 43-2419
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 81
slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon ridden and no danger
- Form 018632
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey A Hamblett
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on final furlong to take 3rd final 100yds
- Form 5-61
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey J Hamblett
took keen hold early, tracked leader, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, stayed on well
In depth
Verdict
Strawberry Lolly can land the opener at the expense of Prime Powered and Sky Quest. The selection was in wining action at Woverhampton when breaking his maiden tag and still looks a strong contender to follow up on that on the basis that he is put in off a mark of seventy five. With a nice racing weight to carry he can prove hard to beat. Prime Powered already has a hat-trick under his belt and now races off a career high mark. He is only one pound higher though for his latest Kempton win so is one to note even if things will not be as easy for him form now. Sky Quest has in the past been rated a lot higher than some of his rivals. He drops down in grade now but his attitude is question marked at times so is therefore one to treat with caution. So for the winner we return to Strawberry Lolly.