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16:50 Kempton Park

Royalties Gold Banded Stakes (Class H) (Class H)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 54.02s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Make My Hay

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Pipssalio (SPA)

    13/8

      3
      Silk -

      Sure Future

      7/1

        2(11)
        Silk - ORANGE, WHITE inverted triangle, BLACK sleeves, ORANGE cap, BLACK spots

        Dora Corbino

        6
        16/1
        • Form 320632
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        led until headed over 2f out, weakened quickly afterwards, lost 3rd 1f out

        3(2)
        Silk - ORANGE, EMERALD GREEN sash, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE check sleeves and cap

        Ersaal (USA)

        13
        5/1
        • Form 0-03013
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        held up mid-division, lost position 5f out, soon behind, tailed off

        4(9)
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Dark Blue sleeves

        Kalanisha (IRE)

        16
        11/2
        • Form 000-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        prominent one mile, soon ridden and kept on one pace

        5(3)
        Silk - Mauve, large Yellow spots and sleeves, Yellow cap, Mauve spots

        Make My Hay

        96
        11/1
        • Form 4002-36
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8

        held up, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong

        6(1)
        Silk - Maroon, White stars, sleeves and cap

        Neptune

        19
        25/1
        • Form 0/50024
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-8

        held up, headway and switched far rail over 2f out, one pace, never dangerous

        7(5)
        Silk - Grey, Pink stars, hooped sleeves and star on cap

        Pipssalio (SPA)

        10
        13/8
        • Form 043-626
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-8

        held up rear, reminders after 2f, headway and effort to chase winner 2f out, no extra final furlong

        8(7)
        Silk - Red, Orange chevron, Orange cap

        Silver Mistress

        636
        50/1
        • Form 0000/
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8

        started slowly, soon mid-division, chased leaders 4f out, under pressure and weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off

        9(4)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sleeves, quartered cap

        Sink Or Swim (IRE)

        11
        40/1
        • Form 005
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-8

        tracked leaders, lost touch over 4f out, well behind 3f out, tailed off

        10(8)
        Silk - PINK and YELLOW diamonds, YELLOW sleeves and cap

        Sure Future

        1342
        7/1
        • Form 200550/
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-8

        held up behind, in touch 3f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, took 3rd 1f out, not trouble 1st two

        11(10)
        Silk - Black, Light Blue epaulets and armlets

        Stage Two (IRE)

        7
        7/1
        • Form 0640
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        tracked leader, ridden and weakened quickly 3f out, soon tailed off

        1(6)
        NR

        Ambersong

        16
        • Form 0-33064
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-8

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A tough way to end the card and cases can be made for at least half of the field. However, Ersaal does arrive here on the back of two sound efforts and he is given the nod over Dora Corbino and Make My Hay, who have also posted improved form of late. Whereas Stage Two is still open to a fair amount of improvement and has to be respected as a rare runner in this grade for Mark Johnston. However, Ersaal is ideally suited to this sort of trip and will be hard to beat if translating his all weather form back to the turf. Pipsallio has claims on a line through Isa 'Af and is another to place on the shortlist. Julian Poulton's runner has managed a previous course win from his many starts on the Flat but his tendency to reserve a little for himself has always been an off-putting trait and he will always be a risky proposition for win only purposes. Therefore, he is taken on with Ersaal, who gets on well with Neil Callan and the partnership edge the percentages today.