Racecards
20:00 Kempton Park
Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 218y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,281
- 2nd: £2,947
- 3rd: £1,472
- 4th: £737
- Form 7/8372-5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 85
mid-division, switched right and headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 260161-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Joey Haynes
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, some late headway, no impresison
- Form 233/616-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Ben Sanderson
held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
- Form 763111-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
held up in touch, headway to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish
- Form 0/14295-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey George Downing
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f put, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 451/068-
- Age 10
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J E Long
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
led until over 13f out, led 12f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 223172-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J P Spencer
prominent, led over 13f out, headed 12f out, led over 2f out, soon edged left and headed, weakened quickly
- Form 659640-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
very slowly away, behind, some late headway, never involved
- Form 100/967-
- Age 12
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey George Rooke
soon prominent on outside, lost place over 12f out, towards rear 10f out, headway over 4f out, close up over 2f out, soon carried left and weakened
In depth
Verdict
Smart Champion beat a subsequent winner here in September and should go well on his return but BLAZEON FIVE has the more recent form. The latter landed a course and distance double before completing the hat-trick with last month’s success at Southwell and Roger Teal’s mare looks worth sticking with despite a further rise. Hydroplane won over 2m at Chester during the summer but Aced It steps up in trip today and First Charge finished lame at Southwell last time.
Formwatch
Aced It (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Raced wide tracked leader, pushed along to press leader 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Barenboim (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Smart Champion 12-1 (10-2) Held up well off the pace in rear, still plenty to do when ridden 2f out, picked up over 1f out, went 2nd inside final 150 yards, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Sep beating Pons Aelius (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Hydroplane (IRE) 9-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, slightly short of room 3f out, switched wide and ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Master Milliner (9-1) at Goodwood 2m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Blazeon Five 13-8fav (9-10) Steadied start, in touch, headway 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, eased close home, won at Southwell 2m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Champagne City (9-13) by 3 3/4l, 6 ran.
Wilderness 80-1 (9-13) Never closer than mid-division, plugged on in 5th final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Duty Of Care (10-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Soldier In Action (FR) 100-1 (9-10) In 6th place 4f out, behind and struggling over 1f out, 8th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Duty Of Care (10-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Kincade (IRE) 17-2 (11-0) In touch with leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, 8th of 14, dist behind Start In Front (11-0) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Dec.
First Charge (IRE) 5-1 (9-13) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along 4f out, never on terms, 10th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Militry Decoration (9-13) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Coeur Blimey (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Behind most of way, 7th of 10, 8l behind Duty Of Care (10-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Nov.