Racecards
19:10 Kempton Park
Merv Cox Memorial Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,187
- 2nd: £1,965
- 3rd: £982
- 4th: £491
- Form 459746
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
raced keenly, soon steadied mid-division inside, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened tamely inside final furlong
- Form 2973-06
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer S Woods
- Jockey Tom Marquand
held up towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, lost modest 3rd towards finish
- Form 54626-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 62108-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
held up off the pace in last pair, some late headway out wide, never involved
- Form 456-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leader 2f, close 3rd inside, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong,just held on for 2nd
- Form 8-62258
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Paddy Bradley
held up in rear, going for run between horses when not clear run over 1f out, ran on when in the clear inside final furlong, finished well into 3rd towards finish, just missed 2nd
- Form 321312
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey T E Whelan
tracked leaders out wide, ridden inside final 2f, weakened quickly soon after
- Form 411-327
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
raced wide and never closer than mid-division, pushed along and losing place when hampered inside final 2f,
- Form 7/2-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey K Shoemark
raced keenly in mid-division, smooth headway between horses inside final 2f, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
- Form 144227-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey C Lee
tracked leader 1f, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, never dangerous after
- Form 686-668
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
chased leaders, went 2nd 6f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 4-85
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Jason Watson
steadied start, always in rear
- Form 225-100
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
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In depth
Formwatch
Giant 11-1 (9-9) Pulled hard, prominent, raced alone for 1f, led 5f out, headed and edged right over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 12l behind Mister Mojito (9-6) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gf in May.
Savvy Exchange (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Bit keen in 3rd inside, pushed along and outpaced as pace lifted over 2f out, ridden and no headway final furlong, 6th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Walson's Law (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Walson's Law 20-1 (9-4) Raced keenly in 5th, steadied off heel over 5f out, good headway out wide over 2f out, led inside final 2f, hung right over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, won at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Newfangled (9-6) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Outgun 4-1 (9-7) Mounted on chute, wore hood to start, prominent, soon raced in share of second, dropped to midfield before 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out, tailed off final furlong (rider said gelding stopped quickly, vet examined gelding and had nothing to report), last of 7, 33 1/4l behind Kingkeer (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in May.
Ombrecell (FR) 20-1 (9-11) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along and headway 1f out, led inside final 110yds, kept on, just did enough, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in May beating Top Of The Class (9-13) by shd, 10 ran.
Port Road (USA) 9-4fav (9-13) Raced wide, midfield, headway on outer from 3f out, pushed along and pressed leaders over 1f out, weakened final 110yds, 8th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Ombrecell (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
Calanthe 4-1 (9-8) Pressed leader early, clear second 5f out, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace from 2f out, 4th of 7, 8l behind Candonomore (9-13) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Newfangled (IRE) 11-8fav (9-6) Led early, tracked leader, challenging 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, went 2nd again over 1f out, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Walson's Law (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Berry Clever 5-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Shaw Park (9-1) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (4) gf in May.
Dubai Beach (IRE) 7-2 (9-13) Slowly into stride, mid-division 4f out, pushed along and outpaced turning in, beaten when hung left under pressure over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6 3/4l behind French Sand (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Apr.
Wadacre Grace 13-2 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Nikovo (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
Double Time 40-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon hanging left, last of 8, 23 3/4l behind Ultramarine (9-9) at Chepstow 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Landing Board (IRE) 150-1 (10-2) Towards rear, pushed along and lost touch 2f out, 5th of 6, 23l behind Arabian Force (9-8) at Salisbury 1m 2f stks (4) gf in May.
Monopolise 16-1 (9-5) Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 11th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Radiant Beauty (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in May.