Racecards
17:05 Kempton Park
Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £3,429
- 2nd: £1,020
- 3rd: £510
- 4th: £255
- Form 1/
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer M Meade
- Jockey Rob Hornby
Awkward start, held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, some minor late headway
Desert Flyer
333- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
Made all, green, pushed along 2f out, joined 1f out, just held on
- Form 22320-9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, kept on without threatening leaders
- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey K T O'Neill
Prominent, keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened
Thaki (IRE)
13- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer L McJannet
- Jockey David Probert
Midfield, pushed along 2f out, no extra
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey M Dwyer
Awkward start, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, no impression
Elmetto
371- Form 2-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey W Buick
Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway to join leader 1f out, just denied
In depth
Verdict
Both Crackling and Desert Flyer made winning debuts but the former won as a two-year-old and hasn’t raced since while the latter scored at Newcastle last year. Elmetto is another returning from a lengthy absence having finished runner-up over track and trip at this time last year while Electrical Storm was well beaten on his reappearance though should go close if running anywhere near his mark. But with doubts surrounding all of the above, POETRY AND ART gets a chance to show further progress and go close for the Haggas yard.
Formwatch
Crackling (IRE) 2-1 (9-2) Towards rear, plenty to do when headway approaching final furlong, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 7f stks (6) pol in Dec beating Gin Palace (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Desert Flyer 11-4 (9-0) Prominent, switched right to stand side rail halfway, led over 1f out, pushed out, won at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Dec beating Spectrum Of Light (9-5) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Electrical Storm 13-2 (9-4) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Brian The Snail (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Norwegian Red 66-1 (9-5) Slowly away, always in rear, 7th of 8, 13 3/4l behind At Ease (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Thaki (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) In touch in mid-division, 4th and outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 10 1/2l behind At Ease (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Rest My Case (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 14l behind American Entente (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (4) pol in Oct.
Bright View (IRE) Siyouni filly out of Quilting.
Elmetto 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 5th, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, close 2nd inside final 2f, ridden into narrow lead inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 14, shd behind Penpal (9-0) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Poetry And Art 18-1 (9-0) Headway to lead 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd inside final 150 yards, weakened into 4th towards finish, 4th of 11, 3l behind American Entente (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (4) pol in Oct.