Racecards
14:05 Kempton Park
32Red Casino Chase (Listed) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £22,780
- 2nd: £8,548
- 3rd: £4,280
- 4th: £2,132
- Form 4F-3121
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 162
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey N de Boinville
mostly tracked leader, hit 4th, led 4 out, ridden before headed 2 out, ridden and one pace before last, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final strides
- Form 31141-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 162
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D A Jacob
mostly in 4th place, handy 3rd before 11th, led 2nd 4 out, led and hit 2 out, ridden clear before last, stayed on strongly
- Form 1154-2P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Bryony Frost
mostly tracked leading pair, reached for 3rd, pushed along and lost 3rd before 11th, weakened next, left modest 3rd and slightly hampered 4 out, plugged on into 2nd final strides, no chance with winner
- Form 312165
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 157
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
mostly in last, pushed along and outpaced after 7th, never on terms after, left remote 4th 4 out, tailed off
- Form 12P8-24
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 154
led and raced keenly, hit 2nd, clear 4th until before 10th, ridden and narrowly headed when fell 4 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Hammersly Lake beat Charbel on worse terms at Perth in the autumn but Kim Bailey’s charge turned that form on its head in a Grade 2 at Huntingdon last month. Speredek seems better over shorter trips nowadays and will likely face a battle for the lead. It’s a while since Black Corton ran over a trip this short and he made mistakes again before being pulled up at Newbury last month. TOP NOTCH (NAP) won at Ascot and Taunton last season so should enjoy himself around here. He ran better than expected on his reappearance over hurdles and can enhance an already impressive strike-rate under Rules.
Formwatch
Charbel (IRE) 13-8fav (11-0) Prominent, slow 2nd, progress to track leaders after next, led after 5th, driven 2 out, ran on strongly, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f (1) gs in Dec beating God's Own (11-6) by 8l, 9 ran.
Top Notch (FR) 10-1 (11-7) Mid-division, closer at 6th, chased leaders after 3 out, 2nd and every chance 2 out, lost 2nd last, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 5 3/4l behind Paisley Park (11-7) at Ascot 3m (1) sft in Dec.
Black Corton (FR) 12-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 8th, struggling and no impression when mistake 15th, pulled up before 2 out, at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Hammersly Lake (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, lost place 10th, 5th of 9, 20 3/4l behind Charbel (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f (1) gs in Dec.
Speredek (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leader until before 8th, 4th and struggling when hit 4 out, soon beaten, tailed off, 4th of 5, dist behind Altior (11-6) at Kempton 2m (1) gs in Dec.