Racecards
13:45 Kempton Park
Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Maiden Stakes (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £260
- Form 70/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T P Queally
raced keenly tracking leaders on outside, outpaced and struggling over 2f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey P J McDonald
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace in 4th inside final furlong
- Form 0-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey K Shoemark
always prominent, went 2nd over 3f out, every chance 2f out, kept on same pace in 3rd from over 1f out
- Form 0-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
led for 2f, chased leader until pushed along over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
Raatea
233- Form 362-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leaders, led going well inside final 2f, clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, eased close home
- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey N Mackay
coltish in prelims, very awkwardly away, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
chased leaders on outside, led 5f out and set steady pace, headed inside final 2f, chased winner after, well held
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
slowly into stride, last pair, never on terms
Vitesse Du Son
104- Form 97
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey Rob Hornby
mid-division, pushed along chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 57
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey L Morris
towards rear, plugged on final 2f,
In depth
Verdict
GIUSEPPE CASSIOLI showed a big improvement at Lingfield in February and any further progress should see him bang there at the finish. He’s preferred to Raatea, whose best efforts have been over shorter trips so far. Of the newcomers, Conscious is a full brother to a winner and a half-brother to several others, but already gelded, while Royal Mews and Semser are both Siyouni newcomers representing powerful yards. The former cost €350,000 and the latter can include a Group 3 winner among several winning relatives.
Formwatch
New Millennium (IRE) 6-1 (12-1) Made most, joined 2 out, ridden after last, rallied when headed narrowly flat, regained lead post, won at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Outrath (10-5) by shd, 8 ran.
Conscious Oasis Dream gelding out of Deliberate.
Giuseppe Cassioli 7-2 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up mid-division, headway 2f out, reminder just over 1f out, one pace, should improve, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Dublin Pharaoh (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Johnny Utah (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Ran green and behind, tailed off 4f out, last of 11, dist behind Maori Knight (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Feb.
Raatea 13-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Satono Japan (9-5) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Ravens Ark 100-1 (9-2) Soon towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Yes My Boy (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Jun.
Royal Mews (FR) Siyouni colt out of Queen Arabella.
Semser Siyouni colt out of Serres.
Top Drop (IRE) Tamayuz gelding out of Solandia.
Vitesse Du Son 66-1 (8-12) Went right start, always behind, last of 7, 18l behind Clog Maker (9-5) at Lingfield 6f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Libretti (USA) 11-2 (8-2) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Kommodity Kid (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (6) pol in Mar.