Racecards
14:45 Kempton Park
Unibet Money Back Free Bet If Second Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 219y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
Summit Reach
162- Form 25-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rob Hornby
led until 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly final furlong
- Form 242031-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leaders until lost place before halfway, rallied 2f out, ridden and no impression when hung right final furlong
- Form 0-31
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey N Mackay
soon pushed along in 5th, good headway tracking leader 7f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, stayed on to assert final 100 yards
Cedar Cage
198- Form 521-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong
Damage Control
233- Form 7425-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leader 4f, tracked leaders, went 2nd again inside final 2f, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, hung left and found no extra final 100 yards, hung back right close home
- Form 46-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey K Shoemark
green leaving stalls, held up in rear, closer on outside and pushed along over 3f out, plugged on same pace in 4th final furlong
- Form 795-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer A King
- Jockey David Egan
last pair, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no chance after
- Form 47121-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer T J FitzGerald
- Jockey Barry McHugh
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In depth
Verdict
Several of these won novice events when last in action including Chelmsford winner Summit Reach. Cedar Cage was successful over 7f at Southwell and Sword Beach scored on soft ground at York in October. All of the above step up in trip but TO NATHANIEL (NAP) won over 1m4f here in January and John Gosden’s colt looks the one to side with now handicapping. French Asset, Damage Control and Kings Creek are other handicap debutants while Locked N' Loaded won a couple of nurseries at Wolverhampton last year.
Formwatch
Summit Reach 9-4fav (9-5) Made all, clear final 2f, easily, won at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in Jan beating En Famille (9-5) by 5l, 13 ran.
Sword Beach (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, close 2nd inside final 2f, carried left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left all out, won at York 1m stks (3) sft in Oct beating Arch Moon (9-3) by hd, 11 ran.
To Nathaniel 7-2 (9-5) Soon tracking leader, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, just held on, won at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan beating Punctuation (9-5) by hd, 7 ran.
Cedar Cage 5-2fav (9-5) Close up, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, won at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Nov beating Itsallaboutluck (9-5) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.
Damage Control 7-2 (9-5) Soon led and set steady pace, quickened pace 3f out, ridden and edged left 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Brentford Hope (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f mdn stks (3) sft in Oct.
French Asset (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Mid-division, switched left over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 20 3/4l behind Salamanca School (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) hvy in Nov.
Kings Creek (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Chinese Whisperer (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Locked N' Loaded 11-10fav (9-5) Raced wide close up, pushed along and very wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Breguet Boy (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan.