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18:20 Kempton Park
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- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,886
- 2nd: £1,156
- 3rd: £578
- 4th: £289
- Form 564650-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up in 6th, headway over 1f out, sqeezed through challenge and hold every chance inside final furlong until not pace of winner
- Form 300464-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Martin Lane
slowly into strde, held up in last pair, ridden and no progress over 2f out
- Form 067087-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R Mills
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led at steady pace, pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 424615-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey James Doyle
chased leading trio, effort going well over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, comfortaby
- Form 000998-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J A Heffernan
dwelt, soon chased leading pair, challenged on inside 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not pace of leading duo inside final furlong
- Form 3/11187-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
held up in last pair, effort on wide outside over 3f out, wide straight, soon beaten
- Form 274043-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M G Quinlan
- Jockey A Kirby
in touch, driven and effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Zebrano scored so easily over the C&D in November that the handicapper hit him with a 9lb rise. He didn't get the run of the race at Lingfield subsequently but has a tough task this time. Dubai Miracle finished runner-up in a Salisbury Listed race after a Polytrack victory at Lingfield in 2009 but hasn't gone on from there and is still high enough in the weights. Global Village has a tremendous record over 7f here but has suffered in the weights as a consequence and his two latest efforts have been poor. Tuxedo has won four races over 7f here but has yet to prove he stays a mile so it's QALAHARI that gets the nod. Mick Quinlan's mare was having only her third all-weather start when running better than her finishing position suggests at Lingfield last time and looks on a fair mark nowadays.
Formwatch
Good Again 13-2 (9-0) Mid-division on inside, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 14l behind High Twelve (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Sep.
Dubai Miracle (USA) 10-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, in touch, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 10l behind Pintura (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Oct.
Pegasus Again (USA) 10-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Blue Moon (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Zebrano 11-2 (8-11) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Mafeking (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec.
Big Bay (USA) 16-1 (8-7) Towards rear, pushed along and reminders before 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 8, 27l behind Mafeking (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec.
Global Village (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) With leader, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 38l behind Hazzard County (8-9) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Qalahari (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Slowly into stride, raced in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never able to challenge, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Young Dottie (8-4) at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Tuxedo 13-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with leading pair, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Hazzard County (8-9) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.