Racecards
15:30 Kempton Park
Betfair Supports Grassroots Racing At Kempton Nursery (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard/Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 522
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
led until ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Mowhoob
47- Form 553
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey E Ahern
tracked leader until halfway, went 2nd again travelling well 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, flashed tail not keen and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 476
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M Al Zarooni
- Jockey S De Sousa
started slowly, soon pushed along in rear, driven on wide outside 2f out, headway soon after, led over 1f out, clear when hung right inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
- Form 0432
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
slowly into stride, pulled hard and soon chased leaders on outside, went 2nd halfway until 3f out and wide on home turn, hung right and weakened over 2f out
- Form 59456
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey J Fortune
took keen hold, chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on to one paced 3rd towards finish
- Form 637
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey B Doyle
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, staye don inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 505
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
rearing in stalls, always behind, tailed off
- Form 57814
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
soon outpaced towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with winner
- Form 553
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey D Holland
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, driven and not quicken inside final 2f, weakened approaching final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Bix showed improved form when sent to race on Fibresand at Southwell and must go close if transferring that progress to Polytrack, especially with his young rider's claim a real bonus. Magic Channel landed a nursery over 7f at Newmarket but didn't make the expected progress on his next start at Newbury. New Falcon has improved with each run and stepping up to a mile will be in his favour as it will be for MOWHOOB. John Gosden's Medicean colt showed good pace for a long way over 7f here when last seen in June and with the longer trip and nice break in his favour he looks the one to beat.
Formwatch
New Falcon (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Steadied start, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Simply Shining (9-0) at Thirsk 7f 2yo stks (4) gf in Jul.
Mowhoob 9-2 (9-3) Prominent, led over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Snowboarder (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Quintilian (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 18l behind Al Waab (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jul.
Bix (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Slowly in to stride, switched right to wide outside 6f out, headway to chase leaders 5f out, went 2nd 4f out, challenged and every chance when hung left from 2f out, outbattled inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Poetic Princess (8-4) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Jul.
Walter White (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, effort well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 15, 6l behind Kerbaaj (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Tuffan (USA) 100-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 6l behind Timoneer (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Unidexter (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer, 5th of 12, 6l behind Ishigunnaeatit (8-7) at Carlisle 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jul.
Magic Channel (USA) 7-2fav (8-7) Led for 2f, chased leader, led again halfway until inside final 3f, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 9l behind Pasaka Boy (9-6) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Eastern Dragon (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 9l behind Royal Rascal (8-12) at York 6f 2yo mdn (3) sft in Jun.