Racecards
17:10 Kempton Park
Victor Chandler Financials Handicap (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Form 396480-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 57
held up in rear, some late progress from over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
Al Azy (IRE)
246- Form 64/3400-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey J Quinn
tracked leaders, ridden and effort approaching 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 3/98-56
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 56
raced keenly, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place and weakened quickly 2f out
- Form 4754-13
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J Jay
- Jockey Liam Jones
mid-division, good headway on inside to chase leader 2f out, every chance and pressed winner from over 1f out, always just held final furlong
Winning Show
27- Form 258640-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey L P Keniry
behind, headway inisde final 2f, took 3rd inisde final furlong, no chance with leading pair
- Form 7000-51
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Baker
mid-division, headway and quickened well to lead inside final 2 furlongs, pressed from over 1f out, ridden and held on well inside final furlong
- Form 837-313
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey S Whitworth
steadied start, settled towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never near leaders
- Form 163-731
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey Greg Fairley
led 2f, tracked leader afterwards, led over 2f out to inside final 2f, no etxra and weakened over 1f out
- Form 0600-53
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey S Hitchcott
led 10f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on until weakened quickly over 1f out
- Form 8930-01
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey M Dwyer
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
PRINCE CHARLEMAGNE can strike again while running well and just gets the selection ahead of Shenandoah Girl and Amwell Brave. The selection won with a bit to spare over distance at Lingfield last time and it was done in a manner to suggest the subsequent four pound rise in his mark won't stop him. The form is yet to play out form that but this is definitely a winnable assignment. Shenandoah Girl took a similar race to this at Lingfield before pulling up in a novice hurdle last time. Her mark is still more than competitive, having won off a rating slightly higher, but her form is too inconsistent to really trust fully. Amwell Brave seems to always run his race and another with a more than fair looking rating. Usually in the mix in this sort of standard he needs to be considered again. Carlton Scroop is running well and has a decent record at this track winning two from four starts. On current form you can add him to calculations along with Itsawindup who was a winner last time but has a six pound penalty to carry which might just be too much. So in a tricky race to call we go with Prince Charlemagne.
Formwatch
Cape of Luck (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 10l behind Can Can Star (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Al Azy (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Behind, not clear run over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 13th of 17, 14l behind Buddy Holly (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Japura (USA) 11-1 (9-6) Chased leader 3f, prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 11l behind Monaadi (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Carlton Scroop (FR) 8-1 (9-6) Keen, close up, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Sir Liam (9-5) at Lingfield 2m sll hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Winning Show 14-1 (10-13) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 24l behind Opera Writer (11-1) at Warwick 1m 3f amt hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Prince Charlemagne (IRE) 5-2 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Prince of Medina (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Amwell Brave 9-1 (8-13) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, not clear run briefly 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Monaadi (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Itsawindup 3-1fav (8-10) In touch, ridden to join leader over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, all out to hold on, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Hatch A Plan (8-11) by a hd, 14 ran.
Ashmolian (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Keen, in touch, outpaced 4f out, ridden and headway on rail 2f out, kept on to go 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind World of Choice (11-4) at Southwell 1m 3f amt hcp (6) fbs.
Shenandoah Girl 14-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, in rear, good headway on inside from over 1f out, soon ridden, edged right and led towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Fantasy Ride (8-12) by a hd, 12 ran.