Racecards
20:20 Kempton Park
Reuters First For News Handicap (Class 6)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £3,000 added
- Form 723390
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
always behind
- Form 796426
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey Jim Crowley
prominent, hard driven to chase winner final furlong, ran on under pressure, caught for 2nd last strides
Perfect Practice
173- Form 68-6680
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
chased leaders, effort on inside and driven over 1f out, ran on under pressure, went 2nd final strides
- Form 07-5004
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Mrs P N Dutfield
- Jockey R Havlin
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 872502
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer J A Geake
- Jockey D Kinsella
dwelt, soon in touch on inside, hung right over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, found nil final furlong
- Form 6-09640
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey F Norton
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, driven on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to trouble leaders
- Form 896-9
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
raced wide and always behind
- Form 048605
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey F Sweeney
took keen hold, held up, driven along and beaten over 2f out
- Form 005031
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey R Kennemore
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ran on one pace final furlong
- Form 080-003
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer T T Clement
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
raced wide in mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 793880
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Dean McKeown
slowly into stride, held up in rear, short lived effort on rails over 2f out
- Form 000-000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey R Kingscote
outpaced and always in rear
- Form 960008
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey Hayley Turner
soon chased leaders on outside, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 80-6016
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey C Catlin
took keen hold, soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, driven and idled inside final furlong, held on
In depth
Verdict
This is like doing a jig saw wearing a blindfold, so Is It Time is only a speculative selection; while Ganache, Palais Polaire and Dado Mush are others that can go well. Dado Mush is starting to get some help from the assessor and, having gone close last time out at Leicester, a solid case can be made for the four-year-old. This trip seems to suit and, as he has experience of the course, can go close if he is in the right frame of mind. Palais Polaire was unlucky not win last week, as her rider lost his whip at a crucial point in the race. David Kinsella will be keen to make amends and big run is expected from the mare. Ganash was behind the selection in a classified stakes last time out and needs everything to go his way to reverse the form. Jim Crowley's mount can make a race of it but, with the weights in his favour, Is It Time edges the verdict on this occasion.
Formwatch
Mind Alert 12-1 (8-11) Took keen hold in mid-division, hard ridden, no chance final 2f, 10th of 13, 7l behind Charming Ballet (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Ganache (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon no impresssion on leaders, 6th of 10, 6l behind Royal Envoy (9-2) at Kempton 7f stk 0-55 (6) pol in Oct.
Perfect Practice 20-1 (8-4) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, no impression, 12th of 13, 21l behind Polyquest (8-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gd in May.
Is It Time (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Behind, headway on rail inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, soon no impression on leaders, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Royal Envoy (9-2) at Kempton 7f stk 0-55 (6) pol in Oct.
Palais Polaire 14-1 (8-6) Went left start, recovered to lead after 1f, driven 2f out, rider dropped whip over 1f out, pushed along, headed and not quicken final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Blackmalkin (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Isobel Rose (IRE) 22-1 (8-6) Chased leaders to halfway stands side, last of 14, 7l behind Make My Dream (8-11) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
Opus Magnus (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Mid-division, no headway final 3f, 9th of 13, 11l behind Norwegian (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Ruthles Philly 12-1 (8-12) Keen hold, soon steadied rear, ridden halfway, outpaced after, kept on final furlong, last of 5, 3l behind Realt Na Mara (9-4) at Kempton 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.
Jessica Wigmo 20-1 (8-11) Behind, headway 2f out, hung left and led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Kempton 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol beating Simpsons Gamble (9-5) by a nk, 14 ran.
Dado Mush 50-1 (8-13) In rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 16, 3l behind Ten To The Dozen (8-11) at Leicester 7f clm (5) gs in Oct.
Epidaurian King (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on until weakened quickly 2f out, last of 14, 11l behind Joy And Pain (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Mocha Java 33-1 (9-4) Raced far side, chased leading pair, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 13, 36l behind Whistleupthewind (8-8) at Folkestone 7f hcap (6) gf in Sept.
Royal Orissa 25-1 (8-12) Pulled hard, soon chasing leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 4l behind Royal Embrace (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Ceris Star (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Keen hold in mid-division, hard ridden 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 12, 6l behind Reveur (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Oct.