Racecards
15:50 Kempton Park
Coral Proud To Support British Racing Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,100 added
- Winner: £6,208
- 2nd: £2,860
- 3rd: £1,430
- 4th: £716
- Form 1315F-9
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
towards rear, ridden home turn, well beaten from 2 out
- Form 22115
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
mid-division, headway into 4th 3 out, pressed leader going well before 2 out, led after 2 out, not fluent last, ridden out and went clear run-in, readily
- Form 7220-P9
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey James Bowen
led, pressed before 2 out, headed after 2 out, pushed out and kept on, no match for easy winner
- Form 21F238
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
prominent, outpaced and pushed along 3 out, gradually faded, no chance from before 2 out
- Form 420-311
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out
- Form 1424-13
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
mid-division, went 4th home turn, ridden before 2 out, ran on one pace
- Form 2U1-4P3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 124
chased leaders, lost place and pushed along 3 out, soon dropped to last, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 561-5F4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 123
in rear, steady headway into 6th home turn, ridden in 4th 2 out, not fluent last, kept on one pace
- Form 20/8F-P4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
towards rear, headway into 5th after 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out
- Form 132/P-3P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey N F Houlihan
towards rear, always behind
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
First Street completed a double in novice company on good ground in the summer but couldn't make the transition to Grade 2 company at Chepstow. He should find this more to his liking on his handicap debut though EARTH COMPANY looks the one to beat. Philip Hobbs' charge followed an easy Taunton success by beating Brief Times, who was on a four-timer, at Wincanton and, though 6lb higher, is progressive enough to go in again. Plumpton winner Royaume Uni ran well when placed in this class at Cheltenham while Lucky One is better than he's been showing and should strip fitter for last month's run at Doncaster, his first for Dan Skelton.
Formwatch
Lucky One (FR) 14-1 (11-2) Raced keenly, steadied well in rear, hit 1st, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, never a factor, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Tommy's Oscar (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
First Street 5-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inside, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, outpaced 3 out, no impression next, 5th of 7, 21l behind Camprond (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f (1) gd in Oct.
Mengli Khan (IRE) 22-1 (11-9) Led, bad mistake and rider lost iron briefly 4th, stumbled and headed 2 out, weakened quickly, 9th of 12, 30 1/4l behind Lively Citizen (10-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Courtandbould (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Prominent, lost place home turn, soon ridden and faded from omitted 2 out, 8th of 14, dist behind Cobblers Dream (10-8) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Earth Company (IRE) 5-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, keen early, headway going well to lead 2 out, kept on well from last, always holding 2nd, won at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Dec beating Brief Times (11-8) by 1l, 7 ran.
Royaume Uni (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Mid-division on inside, headway between last two, went 3rd before the last, kept on same pace run-in, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Lively Citizen (10-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Lord Baddesley (IRE) 11-1 (11-1) Towards rear, made headway after 3 out, nudged along 2 out, stayed on to go third after last, 3rd of 10, 8 1/2l behind Rowland Ward (11-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Grisbi De Berce (FR) 9-1 (11-12) Keen in touch in rear, headway 2 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 5 1/2l behind An Tailliur (11-12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Sofia's Rock (FR) 28-1 (11-9) Held up, headway home turn, ridden and outpaced 2 out, never in contention, 4th of 7, 14 1/4l behind Earth Company (11-6) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Manucci (IRE) 18-1 (11-10) Behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off when awkward next, pulled up before 7th, at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.