Racecards
18:40 Kempton Park
Happy Retirement Michael Elliott Nursery (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,617
- 2nd: £481
- 3rd: £240
- 4th: £120
- Form 0470
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 64455
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
led early, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out to over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 00457
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Stephen Craine
soon led, headed over 5f out, led again over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost place final 50 yards
- Form 329804
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey L P Keniry
tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 608194
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leaders, effort on inside 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
- Form 00767
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer H Adielsson
- Jockey Nicole Nordblad
raced keenly, held up behind, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 637
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey J F McDonald
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 9002
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey William Carson
raced keenly, soon in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Cool Light
27- Form 78896
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey Martin Lane
tracked leaders on inside, dropped to mid-division 5f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong
Astroscarlet
35- Form 900
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey J Quinn
mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to chase winner final 50 yards, no impression
- Form 9409
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
dwelt, behind, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on into mid-division final furlong, never near leaders
- Form 70406U
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey S Hitchcott
took keen hold, mid-division, headway to lead over 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Sandbanks
34- Form 0598
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Sophie Doyle
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on into mid-division on outside final furlong, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
Hard to be confident about any of these but COACH MONTANA won a seller over today's trip at Yarmouth in September and had both Stag Hill and Chrissycross behind when fourth over C&D a fortnight ago. He gets a token vote ahead of Auntie Kathryn, who finished runner-up over track and trip last week, though Dickens Rules was fourth at this track last time and has been dropped another couple of pounds in the handicap. Authora has one good run at Newbury to recommend her as she steps up in trip.
Formwatch
Authora (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) In touch 3f, soon behind, last of 17, 35l behind Love Tale (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
Chrissycross (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 13l behind Next Cry (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Stag Hill (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway 4f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 10, 15l behind Next Cry (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Dickens Rules (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 5l behind Night Flash (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Coach Montana (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 10l behind Next Cry (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Compton Bird 20-1 (8-13) Soon towards rear, some headway inside final furlong, never a factor, 7th of 10, 6l behind Roy's Legacy (8-9) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug.
Lady Heartbeat 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 6l behind The Noble Ord (8-9) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Aug.
Auntie Kathryn (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Fairyinthewind (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Cool Light 14-1 (8-12) In rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, last of 6, 16l behind Al Jabreiah (8-12) at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Oct.
Astroscarlet 80-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 12l behind Ahzeemah (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Hollywood All Star (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Always behind, never involved, 9th of 11, 11l behind Docs Legacy (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Joli Colourful (IRE) 66-1 (7-9) Jinked right and unseated rider leaving stalls, in a race won by Chandigarh (9-6) at Folkestone 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sep, 10 ran.
Sandbanks 80-1 (8-4) Led 2f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 16l behind Graser (8-12) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (5) pol in Oct.