Racecards
15:10 Kempton Park
Pacemaker Magazine Handicap Hurdle (Class C)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 4/12114-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
held up in rear when brought down 5th
- Form 13114-0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
in touch, effort after 3 out, chased leader next, led last, in command and driven when edged left flat, stayed on
- Form 254204
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
in touch, effort to chase leaders after 3 out, driven and weakened before next
Il Cavaliere
22- Form 1F-P362
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up in rear until badly hampered and unseated rider 5th
- Form 0/024-05
- Age 11
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J P McNamara
always in rear, driven along and no impression after 3 out
- Form 32FP0P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
towards rear when fell 5th
- Form 12/02-FP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B Fenton
raced wide in rear, hit 6th, stayed on under pressure approaching last, no chance
- Form 335-115
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up in touch, hit 2nd and 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
Salford Flyer
1123- Form 323215/
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey V Slattery
towards rear, hit 6th, lost touch after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
Its Wallace Jnr
104- Form 1300-1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey J Goldstein
tracked leaders, effort to chase leaders after 3 out to 2 out, one pace and beaten before last
- Form 0133/41
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer L Wells
- Jockey Mr J J King
led, mistake 2 out, mistake and headed last, held when switched right near finish
- Form 402200
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
behind, kept on under pressure before last, no danger
- Form 054/P-65
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer T McCarthy
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
chased leader to after 3 out, weakened quickly next
Ela Jay
14- Form U-1640
- Age 5
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 4th, pulled up before 7th
In depth
Verdict
A typically competitive Handicap hurdle for the course and many of the field come here with solid claims. The shortlist includes: Il Cavaliere, who ran a blinder over course and distance last time, His Song, who is much better than his form figure would suggest and It's Wallace Junior, who is nothing but game and will be difficult to keep out of the frame if he runs to form. However, the same comments apply to Shalako and Phillip Hobbs' charge is given a slender vote of preference. The six-year-old went down fighting in slightly better race than this at Cheltenham last time and has solid claims on that form alone. The ease in grade will help the Shalako today and this lightly raced gelding can do his bit now that his stable's runners have shown signs of a revival of late.