Racecards
17:05 Kempton Park
32Red Casino Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,300 added
- Winner: £2,144
- 2nd: £630
- 3rd: £315
- 4th: £157
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
in rear, ridden and some headway 5f out, weakened over 3f out
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey Tom Cannon
led at decent pace, 5 lengths clear halfway, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B J Geraghty
tracked leaders, chased leader 4f out, led 2f out, ridden clear, comfortably
- Form 9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
in rear, ridden 6f out, soon detached
- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
keen in touch, headway 4f out, chased leading pair 3f out, kept on final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Alain Cawley
always towards rear, ridden 6f out, soon detached
- Form 6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Arron Kennedy
raced wide held up, ridden halfway, soon struggling in rear
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
Smarty Time
15- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey M Goldstein
tracked leader until ridden 4f out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, ridden3f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
MINELLA FORFITNESS won an Irish point-to-point just under a year ago and changed hands for 130,000gns shortly after. A half-brother to Minella Theatre, he'll come into his own over hurdles but should have the speed to take this en route. Uncle Jimmy should improve for his run at Ascot but a bigger danger may be newcomer Soixante Six, who cost £15,000 in the December sales and is the choice of Choc Thornton ahead of stablemate Shady Lane.
Formwatch
Boston Globe (IRE) Oscar gelding out of Mills Moss.
High Ville (IRE) Beneficial gelding out of Brenny's Pearl.
Minella Forfitness (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Ww rr, prog to go 3rd 2out, fin very fast to ld at last & win going away, won at Templemore 3m ire ptp sft in Apr beating Smart Money (11-7) by 3l, 14 ran.
Twm Sion Cati (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, took keen hold, outpaced over 3f out, last of 9, well behind New Year's Eve (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gs in Feb.
Uncle Jimmy (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 9th of 14, 33l behind Royal Guardsman (11-1) at Ascot 2m NH flat (4) gs in Feb.
Indiana Oscar Oscar gelding out of Indian Miss.
Scarlett O'tara 16-1 (10-4) Towards rear and outpaced, kept on final 2f, never able to challenge, 6th of 18, 16l behind Taradrewe (10-9) at Warwick 2m mrs N H flat (6) gd in Feb.
Shady Lane Alflora mare out of Stoney Path.
Smarty Time 50-1 (10-13) Raced wide, chased leaders, weakened 4f out, 12th of 14, well behind Tickity Bleue (10-8) at Newbury 2m mares n h flat (6) gd.
Soixante Six Fair Mix gelding out of Pennant Princess.
Affiliate Nayef filly out of Allied Cause.