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17:50 Kempton Park
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- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £279
Xanthos
19- Form 41023
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
led, took keen hold, headed over 7f out, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Edge (IRE)
47- Form 3361
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Hiking (USA)
61- Form 11
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey James Doyle
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, led just over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed towards finish, ran on
- Form 541
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up, ridden and outpaced from over 2f out
- Form 731
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey R L Moore
held up in rear, not much room inside 2f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
- Form 024
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
- Form 94942
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey J Fanning
slowly into stride, recovered to lead over 7f out, headed just over 1f out, edged right and one pace 100 yards out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Plenty of recent winners to consider but it could pay to stick with the unbeaten HIKING. She landed the odds with the minimum of fuss at Lingfield and further progress is expected as she takes another step up in trip. Crowley's Law returned an easy winner over the stiff 7f at Beverley and is just preferred to Ninety Minutes and Spiritual Flame, both maiden winners over 7f at this track. Ryan Moore prefers the latter to Adore while Richard Hughes is reunited with Edge after the latter opened his account at Chester last time.
Formwatch
Xanthos 7-2 (8-12) Led and keen, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Greed Is Good (9-4) at Ripon 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Edge (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Chased leading pair, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led final 100 yards, stayed on, won at Chester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug beating Lincoln (9-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Hiking (USA) 10-11fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo juv stk (5) gf in Aug beating Snow Squall (9-5) by 1l, 6 ran.
Ninety Minutes (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Always prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Sep beating Desert Society (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Spiritual Flame 11-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, hung left inside final 100 yards, held on well, won at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep beating Oh Star (9-0) by nk, 13 ran.
Adore 5-2fav (9-0) Broke well, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no impression on leaders, 4th of 11, 8l behind Cambridge (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2yo stks (5) gd.
Heska (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Istimraar (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Crowley's Law 10-11fav (9-0) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Beverley 7f 2yo stks (5) gd in Sep beating Adore (9-0) by 5l, 9 ran.