Racecards
13:30 Kempton Park
Racing Welfare For The Racing Community Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £9,400 added
- Winner: £4,357
- 2nd: £2,007
- 3rd: £1,003
- 4th: £502
- Form 0-841P4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
slow 1st, in rear, outpaced 9th
- Form 3330-14
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Luca Morgan
in touch, mistake 6th, headway 9th, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form 22533-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
tracked leaders, chased winner 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace
Isolate (FR)
91- Form 038-332
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
led 1st, tracked leader, hit 2nd, led again 5th, made rest, 3 lengths clear last, eased towards finish
- Form 4304-52
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Max Kendrick
led 2nd, headed 5th, tracked winner until mistake 3 out, weakened next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Pencreek and Light N Strike make their chasing debuts with the latter looking more favourably handicapped on hurdling form. Ballinsker has struggled over fences so far but both Naizagai and ISOLATE placed over the larger obstacles last time. The former found one too good at Sedgefield but the latter’s second to the progressive Courtland at Newton Abbot looks stronger form so Alan King’s charge gets the vote.
Formwatch
Ballinsker (IRE) 5-2 (10-9) Always last, pushed along after 4 out, well beaten 3 out, last of 4, 21 1/2l behind Mick Pastor (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Pencreek (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Mid-division, good headway before 3 out, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, every chance last, no extra and lost two places final 50yds, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Lady Reset (10-4) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Light N Strike (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Raced in touch, went second 7th, joined winner and went clear after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, held approaching last, kept on flat, 2nd of 6, 12l behind Will Carver (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in May.
Isolate (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, led 2nd, awkward next, headed last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 4, 5 1/2l behind Courtland (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Naizagai 11-2 (10-13) Chased leaders, led with over a circuit to go, ridden and headed 3 out, still close up when mistake 2 out, pressed winner going to last, stayed on but no extra, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Crack Du Ninian (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Oct.