Racecards
16:45 Kempton Park
Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 4652P7
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
led, mistake 5th, headed briefly 6th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 14-1215
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J McGrath
in touch in 4th, headway before 2 out, soon challenged, kept on to last 75 yards, pushed out
- Form 1211F/P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D A Jacob
in rear, headway before 2 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed last 75 yards, no extra
- Form 13541
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey David Bass
with leader, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, weakened run-in
- Form 0-46970
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P Phelan
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
tracked leaders in 3rd, led briefly 6th, challenged 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Nicky Henderson won this in 2014 and again 12 months later. He saddles two this year but STOWAWAY MAGIC, the mount of Jeremiah McGrath, looks the stable pick ahead of Oscar Hoof as it’s probably worth forgiving him a poor run at Fakenham where he was never travelling. Creep Desbois is probably the danger having shown gradual improvement. He got off the mark at Doncaster last time and Ruacana is probably racing at a more realistic level now, though is probably not the force of old.
Formwatch
Ruacana 11-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, lost place before 3 out, weakened and mistake 2 out, 7th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Bryden Boy (10-13) at Doncaster 3m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Stowaway Magic (IRE) Evensfav (11-12) Held up in touch, weakened 3 out, 5th of 6, dist behind The Mighty Don (11-2) at Fakenham 2m 4f (3) gs in Feb.
Oscar Hoof (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Never better than mid-division, blundered 3rd, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next, at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Creep Desbois (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, held on well towards finish, won at Doncaster 2m 5f (4) gs in Feb beating Woodfort (10-12) by 2l, 9 ran.
Ermyn's Emerald 40-1 (11-10) Mid-division, some headway 7th, weakened after 3 out, 12th of 16, dist behind Reilly's Minor (11-13) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.