Racecards
15:55 Kempton Park
Lay Back And Win At betdaq.com Handicap (Div 2) (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,000 added
- Winner: £1,365
- 2nd: £403
- 3rd: £202
- Form 25-1420
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Pat Eddery
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 1f out
El Maachi
14- Form 637-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Jim Best
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened and lost 2nd place inside final furlong
- Form 544-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey S J Drowne
slowly away, towards rear and pushed along, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 585-361
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
Ice Nelly (IRE)
183- Form 743-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey J Fortune
mid-division, not much room and switched to outer over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
Dysios (IRE)
28- Form 900-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
close up, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased towards finish
- Form 68672-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey S W Kelly
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 355-053
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
tracked leaders on outer, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 7-33308
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Nathan Alison
slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 20-6350
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey S De Sousa
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Merrjanah
16- Form 860-55
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey P Robinson
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Spirit Of Oakdale won over 7f at Wolverhampton last time but has something to prove at this distance and is 7lb higher, while Avalon Bay has also won over a shorter trip but ran as though something was amiss last time. St Oswald should have the requisite stamina stretching out to a mile for the first time and Dysios will get better as the season progresses, but a chance is taken on WHITBY JET. He went close over C&D last September and a promising effort on his reappearance suggests Ed Vaughan's charge will be winning soon off his current mark.
Formwatch
Avalon Bay 15-2 (9-2) Always towards rear, ridden on outside and struggling over 2f out, 12th of 13, 23l behind Ree's Rascal (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
El Maachi 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f, 3rd of 11, 8l behind York Glory (8-9) at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (6) fbs.
St Oswald 15-8fav (9-5) Mid-division, headway 2f out, driven and kept on to chase leaders inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Swendab (9-0) at Chepstow 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Spirit Of Oakdale (IRE) 5-1fav (9-3) Led 1f, chased leaders, went 2nd on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr beating Empress Charlotte (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Ice Nelly (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace 2f out, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Ibn Bajjah (9-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Nov.
Dysios (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Took keen hold, held up on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind Vetvey (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Whitby Jet (IRE) 9-2fav (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to take 2nd last 100 yards, always held by winner, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Cadmium Loch (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Out Of The Storm 9-2 (9-5) Settled in rear, in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Fire Crystal (8-12) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Sleeping Brave 11-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always behind, 13th of 14, 17l behind Beach Babe (9-5) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Luckbealadytonight (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) In touch over 5f, 12th of 14, 15l behind Beach Babe (9-5) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Merrjanah 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind Treasure Way (9-12) at Warwick 7f fll hcp (5) gf.
Snow Ridge 40-1 (9-5) Dwelt, in rear and outpaced, soon pushed along, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 15l behind Apollo D'Negro (9-4) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.