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20:00 Kempton Park

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  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 219y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,450
  • 2nd: £3,728
  • 3rd: £1,864
  • 4th: £932
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.24s
  • Off Time: 20:01:27
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Johnny Drama (IRE)

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Cepheus

    5/2

      1(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star

      Johnny Drama (IRE)

      16 t C
      11/8
      • Form 2-09661
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 96

      keen close up, headway to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, ran on

      2(1)
      Silk - Royal blue, light blue epaulets, striped sleeves and cap

      Pirate King

      270 D
      9/2
      • Form 6641-11
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 95

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace

      3(6)
      Silk - Pink and purple (quartered), halved sleeves

      Cepheus

      25
      5/2
      • Form 621204
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 99

      in touch in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on

      4(3)
      Silk - Silver, tassel on cap

      Tulip Fields

      11 D
      11/2
      • Form 634150
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 94

      soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

      5(2)
      Silk - Red, yellow braces, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Singing The Blues (IRE)

      35 CD
      16/1
      • Form 116127
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 86

      tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

      6(4)
      NR

      Tonyx

      60
      6/1
      • Form 11-6544
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 85

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Pirate King completed a hat-trick at Lingfield at the turn of year but hasn’t raced since and returns to action 8lb higher. JOHNNY DRAMA has been raised 6lb but won going away over 1m3f here on his debut on the all-weather and Andrew Balding’s charge looks worth following with more to come on this surface. Cepheus remains 10lb higher than when successful at Goodwood during the summer while Tonyx is usually thereabouts without winning.

      Formwatch

      Johnny Drama (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Dwelt close up, pushed along and headway to lead approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Nov beating Victory Chime (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.

      Pirate King 5-4fav (9-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden to lead just over 1f out, driven clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Feb beating City Tour (9-4) by 4l, 5 ran.

      Cepheus 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, niggled along 4f out, ridden along over 2f out, plugged on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Tulip Fields (8-6) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

      Tulip Fields 12-1 (8-4) In touch, pushed along and weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 22nd of 23, dist behind On To Victory (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.

      Singing The Blues (IRE) 11-2 (10-3) Nodded out of the stalls, raced alone on the outer, prominent, pushed along 3f out, no extra over 2f out, 7th of 10, 6 3/4l behind C'Est No Mour (10-0) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

      Tonyx 7-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Union (8-8) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.