Racecards
20:20 Kempton Park
BetBright.com Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 334456
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up behind, headway 3f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression in 4th final furlong
- Form 555633
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey R Kingscote
led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 024135
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey Martin Lane
held up in rear, switched outside and headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, readily
- Form 2D74
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer S Hodgson
- Jockey S J Drowne
mid-division on outside, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden and behind
- Form 043114
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
led 1f, tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner inside final furlong
- Form 35-3144
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey S W Kelly
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, stayed on to press for 2nd inside final furlong, no impression with winner
- Form 253333
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Shelley Birkett
tracked leader after 1f, lost place and ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 7D5495
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey Natasha Eaton
mid-division on inside, outpaced over 2f out, weakened 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Bethan is still a maiden after a dozen starts and doesn't appear to be getting any nearer to winning. ATALANTA BAY is just about up to this class and, though 3lb higher than for her latest success, this should be within her capabilities. Elegant Ophelia went up 6lb for completing a Lingfield double then couldn't cope over this track and trip and has gone up another 1lb. Poitin's last success came over 2m on this track and she's much better over that sort of trip.
Formwatch
Tilstarr (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Led and set steady pace, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, chased leaders, edged left and weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 3l behind Play Street (8-10) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Poitin 10-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Meetings Man (9-0) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Ssafa 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, led 10f out, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 17l behind Afro (8-10) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Neston Grace 5-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 17l behind Happy Families (8-13) at Bath 1m 5f fll hcp 0-70 (5) fm in May.
Elegant Ophelia 10-1 (9-11) Held up in touch, dropped to mid-division 9f out, headway 2f out, close up over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Sleeper (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f flls hcp (0-70) (3yo+) (5) pol.
Atalanta Bay (IRE) 11-4 (9-1) Took keen hold, led, headed over 3f out, stayed on one pace final 150 yards, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Royal Marskell (9-5) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Bethan 11-4fav (9-4) Raced wide, in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Nifty Kier (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Sixties Queen 6-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 12, 6l behind Zinnobar (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol.