Racecards
15:35 Kempton Park
St George Plc Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Form 210450
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey R Flavin
pulled hard and soon led, headed after 6th, gradually weakened, well behind from 2 out, pulled up before last
- Form 040-203
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
behind, chased leaders after 6th, under pressure to go rd approaching 2 out, not fluent, soon one pace
- Form 5260/0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Mrs L Jewell
- Jockey B Hitchcott
with winner after 6th, soon under pressure and beaten after 2 out, behind when fell last
Faddad (USA)
201- Form 0/0-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
held up behind, hard driven and lost touch from 4th, soon beaten, tailed off
Fiery Peace
33- Form 5P0-6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey R Forristal
in rear, headway after 3 out, kept on, never nearer
Gulch King (USA)
279- Form 0P0-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey A Day
in touch, chased leaders from 6th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
Adjiram (IRE)
170- Form 0406-64
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer D O'Brien
- Jockey T J Phelan
mistake 4th, lost place next, soon well behind, tailed off
- Form P36
- Age 3
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey R Biddlecombe
held up, ridden after 6th, kept on flat, not trouble winner
Joshua's Bay
32- Form 2-000U6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Dave Crosse
towards rear, some headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden and one pace
Park City
25- Form B30
- Age 3
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey A Bateman
towards rear, headway after 6th, went 3rd 2 out, no chance with winner when blundered last
- Form 0P0/PS-P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer Mrs A Woodrow
- Jockey S Craig
always well in rear, pulled up after 4th
- Form 0F00-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
always behind, tailed off from 2 out
In depth
Verdict
A tricky race to end the card, but Knightsbridge King came up against a good horse in Bongo Fury when third at Stratford last time, and he is the TEAMtalk selection. The drop back to two miles seemed to suit him there, and off a one pound lower mark here, in what may be a slightly weaker race, he is worth taking a chance with. Iron Mountain is a fair handicapper on the flat and potentially well treated on his handicap debut over hurdles, although as yet he has not really taken to the obstacles. Malarkey makes some appeal, having dropped 16 pounds since his last start over hurdles, despite having won on the flat since then. The rest are hard to make a case for, although Park City hails from a stable in good form and has shown some ability over hurdles, so money for this three-year-old on his handicap debut would be worth taking a note of.