Racecards
15:15 Kempton Park
Pgl Activity Holidays Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class C)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 13040-5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
led until headed well over 1f out, one paced final furlong
Old Blue Eyes
562- Form 412122/
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
behind, never on terms, tailed off over 1f out
Budelli (IRE)
186- Form 000240-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
held up, ridden 2f out, kept on but not troubled leaders
Lochridge
199- Form 610031-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Compton Dynamo
177- Form 230200-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey L Dettori
behind until kept on from over 1f out, never nearer
Baralinka (IRE)
177- Form 021002-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey R Lake
raced alone stand side, joined far side after 2f, always behind
Greenslades
206- Form 6/211-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
held up in touch, under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Online Investor
191- Form 450040-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
started slowly, well behind until ran on final furlong near finish
Idle Power (IRE)
198- Form 000351-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
started slowly, soon in touch, ridden to challenge and every chance 1f out, hard driven inside final furlong, just held close home
Caribbean Coral
191- Form 024306-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C Wall
- Jockey Michael Hills
started slowly, never dangerous
- Form 20205-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J Cullinan
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up behind, headway 2f out, not quickened over 1f out
- Form 501030
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey P J Dobbs
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, not paced to challenge inside final furlong
- Form 210502
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leaders to 2f out, weakened quickly
- Form 4/0113-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Richard Hughes
tracked leader, led well over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, held on well close home
- Form 12200-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey B Wishart
in touch until weakened 2f out
Pinchbeck
164- Form 610000-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
held up behind, never troubled leaders
- Form 40040-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up behind, short of room 2f out, no chance afterwards, eased
In depth
Verdict
A decent sprint handicap and with the stalls on the stands' side, it could pay to be drawn low. Next to the rails is Baralinka, who proved herself a real money spinner last term picking up three races along the way. Paul Cole's filly will not mind the ground and as she showed last year, she does go well fresh. Caribbean Coral was something of an under-achiever last year, but that does enable him to start off this season on his lowest mark for 19 months. Miss George isn't as good on turf as she is on the All-Weather, while both Greenslades and Mitcham have plenty to do from their draws. Lochridge was much improved last term and is respected, even though she has to race off a 9lbs higher mark than when beating Birjand at Newmarket last year. She is out of champion sprinter Lochsong, who got better as she got older. However, a chance is taken with Compton Dynamo, even though he has yet to win on turf. A dual All-Weather winner, he turned in several decent efforts, often in the face of some stiff tasks and while this will be no different, he has gone well fresh in the past, is well drawn, not far off the rails and he will handle the fast ground.