Racecards
16:10 Kempton Park
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £14,400 added
- Winner: £8,447
- 2nd: £2,480
- 3rd: £1,240
- 4th: £620
- Form 15643P
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey D A Jacob
led and hit 1st, headed 4 out, chased leaders, weakening when mistake next, left modest 4th 2 out
- Form 4416P2-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
chased leader, hit 5th, led 4 out, ridden and headed approaching next where not fluent, no impression when left in 3rd place 2 out
- Form S1-2331
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up disputing close 5th, closer chasing leaders 9th, not fluent next, 4th when mistake and pecked 4 out, ridden and keeping on same pace when badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 2 out
- Form 222213
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Max Kendrick
chased leaders, led and hit 3 out, joined when fell next
- Form 733353
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up in rear, headway on outside after 4 out, left in 2nd 2 out, ridden and keeping on and 2 lengths down last, stayed on run-in, always held
- Form 1F23-44
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up in last pair, behind at 8th, smooth headway on inside before 3 out, went 2nd when mistake and left in clear lead 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, all out
- Form 1-55134
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
chased leaders on inside, weakening quickly when mistake 11th, tailed off when blundered next, pulled up soon after
- Form 010380
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey L P Aspell
raced keenly, held up disputing 5th, not fluent 8th, weakened 4 out, tailed off and eased when mistake next
- Form 7198/11
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
Withdrawn
- Form 120P/2-F
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer R Hobson
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Ibleo won easily at Huntingdon on Thursday but has a further half-mile to cover here under a penalty. Keep Wondering got his head in front at Ffos Las last month on only his fourth start under Rules. MYSTICAL CLOUDS (NAP) is another with scope and slips a little further down the weights so gets a tentative vote as Darebin is best when able to dominate small fields. Echiquier is interesting having a first run over fences in this country while Favorito Buck's is capable of running well fresh, though has never won of a mark this high. Templepark improved for the switch to Fergal O’Brien in the autumn but he’s likely to find conditions too testing after a holiday.
Formwatch
Echiquier (FR) 14-1 (10-4) Always rear-division, pushed along and struggling before 9th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out, at Sandown 2m 7f hcp (1) hvy in Feb.
Favorito Buck's (FR) 13-8fav (11-10) Prominent, jumped slowly and not fluent at times, effort 2 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Princeton Royale (12-2) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Keep Wondering (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Held up, steady progress 8th, mistake 10th, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, clear last, eased towards finish, won at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Jan beating Robin Of Sherwood (10-0) by 10l, 8 ran.
Templepark 2-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 4 out, driven and headway next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Walt (11-12) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Aintree My Dream (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, mistake 7th, headway 6 out, every chance when mistake 4 out, kept on into modest 3td, 3rd of 8, 21 3/4l behind Admiral's Secret (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Mystical Clouds (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Held up in last pair, closer at 6th, pushed along after 4 out, 4th before next, ridden before 2 out, not much room and switched right approaching last, one pace in 4th run-in, 4th of 9, 10l behind Mercy Mercy Me (11-8) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Darebin (GER) 13-2 (10-11) Chased winner, awkward 7th (water), ridden and held when mistake and pecked 2 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened into 4th before the last, 4th of 6, 26 1/4l behind Locker Room Talk (11-10) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Commandant (IRE) 50-1 (10-10) Held up in mid-division, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 15, dist behind Annsam (10-10) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Ibleo (FR) Evensfav (11-12) Jumped well, tracked leader, led on long run after 3 out, soon clear, canter, won at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Fanzio (11-11) by 9 1/2l, 4 ran.
Ramonex (GER) 7-2 (11-7) Led, headed 3 out, ridden and weakened from 2 out, fell last, at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.