Racecards
15:15 Kempton Park
Better Odds With Matchbook Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £11,390
- 2nd: £4,274
- 3rd: £2,140
- 4th: £1,066
- Form 121-212
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, ridden to lead last, kept on well towards finish
- Form 24-2131
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey R Johnson
led, headed 2 out, ridden before last, weakened and lost 3rd place towards finish
- Form 4212
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey P J Brennan
in rear and in touch, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 512-111
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
tracked leader, led 2 out, headed last, kept on towards finish
- Form 2321-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey N P Madden
in touch and towards rear, ridden and outpaced before last, kept on and went 3rd place towards finish
- Form 3322/50-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Maurice Linehan
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Listen To The Man has already won five times this year with her latest victory in a Listed handicap at Market Rasen her best effort yet. She is a danger to all with her mares' allowance but AMOUR DE NUIT also produced a career-best in a Grade 2 at Chepstow last week and can return to winning ways if that hasn't taken too much out of him. The others look to be facing a very stiff task at the weights with Saxo Jack possibly the best of them.
Formwatch
Amour de Nuit (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Chased leaders on outside, 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, driven and one pace run-in, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Poetic Rhythm (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f (1) gd in Oct.
New Agenda 5-2 (11-4) Made all, clear from 5th, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct beating Hatcher (10-12) by 6l, 12 ran.
Saxo Jack (FR) 4-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway after 3rd, chased winner after next, closed 4 out, ridden and well held after 2 out, 2nd of 12, 8l behind Bedrock (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f (4) gs in Oct.
Listen To The Man (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Tracked leader, led 3rd, made rest, driven clear when mistake last, ridden and ran on well flat, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Sep beating Hello Sweetie (10-7) by 2 3/4l, 15 ran.
Cockney Wren 4-6fav (10-9) Tracked leaders, 2nd inside final 4f, led approaching final 2f, pushed readily clear final furlong, won at Taunton 2m (6) gf in Apr beating Jaunty Soria (10-9) by 6l, 7 ran.
Stuccodor (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Mid-division, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra before 2 out, 13th of 20, 20 1/4l behind Camlann (10-10) at Galway 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.