Racecards
19:50 Kempton Park
Racing At skysports.com Handicap (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,250 added
- Winner: £1,535
- 2nd: £453
- 3rd: £227
- Form 335525-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey S J Drowne
tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
- Form 772467
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey P Mulrennan
tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, challenging inside final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 64977-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey D Holland
not much room leaving stalls, held up in rear, took keen hold, hampered 4f out, ridden over 2f out, late headway, never nearer
- Form 60-8421
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J R Holt
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
pressed winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, held near finish
- Form 465-129
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
took keen hold, held up on outside, ridden ove 2f out, no impression over 1f out
- Form 513/990-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer Miss Tor Sturgis
- Jockey A Kirby
held up in touch, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 18106U-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey G Baker
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely inside final furlong
- Form 8/42-411
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Jim Crowley
not much room soon after start and switched right to inside rail, held up, headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on under pressure, not reached leaders, no impression close home
- Form 02-0141
- Age 12
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer D Flood
- Jockey Stephen Craine
held up, ridden over 1f out, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Mata Hari Blue arrives on the back of a win at Southwell but her poor strike rate suggests she may struggle to follow up under a penalty, while Young Simon has failed to reproduce the form of his win here in January off a higher mark. Jonny Ebeneezer had to be dropped into a lower grade to get his head back in front last time and CHANTILLY JEWEL is preferred. Despite the narrow winning margin of her latest victory over C&D, Robert Cowell's mare always looked the likely winner once she took the lead and has every chance of landing her hat-trick in this company.
Formwatch
Durgan 3-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken and no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Co Dependent (9-3) at Kempton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Lord of The Reins (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Behind, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 6l behind Sharp Shoes (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f sell stks (6) pol.
Little Perisher 20-1 (8-6) Outpaced in rear, ridden on inside 2f out, no headway, 7th of 10, 13l behind Pelmanism (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Mata Hari Blue 11-4fav (9-2) Pressed leader until led over 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Dickie Le Davoir (8-9) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Young Simon 11-4fav (9-5) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 7l behind Welcome Approach (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Wellington Fair 40-1 (9-6) Led until halfway, remained prominent, edged left over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 11, 21l behind Mango Music (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Boldinor 12-1 (9-0) Unseated rider soon after start, in a race won by Bermondsey Bob (9-4) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep, 9 ran.
Chantilly Jewel (USA) 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leader and keen, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Kempton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb beating Royal Acclamation (8-10) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Jonny Ebeneezer 3-1fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out on inner, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan beating Jessica Wigmo (8-9) by hd, 8 ran.
Loyal Royal (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Always in rear, detatched over 2f out, eased, last of 10, well behind Patavium Prince (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Do More Business (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 7l behind Dancing Welcome (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Bennelong 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 34l behind Know No Fear (8-8) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Oct.