Racecards
13:15 Kempton Park
Back Or Lay On Betdaq Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,400 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 2113P-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J McGrath
in touch on outside, lost place 5th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 1PP-P76
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey J J Burke
led, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened between last 2
- Form 1/1112
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Ned Curtis
mid-division on outside, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders before next, never on terms, weakened from last
- Form 19-7822
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leaders, challenged before 2 out, ridden between last 2, upsides and every chance when mistake last, one pace flat, rallied towards finish, just held
- Form 28-2117
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
tracked leaders on outside, lost place 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 6/120-14
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up behind, headway under pressure before 2 out, ridden between last 2, kept on same pace, no impression
- Form 45621
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders on inside, effort before 2 out, ridden and one pace between last 2, stayed on to dispute 3rd flat, no impression with front pair
- Form 3227-22
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up in rear, headway under pressure before 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace under pressure from last, no impression with leaders
- Form 413/120-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
held up towards rear, outpaced before 2 out, never a threat
- Form 6238-31
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up in touch on inside, tracked leaders before 2 out, driven and one pace between last 2, no impression after
- Form 0P-6530
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up mid-division, driven to chase leaders before 2 out, ridden and stayed on to take narrow 3rd flat, no impression with front pair
- Form 5-5238
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Kielan Woods
mid-division, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden and outpaced between last 2, weakening when not fluent last
- Form 84163-3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leader, led narrowly before 2 out, hard pressed last, ridden and stayed on under pressure flat, held on near finish
- Form 2P42-35
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in touch, mistake and lost place briefly 5th, reminder after 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Our Kaempfer has disappointed this season but slips further down the handicap. MASTER DANCER has been waiting for better ground having come right back to form in the autumn. He was a wide-margin winner at Cheltenham in October and also performed with credit off his new mark at Newbury in December so should give a good account if fully primed. The Mighty Don has only found one too good the last twice and should be on the premises again while Monbeg Legend hasn’t done much wrong so far. Django Django and Awesome Rosie are recent winners but the former will have a bit to prove upped in trip, though he’s relatively unexposed.
Formwatch
Premier Bond 4-1fav (10-0) In rear, not fluent and reminder after 3rd, never travelled well after, lost touch when pulled up after 14th, at Cheltenham 3m 3f hcp (1) sft in Nov.
Our Kaempfer (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway 4 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 8, 22 1/2l behind Taj Badalandabad (10-1) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Monbeg Legend 11-4 (10-10) Raced in 4th, pushed along after 3rd, went 3rd from 7th, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner, edged left flat, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Boite (11-2) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
The Mighty Don (IRE) 4-1 (10-3) Led, not fluent 2nd or 6th, headed before 2 out, no impression on winner when dived at last, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Taj Badalandabad (10-1) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Take To Heart 5-1 (11-6) Held up and always behind, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Count Meribel (11-6) at Ascot 2m 6f (2) gs in Nov.
Master Dancer 7-1 (10-6) Held up in last pair, headway on inside before 2 out, modest 4th last, 4th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Old Guard (11-12) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Django Django (FR) 11-8fav (11-4) Held up in touch, not fluent 3 out, 2nd after 2 out, not fluent last, led flat, stayed on well, won at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Jan beating The Blues Master (10-7) by 2l, 15 ran.
Criq Rock (FR) 4-1 (11-2) In rear and in touch, went 2nd before 2 out, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 22l behind Dashing Perk (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) hvy in Jan.
Morning Herald 16-1 (11-12) Chased leaders on outside, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, 10th of 12, 32 1/4l behind Kalondra (11-12) at Ascot 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Awesome Rosie 4-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, driven to challenge 2 out, every chance last, led soon after, strongly challenged throughout run in, held on gamely, won at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec beating Loves Destination (11-3) by shd, 8 ran.
Wolfcatcher (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Towards rear, ridden 3 out, no impression, 10th of 14, 31 1/2l behind Golan Fortune (10-9) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
My Charity (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, well beaten after 2 out, last of 8, dist behind Tikkanbar (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 4f lst (1) hvy in Jan.
Kings Walk (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) Jumped right early, tracked winner until 7th, 2nd again 9th until 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 4, 23l behind Born Survivor (11-1) at Wetherby 1m 7f (3) sft in Nov.
Earlshill (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, reminders 9th, ridden to chase leader soon after 4 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Piri Massini (10-12) at Fakenham 2m 7f (3) hvy in Jan.