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16:10 Kempton Park

Pacemaker Handicap (Class C)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 3.93s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Lara Falana

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Pagan Dance (IRE)

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Highland Reel

      11/1

        1(12)
        Silk - Orange and Royal Blue (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Orange diamond

        Whaleef

        210
        33/1
        • Form 13/2060-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-0

        steadied start, headway after 2f into midfield, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        2(11)
        Silk - Grey, Pink sleeves, Grey cap, Pink spots

        Snow Leopard (IRE)

        21 b
        16/1
        • Form 0/3000-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10

        keen, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        3(10)
        Silk - Red, Black sleeves, White cap

        Dream Magic

        9
        8/1
        • Form 230610
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9

        raced keen tracking leaders, ridden and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        4(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves

        Scent of Victory (IRE)

        7
        16/1
        • Form 00113-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-9

        slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, effort and every chance on inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(8)
        Silk - Grey, Maroon epaulets and cap

        Pagan Dance (IRE)

        22
        2/1
        • Form 22103-5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        slowly into stride, held up, headway halfway, not clear run approaching 2f out, switched left and soon ridden, carried head high, stayed on close home

        6(6)
        Silk - ORANGE, MAROON hoop and armlets, BLACK and ORANGE quartered cap

        Highland Reel

        26
        11/1
        • Form 030-003
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6

        held up, headway and not clear run 2f out, switched left, ran on well final furlong

        7(13)
        Silk - Brown and beige diamonds, white sleeves, brown and beige quartered cap

        Tour de Force

        26
        10/1
        • Form 16
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        close up, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        8(5)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, LIGHT BLUE star and star on cap

        Parisien Star (IRE)

        31
        13/2
        • Form 0006-06
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0

        held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        9(7)
        Silk - Maroon, Grey hoop, quartered cap

        Ark Admiral

        8
        50/1
        • Form 010-600
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        raced keen, always towards rear

        10(4)
        Silk - Purple

        Orinocovsky (IRE)

        301
        20/1
        • Form 001205-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8

        led over 7f

        11(14)
        Silk - YELLOW, RED sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap

        Lara Falana

        31
        12/1
        • Form 6-35134
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        always prominent, ridden and led over 1f out, driven out

        12(2)
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue inverted triangle, sleeves and diamond on cap

        Perfidious (USA)

        16
        14/1
        • Form 622120
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-6

        chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        13(9)
        Silk - Purple, Pink chevrons, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Cill Droichead (IRE)

        7
        8/1
        • Form 515601
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, nearest finish

        14(1)
        Silk - Maroon, Beige spots, Beige sleeves, Maroon spots and Maroon spots on cap

        College Delinquent (IRE)

        26
        33/1
        • Form 0-16045
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-12

        towards rear, never dangerous

        In depth

        Verdict

        Fourteen go to post for the 10-furlong Pacemaker Handicap, with an open betting race looking likely. The only last time out winner in the race is Cill Droichead, who scored a week ago at Lingfield on the all-weather surface. As his only other career success has also been gained on the dirt, it remains to be seen whether Eoghan O'Neill's charge can achieve the same level of form on turf. Pagan Dance, who hails from the in-form stable of Amanda Perrett, seems a better bet. This four-year-old, a son of Revoque, is still relatively unexposed having had only six lifetime starts and made a most promising reappearance at the recent Newmarket Guineas meeting. He finished a close fifth of 19 to Barolo there, over today's distance of a mile and a quarter, and is likely to improve for that seasonal debut. Of the others, the lightly-weighted and generally consistent Perfidious and Snow Leopard, who also made a satisfactory reappearance at Newmarket earlier this month, look to be the main contenders.