Racecards
15:20 Kempton Park
Panoramic Bar & Restaurant Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,500 added
- Form 0571-23
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey R Kingscote
led 1f, stayed prominent, ridden over 2f out, no headway over 1f out
- Form 0306-23
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 4820-71
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey J F Egan
always behind and outpaced final 2f
- Form 4499-61
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey S J Drowne
always towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
- Form 50848-4
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey I Mongan
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and no progress over 1f out, soon one pace
- Form 522291
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey M Stainton
pulled very hard towards rear on inside, headway 2f out, ran on to chase leaders well inside final furlong, finished well and gaining fast close home
- Form 070-028
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey J P Spencer
led after 1f, headed by winner after 2f, stayed tracking winner, stayed on strongly final furlong, just failed
- Form 245-726
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer E J Creighton
- Jockey D Holland
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 133155
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
led after 2f, ridden clear 2f out, hard pressed well inside final furlong, just held on
- Form 085908-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey James Doyle
in rear, headway on outer from 2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish
In depth
Verdict
Course and distance winners a-plenty in this open contest, and the tentative vote goes to Romany Nights ahead of Cornus, Morse, and Sir Douglas. Gay Kellaway has had two winners of late after a quiet spell and with this in mind, her stable could gain another boost with Romany Nights who has been rejuvenated by the application of a tongue-tie along with his usual blinkers. John Egan has also been in good form of late and he still looks on a feasible mark. Dangers lurk everywhere though, none more so than Ron Harris' Sir Douglas who won well last time out but has a 4lb rise in the weights to overcome. Morse's form stands up to inspection and looks very solid in the context of this race although he needs a true gallop. Inch By Inch is consistent although a wide draw won't help his chances, whilst Cornus bounced back to form last time out but isn't guaranteed to reproduce his effort today. In a tight contest, we will return to Romany Nights to land the spoils.
Formwatch
Morse (IRE) 3-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong to take 3rd, not trouble leading pair, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Distinctly Game (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Inch By Inch 20-1 (8-10) Led 1f, ridden to lead again well over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Silent Storm (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Romany Nights (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, behind, good headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan beating Taboor (8-9) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Cornus 25-1 (8-6) Dwelt, headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong to lead near finish, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Garstang (9-2) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Russian Rocket (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders in 4th, outpaced halfway, plugged on under pressure final furlong but no chance, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Turn On The Style (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Sir Douglas 9-2jt-fav (8-9) Mid-division, good headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and hung left from well over 1f out, ran on to lead near finish, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Nepro (8-13) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Effective 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 21l behind Count Cougar (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Cool Sands (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 4l behind Count Cougar (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.