Racecards
17:30 Kempton Park
32Red On The App Store Novice Median Auction Stakes (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-9
led until over 2f out, rallied and every chance over 1f out, led again inside final furlong, kept on well
Alfies Watch
21- Form 93
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
Bad Company
23- Form 87
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
keen, tracked leaders, lost place well over 1f out
- Form 98
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey K Shoemark
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer S L Keightley
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
held up in rear, hung right over 2f out, stayed on closing stages, never a threat
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
dwelt, always in rear, beaten over 2f out, eased final furlong
Moondance
13- Form 02
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R L Moore
slowly into stride, mid-division, outpaced halfway, soon rallied, never on terms
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
edged left start, keen, tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon wandered under pressure, stayed on well towards finish
- Form 08
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Dylan Hogan
went left start, held up, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Dance Fever counted both Bad Company and Gift Of Youth among his victims when scoring at Windsor on his debut. He’ll go well again and is preferred to Epsom runner-up Moondance despite the presence of Ryan Moore on the latter. But ALFIES WATCH finished clear of the rest when third behind a subsequent winner in a decent novices’ race at Bath and John O’Shea’s charge may prove good enough with any further progress. Pepper Bay is a half-sister to three winners and a newcomer to note.
Formwatch
Dance Fever (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Slowly away, well off the pace in rear, headway on wide outside and plenty to do over 2f out, strong run to lead well inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Windsor 6f stks (4) gf in Sep beating We're Reunited (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Alfies Watch 66-1 (9-2) In touch in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Laikaparty (9-2) at Bath 6f stks (5) fm in Sep.
Bad Company 50-1 (9-5) Started slowly and went left after start, off the pace towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 7th of 10, 5l behind Dance Fever (9-5) at Windsor 6f stks (4) gf in Sep.
Gift Of Youth 50-1 (9-5) Slight lead on outside until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakening when hampered and snatched up inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Dance Fever (9-5) at Windsor 6f stks (4) gf in Sep.
San Juan (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) In rear, some headway over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 11l behind Last Surprise (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Scorpio's Dream Due Diligence gelding out of Small Fortune.
Moondance 66-1 (9-0) In rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Afraid Of Nothing (9-0) at Epsom 7f stks (4) gd in Sep.
Pepper Bay Cable Bay filly out of Selinka.
Upstage (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Jamaheery (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f fll stks (4) gf in Sep.