Racecards
17:00 Kempton Park
Intercasino.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 0-23734
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Felix de Giles
tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, ridden 4th, pulled up approaching 5th
- Form 8-21C2F
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Jim Best
- Jockey M Goldstein
mid-division, ridden and outpaced 5th, stayed on, not troubled leaders
- Form 2/31686
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey J Pemberton
led and keen, clear 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened
- Form 218252
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
tracked leaders, tracked leader 5th to 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form 454
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey J W Farrelly
held up, headway 3 out, chased clear winner from 2 out, hung left and one pace
- Form 21F7-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer L Corcoran
- Jockey T J Malone
with leader until 3rd, tracked leader 6th, ridden after 3 out, soon led, ran on
- Form 2-58
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey K Tobin
held up, reminders 5th, beaten next
- Form P4423
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Jack Doyle
held up, mistake 3 out, weakening approaching 2 out, soon pulled up
- Form 4177
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
mid-division, behind from 3 out
- Form 690
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T Messenger
mid-division, mistake 3rd, steady headway after 5th, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out
- Form 47-9F22
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey David England
tracked leader and keen from 3rd, lost place 6th, soon beaten and pulled up before next
In depth
Verdict
Some lightly raced sorts go to post which means that there's a few potential improvers in here and one of them, Mutual Friend, takes our eye in particular. He was a fair handicapper at around ten furlongs during a short Flat career for Ed Dunlop before joining the Pond House team. He was turned over at a short price on his hurdling debut at Warwick offering little encouragement for the future and his next effort over obstacles was little better. However, he qualified for a handicap mark with a far more encouraging effort in a juvenile hurdle at Sandown which is working out quite well. There are still question marks over his attitude and aptitude but he's in the right hands and we'll take a chance with him this afternoon. Alan King's pair both have claims with neither making more appeal than the other, Towerofcharlemagne and Vanquisher are a couple of potential improvers whilst the claims of the more exposed Jazz Scene, Rapscallion and Lester Leaps In should not be forgotten. A few to consider then with support for Mutual Friend only nominal.
Formwatch
Lester Leaps In (USA) 13-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 3 out, stayed on again from next, left 2nd briefly and hampered last, 4th of 11, 6l behind Noble Raider (11-3) at Sandown 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Feb.
Rapscallion (GER) 9-2 (11-5) Led, ridden and headed when mistake 2 out, 4th and beaten when fell at the last in race won by Fredensborg (11-9) at Kempton 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb, 12 ran.
Royal Wedding 8-1 (11-3) In touch, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 14, 16l behind Cortinas (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Summer of Love (IRE) 8-11fav (10-11) Held up mid-division, headway 5th, led 3 out, jumped right and headed next, soon ridden and one pace, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Shavansky (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gf.
Mutual Friend (USA) 12-1 (10-12) Held up and keen, headway after 3 out, outpaced next, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Squadron (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4yo nov hdl (3) sft in Jan.
Jazz Scene (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Led to 5th, soon driven, mistake 2 out, soon beaten, 2nd of 13, 8l behind I'm So Lucky (11-6) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs.
Towerofcharlemagne (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Always in rear, tailed off, 8th of 16, well behind Helens Vision (10-4) at Newbury 2m nov hdl (3) gs in Dec.
Sam Lord 3-1fav (10-9) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway 5th, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Mous Of Men (11-12) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Foreign King (USA) 20-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 2nd, ridden and every chance approaching 3 out, weakening when blundered 2 out, 7th of 10, 27l behind Stagehand (10-11) at Exeter 2m 1f 4yo nov hcp hdl (3) gd in Feb.
Vanquisher (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Led, clear until 3 out, weakened and headed approaching next, 11th of 14, well behind First Buddy (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f 4yo mdn hdl (4) gd.
Triple Bluff 13-2 (10-2) Mid-division, headway 3 out, led and pushed clear approaching 2 out, emptied and mistake last, soon headed, went left flat, no extra, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Master Mahogany (11-9) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.