Racecards
13:30 Kempton Park
Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 219y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,050
- 2nd: £1,901
- 3rd: £951
- 4th: £476
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
tracked leaders, travelled strongly, led 4f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden out and drew clear 1f out, stayed on well, readily
- Form 69
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey L P Keniry
always outpaced in rear, tailed off
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out
Ludus
28- Form 55
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey T E Whelan
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Op It (IRE)
15- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey R Kingscote
rear mid-division, always behind
- Form 24
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey J Mitchell
soon disputed lead, led halfway, headed 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out
- Form 6-33
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
led early, steadied to track leaders after 1f, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside last, not pace of front pair
- Form 44-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
disputed lead, headed halfway and remained prominent, ridden 3f out, kept on but no chance with winner
Wolsey (USA)
15- Form 27-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Rob Hornby
Handy, ridden and lost place 3f out, soon beaten
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey Elisha Whittington
slowly away, in rear, struggling halfway, tailed off
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Hayley Turner
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never in contention
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
WHOLEOFTHEMOON was a very promising fourth on debut at Goodwood last August and probably didn’t handle soft ground on his only other start at Newmarket. He can make a winning debut on the all-weather here if fully wound up. Wolsey hasn’t really built on a debut second at Sandown last year but is race-fit and Rikona was just beaten at Lingfield at the start of the month. Sarangani has been gelded and is tried in cheekpieces here after starting favourite in both starts to date while the Gosdens’ Aldous Huxley is sure to be popular being a full brother to Al Nefud, who has won twice in Dubai this year.
Formwatch
Aldous Huxley (IRE) Dubawi colt out of Albasharah.
Highland Billy (IRE) 150-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Tarbaan (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Limited Ability Postponed colt out of Ruffled.
Ludus 7-2 (9-2) Handy, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 10, 9l behind King Of Time (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Op It (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Zain Sarinda (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Sarangani 9-4fav (9-2) Wore hood to post, slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon tracking leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Grand Alliance (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Sicilian Vito (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace of leading duo, 3rd of 13, 5 3/4l behind Landermere (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Wholeofthemoon (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 8 1/4l behind New London (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f mdn stks (3) sft in Oct.
Wolsey (USA) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Zain Sarinda (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Hannah's Return Holy Roman Emperor filly out of Hannahs Turn.
Mary Jane Clarke (IRE) Leading Light filly out of Fujara.
Rikona 15-2 (8-2) Raced wide tracked winner, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, slightly hampered towards finish, ran on (finished 3rd, placed 2nd), 3rd of 6, at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.