Racecards
14:10 Kempton Park
Kempton For Weddings Banded Stakes (Class 7)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £3,000 added
- Form 308053
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 50
close up, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 870123
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
behind, headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well under pressure
- Form 005000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 49
mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on, not troubled leaders
- Form 906-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 50
always behind, never on terms
- Form 007045
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, always just held
- Form 89006
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey J Quinn
held up rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, not troubled leaders
Pantomime Prince
131- Form 27-3076
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 61
always rear, lost touch and outpaced over 2f out
- Form 499456
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey J Jones
in touch, effort 2f out, no extra and weakened over 1f out
- Form 453203
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey R Ffrench
prominent, ridden and effort 2f out, no extra and weakened quickly over 1f out
- Form 761296
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey A McCarthy
tracked leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 0052
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M G Quinlan
- Jockey D Fox
led 1f, tracked leader afterwards, pressed winner and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 375176
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey R Miles
led after 1f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Glenargo gets a narrow vote in a wide open contest, Imperium and Blakeshall Quest look to be the main rivals. The selection has been running much better than his form figures suggest, he was only beaten three lengths in a Lingfield handicap off a mark of 64. In the context of this event that was a good effort and a repeat run should be good enough to take this banded prize. Blakeshall Quest has a bit to find on official ratings but has been going well on the all-weather at Southwell and Lingfield and he looks set to play a part in the finish. Imperium has put in three good efforts at Brighton recently and was successful at Wolverhampton earlier in the year. He drops into banded company for the first time and should make his presence felt. The pick of the others could be Four Amigos, but Glenargo will appreciatte this drop in class and he gets our vote.
Formwatch
Four Amigos (USA) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 1f out, no chance inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Atwirl (9-3) at Kempton 7f banded stk (7) pol.
Imperium 11-2 (9-2) Behind, headway in centre over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Multahab (9-11) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Daughters World 33-1 (8-7) Always behind, 13th of 14, 29l behind Primo Gold (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Sept.
Decider (USA) 40-1 (9-0) Keen, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 5l behind Mr Cellophane (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f mdn stk (5) gf in Sept.
Twinned (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Went left start, in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 4l behind Jucebabe (8-6) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Blakeshall Quest 7-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Hamaasy (9-1) at Southwell 6f banded stk (7) fbs.
Glenargo (USA) 7-1 (8-10) Pressed winner, hard ridden 2f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong and weakened, 6th of 7, 4l behind Diane's Choice (9-4) at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Granakey (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, one pace and no impression, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Hamaasy (9-1) at Southwell 6f banded stk (7) fbs.