Racecards
18:50 Kempton Park
digibet.com Claiming Stakes (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,350 added
- Winner: £2,286
- 2nd: £675
- 3rd: £338
- Form 584511
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey E Ahern
held up in rear but in touch, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge
- Form 505689
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leader, under pressure when lost place well over 1f out
- Form 321114
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey S Hitchcott
tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden out
- Form 350223
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
pulled hard, soon led, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 373134
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 62
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong
In depth
Verdict
An outing on the Fibresand at Southwell put an end to the winning run of INSOLENCEOFOFFICE. He had won his previous three starts on Polytrack and, favoured at the weights here, Ann Duffield's consistent colt can return to winning ways. Whipphound has been winning in this grade at Wolverhampton but Slatey Hen has a bit to find with the latter on earlier form. Buddy Miracle is not out of it if the selection fails to run his race but the ex-Irish Braehead is hard to fancy.
Formwatch
Whipphound 11-4 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, led approaching final furlong, edged left under pressure, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo clm stks (6) pol beating Arowana (8-0) by 1l, 9 ran.
Braehead (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden into 9th 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace, 9th of 14, 7l behind Eternal Youth (7-12) at Dundalk 6f 2yo hcp 50-75 pol in Oct.
Insolenceofoffice (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 9l behind Even Stevens (7-7) at Southwell 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Buddy Miracle 11-4 (8-3) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Its You Again (8-9) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Slatey Hen (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Disputed lead early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 4, 6l behind Dunmore Boy (8-12) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.