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15:50 Kempton Park
Watch Racing UK Anywhere Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 2P2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey Jack Sherwood
mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon no impression
- Form 16834
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey C Poste
always behind, not fluent 5th, pulled up after 3 out
- Form 6-22325
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Felix de Giles
went badly left at start, prominent, led approaching 5th, headed next, under pressure 4 out, lost place before next, pulled up soon after
- Form 928169
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Joseph Palmowski
held up in rear, under pressure 4 out, headway after next, stayed on to go modest 3rd 2 out, never troubled leaders
Kublai (FR)
94- Form 654644
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
prominent, led 6th, not fluent 3 out, headed last, no extra closing stages
- Form 0-0067
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Jack Doyle
mid-division, mistake 4th, driven and headway 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 3-48257
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
chased leaders, reminders 4th, hard driven 4 out, weakened after next
- Form 2397
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey David Bass
soon led, headed approaching 5th, hard driven before 4 out, rallied after 2 out, led again last, stayed on well
- Form 6-62353
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey G Sheehan
Nonrunner
- Form 489824
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey James Davies
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
UNDER THE PHONE is the only course and distance winner in the line-up and though he's been beaten twice since scoring here last month they were better races and a return to this grade can see him back in the winner's enclosure. New Horizons hasn't shown much to date but he's still a youngster and has a pedigree which suggests he'll get better with age. King's Request, three times a winner on the all-weather, makes his handicap debut over timber after showing plenty of promise but Pyrshan doesn't appear to have made progress after a promising start over hurdles at Huntingdon. Kublai has been staying on at one pace at around this trip and may do better when getting more of a stamina test.
Formwatch
King's Request (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, pushed along before 3 out, chased winner run-in, always well held, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Mad Jack Mytton (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.
Thecorruptor (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 4th of 9, 48l behind One Track Mind (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Feb.
Lewis 10-3fav (10-2) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, faded after last, 5th of 12, 11l behind Join The Clan (10-10) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Jan.
Under The Phone (IRE) 11-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, ridden along before 4 out, 9th and no impression after last, 9th of 17, 18l behind Theinval (11-11) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) gd.
Kublai (FR) 9-2 (11-4) Towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace from next, 4th of 9, 9l behind Cyclop (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.
Springboks (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, weakened from 3 out, 7th of 10, 42l behind Arbre De Vie (11-10) at Warwick 2m 5f nh nov hdl (3) sft in Feb.
Hurricane Vic 13-2 (11-7) Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 7th of 17, well behind Under The Phone (11-0) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
New Horizons (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along and weakened before 6th, 7th of 13, 26l behind Skylander (10-10) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Pyrshan (IRE) 11-4 (11-7) Tracked leader, not fluent 1st and rider lost iron briefly, led before next, headed 4 out, outpaced next, rallied and went 3rd 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 5, 24l behind Feast Of Fire (10-11) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
Ride On Time (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 4 out, challenged before 2 out, weakened run-in, 4th of 8, 11l behind Whatsupjack (10-0) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs.