Racecards
19:00 Kempton Park
Betfair.Com Nursery Handicap (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 421
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey J Quinn
raced standside, held up in touch, came centre half way, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace in side final furlong
Imperium
22- Form 0346
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
raced centre, held up and keen, switched left over 1f out, headway when hampered inside final furlong, ran on and edged right close home
- Form 5225
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
raced centre, close up over 4f
- Form 504
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
raced centre, close up, ridden and hampered over 1f out, soon eased
- Form 6024
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced centre, slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden and headway 2f out, edged left over 1f out, one pace
- Form 01
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
raced centre, chased leader, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 044
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, one pace
- Form 640150
- Age 2
- Weight 7-13
raced centre, in touch over 4f
In depth
Verdict
A typically difficult nursery to weigh up, but in Just In Time we have a filly that has already shown useful form and as she has only had the three runs too date, is open to some improvement. However, she has been done no favours by the weights going up 9lbs. She has nothing to fear from Joint Destiny on their running at Haydock, and more of a threat could be Sinora Wood, who showed plenty of pace behind subsequent winner Cape Trafalgar at Leicester. She didn't have the best of draws that day as she was forced to race up the centre of the course, so it is entirely possible she is capable of better. Imperium is a possible improver and may well be more at home over this easier six, rather than the Ponterfract six-furlongs he faced last time. Better may be seen of Whitgift Rock, now he steps into handicap company, while a similar remark also applies to Averlline, but Just In Time is taken to strike a blow for the fairer sex.