Racecards
16:30 Newmarket
Kennett Handicap (Class C1) (Class 1)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 4-44440
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
raced stand side, tracked leader, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Motive (FR)
87- Form 5120
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
raced stand side, held up, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 3-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey Richard Hughes
raced far side, held up in touch, chased winner from over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 0-00465
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
raced far side, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 420144
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
raced stand side, tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on, no chance with far side
Dancing Lyra
50- Form 112406
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced stand side, tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 621
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey D Holland
raced stand side, tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 000000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey N Mackay
raced stand side, held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never nearer
Namroc (IRE)
16- Form 142
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
raced far side, held up, driven and headway over 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 025435
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer H J Collingridge
- Jockey J Quinn
raced far side, always behind
- Form 211006
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
led stand side group, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong
- Form 000453
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
raced far side, prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 132000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
raced far side, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
Iktitaf (IRE)
133- Form 0310
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Hills
raced stand side, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 612240
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
raced far side, held up, never dangerous
Dami (USA)
17- Form 221155
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey S Sanders
raced stand side, prominent, led over 3f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened
- Form 2-33321
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
made all far side, ran on well
In depth
Verdict
A tough handicap where Flamboyant Lad makes plenty of appeal at the weights and is selected in preference to Corsican Native, Namroc and Countrywide Luck, who are the least exposed runners in the field and should make an impact now that they step into handicap company. A few of the rest have already had many chances, but the likes of Boule D'Or and Parkview Love have enough experience between them to be considered as wily characters that can play a strong part as things unfold. However, the concession of so much weight to an obviously improving individual like Flamboyant Lad means that they will have to be at the absolute top of their game and a place in the frame may be the best their respective connections can hope for. Hello It's Me another to throw into the mix if the best of his form is taken into account. But the fact that Michael Hills will be doing just 4lb above his minimum racing weight is a sufficient insight into how good a chance Flamboyant Lad has on these terms and the hint should not be dismissed lightly.