Racecards
13:45 Newton Abbot
Kauto The King Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 216y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £13,202
- 2nd: £6,075
- 3rd: £3,038
- 4th: £1,520
- Form 529134-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
took keen hold, close up in touch, chased leader 11th, pressed leader 3 out, ridden and led before 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra and lost second near finish
- Form 3P5450-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey H Cobden
wore hood to post, always behind
- Form 133UP0-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer M Bowen
- Jockey James Bowen
midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out where not fluent, soon pushed along, outpaced by leaders after 2 out, plugged on run-in
- Form 11121P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Freddie Gingell
took keen hold, led, not fluent 12th, pressed for lead and awkward 3 out, ridden and dropped to fifth 2 out, soon weakened
- Form P/76412-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
close up in touch, not fluent 7th, lost second 11th, ridden and every chance 2 out where not fluent, soon outpaced by leaders, kept on run-in, went second near finish
- Form P/1P067-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey David Noonan
midfield, ridden and struggling after 13th, no impression 2 out
- Form 2F3153-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Ben Jones
in touch with leaders, slow 1st, dropped to rear before 3rd, in touch 3 out, headway 2 out, ridden and led approaching last, soon went clear, idled but always doing enough near finish
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Etalon (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Led, close up when headed 4th, shaken up before 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, 4th of 9, 17l behind Califet En Vol (11-5) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Hercule Du Seuil (FR) 50-1 (11-13) Wore red hood to post, handy in second, lost position 5th, tracked leaders, pushed along and dropped away after 3 out, 12th of 15, 26 1/4l behind Ryan's Rocket (11-0) at Aintree 2m hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Light N Strike (IRE) 66-1 (11-1) Always in rear, well beaten when mistake 3 out, tailed off, 14th of 18, dist behind Three Card Brag (11-13) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Centara (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Led and clear with winner, headed 4 out, mistake next, lost 2nd soon after, weakened badly and pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m (2) gs in Oct.
Western General (IRE) 10-11fav (12-0) Soon raced in third, not fluent 5th, mistake 6th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden when disputing second and bumped on bend before last, no chance with winner run-in, weakened towards finish, 2nd of 4, 7 1/2l behind Largy Belter (11-10) at Hereford 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Ventura Highway (FR) 9-2 (11-4) 7th of 11, 16l behind J'ai La Cote (10-12) at Fontainebleau 2m 3f hcp in Dec.
Somespring Special (IRE) 5-2 (11-8) Chased front pair, cajoled along at times, lost touch before 4 out, tailed off, last of 3, dist behind Obsessedwithyou (11-2) at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.