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19:40 Kempton Park

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  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £7,159
  • 2nd: £2,144
  • 3rd: £1,072
  • 4th: £536
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.07s
  • Off Time: 19:40:33
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Anglo Irish

10/11

    1(2)
    Silk - Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap

    Festival Theatre (IRE)

    247 C
    7/4
    • Form 41-
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 85

    edgy wore hood in prelims and sweating, held up 4th, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out

    2(4)
    Silk - Red, white star, red sleeves, white stars, gold cap

    Wonder Weapon (GER)

    24 C
    8/1
    • Form 1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 77

    tracked leading pair, ridden and not quicken 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, always held

    3(1)
    Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop

    Anglo Irish

    76
    10/11
    • Form 3-21
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 77

    led for 1/2 furlong, tracked clear leader, pushed along and closed over 2f out, upsides 2f out, led over 1f out, shaken up inside final furlong, stayed on well, readily

    4(3)
    Silk - Purple, grey and purple striped sleeves, hooped cap

    Officer Drivel (IRE)

    22 h CD
    16/1
    • Form 5-94231
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 73

    reared start, headway to lead after 1/2 furlong, raced keenly and soon clear, pushed along and reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression when dropped to 3rd inside final furlong

    In depth

    Verdict

    All four of these arrive on the back of victories but FESTIVAL THEATRE will attract the most attention. The Dante Stakes and Derby entry scored over 7f here in August and Sir Michael Stoute's yard has started the new season in good form. The betting suggested Wonder Weapon was expected to make a winning start over 1m2f here last month and he duly obliged. He shares the same rating as Anglo Irish, who disappointed when odds-on at Lingfield in January before making amends at the same track. Officer Drivel only won a lowly maiden here recently and looks up against it in this company.

    Formwatch

    Festival Theatre (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along and held up off the pace, switched left over 2f out, good headway soon after, went 2nd 1f out, upsides inside final furlong, driven ahead close home, won at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug beating Intermedium (9-5) by nk, 9 ran.

    Wonder Weapon (GER) Evensfav (8-8) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear leader over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead final strides, won at Kempton 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Mar beating Russian Remarque (8-8) by nk, 8 ran.

    Anglo Irish 6-5fav (9-5) Prominent early, tracked leaders, switched right 3f out, hampered when close up over 2f out, ridden and ran on from over 1f out, led towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Dynamic Ranger (9-5) by nk, 14 ran.

    Officer Drivel (IRE) 3-1 (8-6) Reared start, raced keenly, made virtually all, clear when ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Mar beating Amourita (8-1) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.