Racecards
13:45 Kempton Park
RacingTV/EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,400
- 2nd: £2,535
- 3rd: £1,268
- 4th: £634
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey L Morris
wore hood to post, quickly away, made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged
Blatant
23- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
chased winner throughout, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on for clear 2nd
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey S De Sousa
off the pace in 4th, left in 3rd place home turn, soon pushed along and no impression, weakened into 4th over 1f out
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
raced in close 3rd out wide, hung badly left and dropped to last home turn, no chance after, went modest 3rd again over 1f out
Verdict
OCEAN CLOUD is penalised for making all over track and trip on her debut but won with plenty in hand. She should have the measure of both Dazzling Gem and Blatant though the newcomer Dance Ahead may prove more of a threat given he’s related to a couple of winners including the Rockfel runner-up Nazruna.
Formwatch
Ocean Cloud (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Wore hood in paddock, raced keenly, made all, clear when ridden over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Kempton 5f fll stks (5) pol in Mar beating She's Hot (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Blatant 7-1 (9-3) Pushed along towards rear, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Persian Force (9-3) at Doncaster 5f stks (4) gs in Mar.
Dance Ahead (IRE) Caravaggio colt out of Night Fever.
Dazzling Gem (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Off the pace in rear of main group, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Michaela's Boy (9-5) at Windsor 5f stks (5) gd in Apr.