Racecards
16:45 Kempton Park
Matchbook Casino Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,868 added
- Winner: £5,198
- 2nd: £1,526
- 3rd: £763
- 4th: £450
- Form 42223P-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
mid-division, not fluent 1st, mistake 4th, never going well after and soon in rear, slow 5th, awkward next, behind 7th, pulled up before 8th
- Form 966-2P3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Daniel Hiskett
mid-division, outpaced after 11th, behind 13th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 2P1216
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey James Bowen
held up in rear, headway going well 13th, still tanking along when challenging 3 out, led before last, ridden out flat
- Form P18P-47
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
prominent, ridden 12th, mistake and lost place 13th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1-1P37P
- Age 13
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Mr Peter Bryan
led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 43/410-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey Lizzie Kelly
prominent, pushed along after 4 out, led before next, headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat
- Form 32P/4P2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up towards rear, headway 8th, every chance 3 out, no extra from next
- Form 5/52337-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey R Johnson
mid-division on outside, headway 13th, every chance when blundered 3 out, no extra next
Verdict
Elkstone won over a shorter trip here in August but was raised 10lb and failed to figure at Market Rasen last time. Accord was still beaten out of sight when third at Fontwell recently and a tongue-tie is added to his existing headgear while Midnight Monty is regularly placed but his only win over fences came back in 2016. Baron Du Plessis has placed under Richard Johnson in the past but CLOSEST FRIEND finally posted a better effort for a tumble down the weights when runner-up at Market Rasen last time and James Eustace’s charge is taken to end a long losing run off his current mark.
Formwatch
Midnight Monty 9-2 (12-0) Chased leaders, 2nd after 2nd until before 11th, weakened before 12th, tailed off 5 out, pulled up, at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Accord (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Led until after 1st, held up, poor 4th from 15th, left 3rd 3 out, 3rd of 5, dist behind Mercers Court (11-2) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Elkstone 9-2jfav (12-3) Held up in rear, mistake 4 out, some headway approaching 3 out, no impression, 6th of 13, 14 1/2l behind West Wizard (11-11) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Fly Home Harry 20-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, lost place before 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Powerful Symbol (11-13) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Strumble Head (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Joined leader 2nd, led 13th, headed and not fluent 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, eased and tried to pull up before 3 out, soon pulled up, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
One Of Us 13-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, led 8th, headed before 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 16, 5 3/4l behind Fact Flow (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in May.
Closest Friend 10-1 (11-11) Towards rear, took closer order after 7th, tracked front pair after 4 out, challenged next, ridden after 2 out, kept on and every chance flat, just held, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Grow Nasa Grow (10-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Baron Du Plessis (FR) 2-1fav (12-1) Prominent, mistake 9th, driven 4 out, weakened before last, eased flat, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Chill In The Wood (10-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.