Kempton (AW)
19:30
Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap
Kempton (AW) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 Distance: 1m3f Type: Flat Going: Standard To Slow Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £1.73 Place: £1.10 £3.90 Exacta: £8.30 Trifecta: £36.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Going The Distance (IRE) 3 G Elite Ralph Beckett 137 lbs 8/11F Won In touch with leaders - smooth headway over 2f out - led 2f out - ran on well from over 1f out - nudged out towards finish - comfortably(op 8/13)
2nd 2 True Wisdom (IRE) 3 F Poor Charlie Johnston 132 lbs 11/1 1.75 Midfield - headway from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 9/1)
3rd 6 Billiegee (IRE) 4 F AVG James Ferguson 123 lbs 15/2 1.75 Prominent - hung left and outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
4th 4 Cloud Free (IRE) 4 G Poor Michael Bell 128 lbs 9/2 1 Towards rear - headway from over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1)
5th 5 Torrent (GB) 4 G AVG Andrew Balding 123 lbs 11/1 0.2 Led at steady pace - increased tempo from over 2f out - headed 2f out - hung left and weakened over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
6th 3 Dr Foster (GB) 3 G Poor Michael Appleby 131 lbs 18/1 28 In rear - hung right from over 4f out - eased from over 2f out (jockey said - regarding running and riding - his instructions were to get gelding to settle and to take his time - having previously run over a mile and stepping up to a 1m3f today; he explained that gelding settled nicely in rear of field in early stages before showing a tendency to hang right-handed on to the heels of Cloud Free down back-straight and continuing to do so when under pressure turning into home-straight - a fact he reported at scales; he added that gelding stepped quickly right-handed at the cutaway approximately 2f out - at which point he thought something could be amiss and therefore felt it prudent to ease gelding out of contention; his explanation was noted; jockey said gelding hung badly right-handed)(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)