Kempton (AW)
17:05
Extra Place Races Throughout Cheltenham Handicap (London Stayers' Series Qualifier)
Kempton (AW) Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Flat Going: Standard To Slow Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.50 £1.70 £2.70 Exacta: £14.40 Tricast: £77.69 Trifecta: £45
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Duty Of Care (GB) 6 G Good Jamie Osborne 142 lbs 9/4F Won Towards rear of midfield - headway from 3f out - soon pushed along - led 1f out - edged left but kept on well inside final furlong(op 85/40 tchd 5/2)
2nd 5 Blazeon Five (GB) 6 M AVG Roger Teal 137 lbs 5/1 2 Midfield - headway from 2f out - pushed along when prominent 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final 110yds(op 11/2)
3rd 7 First Emperor (GB) 5 G Poor John Ryan 134 lbs 8/1 1 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - ridden on outer from over 1f out - soon some headway - kept on inside final furlong(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
4th 2 Diamond Bay (GB) 6 G AVG Tom Ward 142 lbs 100/30 2 In touch with leaders - prominent from 5f out - ridden 2f out - soon pressed leader - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 3/1)
5th 10 Jon Snow (FR) 7 G Good George Baker 129 lbs 50/1 0.3 Led at steady pace - increased tempo from over 2f out - soon ridden - edged left over 1f out - soon headed - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung both ways)(op 33/1)
6th 12 Rhebus Road (IRE) 4 G AVG Oliver Sherwood 126 lbs 33/1 1.5 Towards rear - pushed along 3f out - some headway 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 50/1)
7th 6 Pons Aelius (IRE) 6 G Poor Charlie Johnston 135 lbs 5/1 .5 Prominent - pushed along from over 2f out - keeping on when bit short of room 1f out - soon lost ground and no extra (jockey said colt was denied a clear run over 1f out)(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
8th 11 Militry Decoration (IRE) 9 G Poor Camilla Poulton 128 lbs 25/1 .5 Prominent - ridden 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 16/1)
9th 3 Grandmaster Flash (IRE) 8 G Poor Gary Moore 140 lbs 50/1 3.5 Towards rear - pushed along and kept on from 2f out - never near to challenge
10th 4 Oman (IRE) 7 G AVG Ian Williams 140 lbs 28/1 1.5 Towards rear - shaken up from over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out - made no impression(op 18/1)
11th 8 Smart Champion (GB) 8 G Poor David Simcock 134 lbs 18/1 .5 Took keen hold - held up in last - headway on outer from over 3f out - ridden and beaten 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
12th 9 Alpine Stroll (GB) 7 G AVG Ed de Giles 127 lbs 40/1 5 Pressed leader - prominent after 4f - lost position when on outer from over 4f out - pushed along and weakened from over 2f out