18.00 Kempton: Automotive @ 12/1 Paddy Power - 2pts win
Thought the most recent performance of this still winless gelding was very eye-catching. He almost refused to race and lost many lengths to the main field as a result, trailing for a very long time indeed, but also travelling very well actually. When you see how far he was behind at the 3f marker and if you compare this to how and where he finished eventually it's almost amazing, even though he passed tiring horses of course, but he wasn't hard ridden actually and gained easily loads of ground in the closing stages (pretty impressive to see in the head-on if you recorded the replay). I'm not so much surprised about this because he ran quite well at Lingfield before and comes down a long way in the mark too. For a 5yo he is pretty lightly raced as well. I think the step up in trip back to 1m will definitely suit as well as being back at Kempton. Here he showed his best career performance so far, in December 2011, when he finished a close 2nd staying on over 7f of a mark of 58. Down to 53 now I expect him to be not only competitive but also capable of winning a race, if he gets out of the box of course. Interesting to see young apprentice Shelley Birkett getting the leg up. She rides decent enough I think and claims valuable 7lb, she also has a good partnership with Miss J Feilden getting provided with some good rides from her recently (one winner, one 3rd).
Thought the most recent performance of this still winless gelding was very eye-catching. He almost refused to race and lost many lengths to the main field as a result, trailing for a very long time indeed, but also travelling very well actually. When you see how far he was behind at the 3f marker and if you compare this to how and where he finished eventually it's almost amazing, even though he passed tiring horses of course, but he wasn't hard ridden actually and gained easily loads of ground in the closing stages (pretty impressive to see in the head-on if you recorded the replay). I'm not so much surprised about this because he ran quite well at Lingfield before and comes down a long way in the mark too. For a 5yo he is pretty lightly raced as well. I think the step up in trip back to 1m will definitely suit as well as being back at Kempton. Here he showed his best career performance so far, in December 2011, when he finished a close 2nd staying on over 7f of a mark of 58. Down to 53 now I expect him to be not only competitive but also capable of winning a race, if he gets out of the box of course. Interesting to see young apprentice Shelley Birkett getting the leg up. She rides decent enough I think and claims valuable 7lb, she also has a good partnership with Miss J Feilden getting provided with some good rides from her recently (one winner, one 3rd).
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