Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Kempton Park - Wed 9th May 2012
17:50 18:20 18:55 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00

20:30 skysports.com Handicap1m 4f
Weighed In - (Class 6), £2,500 added, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winner £1,617 2nd £481 3rd £240 4th £120
Going: Standard Surface: Polytrack

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 2m 32.72s
Off time: 20:30:52

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Whodathought (IRE)	8/1
2nd	Bennelong	10/1
3rd	Shy	12/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
2 (11)	72-1122	Holden Eagle 27	7	9-7	Ian Burns (7)	A G Newcombe	65	7/1
3 (2)	04-4677	Bennelong 76	6	9-7	A Quinn	R Rowe	65	10/1
4 (3)	8222-76	Edgware Road 50	4	9-6	Sophie Doyle (3)	P Rich	64	8/1
5 (8)	869-017	Whodathought (IRE) 56	4	9-6 b	A Kirby	P Rich	64	8/1
6 (12)	0-36176	Sumani (FR) 34	6	9-4	S Sanders	S Dow	62	11/1
7 (10)	7/5791-2	Grandad Mac 29	4	9-3	R Hughes	Jane Chapple-Hyam	61	11/4
8 (9)	511706-	Camera Shy (IRE) 175	8	9-2	P Cosgrave	K A Morgan	60	12/1
9 (6)	1582-42	Shy 27	7	9-2 b	J Millman	B R Millman	60	12/1
10 (4)	35-9396	Gower Rules (IRE) 2	4	9-0	K T O'Neill	J J Bridger	58	8/1
11 (5)	74-604	Bashama 23	4	8-12	David Probert	Mrs N S Evans	56	25/1
12 (14)	933682	Karate (IRE) 9	4	8-11 t	Nicole Nordblad (7)	H Adielsson	55	14/1
13 (13)	076-283	Musashi (IRE) 48	7	8-10 b	Jim Crowley	Mrs L J Mongan	54	20/1
14 (1)	0-65	Minstrel Lad 28	4	8-9	Simon Pearce (3)	Mrs L Pearce	53	25/1

Non runners
1 (7)	238460		Mister Green (FR)	6	9-7	D Flood	M Barzalona	65

Verdict

Holden Eagle was still beaten three lengths despite finishing second at Wolverhampton last time and is now 10lb higher than when scoring here in March. GRANDAD MAC also never got near the winner at Yarmouth on his reappearance but started a well-backed favourite which suggests connections think him capable of winning off today's mark having ended last season with a victory at Chepstow. Shy will need to step up on his latest second in a seller but Whodathought remains on a winning mark if back to his best.

Formwatch

Mister Green (FR) 12-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 7l behind Rockweiller (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.

Holden Eagle 15-2 (9-3) Tracked leader until over 8f out, ridden well over 1f out to chase winner, one pace, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Bute Street (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.

Bennelong 7-1 (9-7) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, well behind Overrule (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb.

Edgware Road 5-1fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon headway, no impression, 6th of 12, 5l behind Nolecce (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.

Whodathought (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked winner until ridden entering final 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Flag Of Glory (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.

Sumani (FR) 3-1fav (8-9) Tracked winner, pushed along 5f out, lost 2nd over 4f out, weakened 3f out, eased when no chance final 2f, tailed off, last of 6, 35l behind Dove Cottage (8-8) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.

Grandad Mac 11-8fav (9-1) Close up, chased winner over 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Colinca's Lad (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.

Camera Shy (IRE) 7-1 (10-6) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden before 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 13, 4l behind Baan (10-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f amat hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.

Shy 5-1 (8-9) Led, ridden over 1f out and raced a little wide, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Stand Guard (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Apr.

Gower Rules (IRE) 17-2 (9-0) Led, driven over 2f out, ridden and hard pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Rockweiller (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.

Bashama 20-1 (8-12) Led 1f, stayed handy, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 4l behind Love Your Looks (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.

Karate (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, good headway on inside over 2f out, chased winner inside final 2f, closing towards finish, always held, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Gallantry (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.

Musashi (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Dwelt, chased leaders in rear, under pressure over 2f out, moderate headway inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Hurricane Spirit (8-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks 0-75 (6) pol in Mar.

Minstrel Lad 66-1 (9-11) Awkward leaving stalls, in rear, some headway 2f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge, 5th of 9, 15l behind Expense Claim (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr.