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Kempton (AW)

19:30

Date 2023-03-15

Distance 1m7f218y

Class Class 3

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,731

Winning Time 3m 35.27s (slow by 9.67s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Golden Rules (GB) Oisin Murphy · Deborah Faulkner	9/1	Won
2nd	First Emperor (GB) Billy Loughnane · John Ryan	11/8F	1.25
3rd	Diamond Bay (GB) Sean Levey · Tom Ward	11/4	1.5
4th	De Vega's Warrior (IRE) Theodore Ladd · Michael Appleby	22/1	1.75
5th	East Asia (IRE) William Buick · Ian Williams	8/1	1.25
6th	Military Two Step (FR) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	6/1	1
7th	Smart Champion (GB) Saffie Osborne · David Simcock	18/1	2.25

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (3)	Golden Rules Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Deborah Faulkner	J:Oisin Murphy T:Deborah Faulkner	140	—	1/244/	91	99	-	638d	—	—	—	17.3	—	—
Fair handicapper for the Gosdens; makes stable debut after 638 days off; market useful
2 (6)	Diamond Bay Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	136	—	126-64	87	99	80	7d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
Dual 1m4f winner here and won over 2m at Lingfield last summer; shouldn't be far away
3 (2)	Military Two Step Grey J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	136	—	181-43	87	97	37	36d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
Twice held off this mark since winning at Chelmsford; may again find one or two too strong
4 (1)	East Asia Bay J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	133	—	0/208-	84	100	-	314d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Lightly raced since winning four in 2021 and returns from 314 days off; watch market
5 (4)	Smart Champion Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:David Simcock	J:Saffie Osborne T:David Simcock	128	h	-55620	79	98	80	7d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Ran poorly over C&D a week ago, but still 1lb lower than when winning here last September
6 (7)	First Emperor Bay J:Billy Loughnane(5) T:John Ryan	J:Billy Loughnane(5) T:John Ryan	128	t	-71123	82	101	68	7d	—	—	—	22.5	—	—
C&D winner who had a couple of these behind when third here last time
7 (5)	De Vegas Warrior Bay J:Theodore Ladd T:Michael Appleby	J:Theodore Ladd T:Michael Appleby	124	t	/4265-	78	95	-	300d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
0-8; shapes as though he will stay 2m, but returns from ten months off; market helpful

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

First Emperor

22.5

OR: 8 Form: 14.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Golden Rules

17.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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3rd

Smart Champion

10.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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De Vegas Warrior

9.5

OR: 7 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Diamond Bay

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Military Two Step

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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East Asia

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Golden Rules	91	99	—
Diamond Bay	87	99	80
Military Two Step	87	97	37
East Asia	84	100	—
First Emperor	82	101	68
Smart Champion	79	98	80
De Vegas Warrior	78	95	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Diamond Bay	7d ago	Quick return
Smart Champion	7d ago	Quick return
First Emperor	7d ago	Quick return
Military Two Step	36d ago	Fit
De Vegas Warrior	300d ago	Long break
East Asia	314d ago	Long break
Golden Rules	638d ago	Long break