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Kempton (AW)

20:30

Date 2026-01-28

Distance 1m2f219y

Class Class 2

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,608

Winning Time 2m 18.74s (slow by 1.64s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Whitcombe Rockstar (GB) Tyler Heard · Keiran Burke	10/1	Won
2nd	Beylerbeyi (GB) Billy Loughnane · Ian Williams	85/40F	0.2
3rd	Paradias (GER) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	5/2	0.1
4th	Assail (IRE) Luke Morris · David Simcock	12/1	2.25
5th	King's Code (GB) Pat Cosgrave · David Evans	5/1	1
6th	Shadow Dance (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Rebecca Menzies	28/1	2
7th	Haku (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Mark Loughnane	16/1	2.75
8th	The Glen Rovers (GB) Sean D Bowen · Lucy Wadham	11/1	2
9th	Night Breeze (IRE) Callum Hutchinson · Ian Williams	14/1	7.5
10th	Bravais (GB) Ryan Kavanagh · Ian Williams	66/1	21

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (4)	Paradias Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	137	—	15442-	100	109	41	33d	—	—	0	27.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Won this race off just 1lb lower last year; good second on Boxing Day; very solid claims
3 (5)	Beylerbeyi Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	136	ht	4231-3	99	108	50	12d	—	—	-2	22.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Cesarewitch winner; eyecatching third to King's Code at Newcastle on reappearance
1 (1)	King's Code Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:David Evans	J:Pat Cosgrave T:David Evans	140	b	1135-1	103	108	87	12d	—	—	+14	26.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ready win at Newcastle last time, taking AW record to 10-26; he's 3-5 at Kempton
9 (7)	Whitcombe Rockstar Bay J:Tyler Heard T:Keiran Burke	J:Tyler Heard T:Keiran Burke	123	tv	6364-5	86	108	96	12d	—	—	+4	11.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Record of 5-10 at Kempton, all over 1m; trip query aside, he's attractively weighted
10 (8)	Assail Chestnut J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	121	b	2926-6	84	109	99	27d	—	—	+4	10.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won off 2lb higher at Kempton in 2024; possibilities if taking well to headgear
7 (9)	The Glen Rovers Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:Lucy Wadham	J:Sean D Bowen T:Lucy Wadham	129	—	1/419-	92	108	42	86d	—	—	+12	19.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Below par when last seen; progressive otherwise on AW; likely player if back on song
8 (6)	Night Breeze Bay J:Callum Hutchinson T:Ian Williams	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Ian Williams	126	—	5321-0	89	106	39	12d	—	—	+6	11.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Failed to transfer the form of Shergar Cup win back to AW on reappearance
5 (10)	Haku Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Mark Loughnane	J:Hollie Doyle T:Mark Loughnane	133	—	14513-	96	108	101	33d	—	—	+19	25.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
About 2l behind Paradias in this race last year and at Wolverhampton latest start
4 (3)	Shadow Dance Grey J:Kaiya Fraser T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Rebecca Menzies	134	—	3/907-	97	107	-	138d	—	—	+11	14.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Useful turf performer on his day for Roger Varian; AW/stable debut
6 (2)	Bravais Chestnut J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	132	—	2027-5	95	107	51	27d	—	—	+10	11.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Has failed to beat a rival in two runs since racing in Britain and switched to AW

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Paradias	9/4	9/4	9/4
Beylerbeyi	11/4	5/2	5/2
King's Code	11/2	11/2	11/2
Whitcombe Rockstar	10/1	10/1	10/1
Assail	11/1	11/1	11/1
The Glen Rovers	11/1	11/1	11/1
Night Breeze	12/1	12/1	12/1
Haku	16/1	16/1	16/1
Shadow Dance	28/1	25/1	28/1
Bravais	80/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Paradias

27.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 7 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

King's Code

26.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Haku

25.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 12 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Beylerbeyi

22.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 3 Odds: 7.3

11/4

The Glen Rovers

19.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Shadow Dance

14.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Bravais

11.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Night Breeze

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Whitcombe Rockstar

11.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Assail

10.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King's Code	103	108	87
Paradias	100	109	41
Beylerbeyi	99	108	50
Shadow Dance	97	107	—
Haku	96	108	101
Bravais	95	107	51
The Glen Rovers	92	108	42
Night Breeze	89	106	39
Whitcombe Rockstar	86	108	96
Assail	84	109	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beylerbeyi	12d ago	Quick return
King's Code	12d ago	Quick return
Whitcombe Rockstar	12d ago	Quick return
Night Breeze	12d ago	Quick return
Assail	27d ago	Fit
Bravais	27d ago	Fit
Paradias	33d ago	Fit
Haku	33d ago	Fit
The Glen Rovers	86d ago	Fresh
Shadow Dance	138d ago	Long break