Emenem to hit the right note in win
EMENEM can secure his biggest prize to date by winning the Matchbook Betting Podcast Rosebery Handicap at Kempton.
Simon Dow’s charge is lining up on a career-high mark of 94 in this class two affair, but the four-year-old has been thoroughly consistent this winter and can be relied upon once again.
Emenem won one on his four starts before Christmas, placing on the other three occasions, before undergoing a gelding operation that saw him on the sidelines until the end of February.
Given that 63-day absence, it really was a creditable effort to finish threequarters of a length behind in second to the useful Abe Lincoln and he will surely feel the benefit of that outing here.
This race is a tougher test but given Emenem’s relentless progress, it certainly does not look beyond him.
Fabricate can get his campaign off to a perfect start in the Better Odds With Matchbook Magnolia Stakes.
The six-year-old, who is owned by the Queen, graduated from handicap company to win a Group Three at Windsor towards the end of last summer, before putting up another decent show under a penalty at the same level on his final outing.
The conditions of this Listed race put Fabricate at a distinct advantage with all but Autocratic and given that rival has not put his best foot forward for a while now, preference is for Michael Bell’s runner.
Udontdodou had his mark through the ranks checked when well beaten at Lingfield last time out, but is still worth another chance in the Matchbook Racing Is Commission Free Handicap.
The Surrey venue perhaps did not play to his strengths, so it could pay to try him again at this track.
Breaking Records is an interesting contender as he tries turf for the first time in the totesport.com Royal Mile Handicap at Musselburgh.
Winner of one of his four all-weather outings, the three-year-old switches to handicap company after finding Jazirat too good when conceding weight in a novice heat at Chelmsford earlier this month.
He had no chance with the winner, but his starting mark of 83 is quite eyecatching. (33) G Margarson 7 9-7 (C2) ...................... Jane Elliott (5) (8) D Bridgwater 5 9-7 (D2) ...Poppy Bridgwater (7) (9) P McEntee 8 9-3 (C3)...Rossa Ryan (5) (9) R C Guest 5 9-0 (C2) ......................... F Norton (14) S Lycett 5 8-13 (D) ......... K Shoemark (21) W Stone 7 8-11 (CD)...L Edmunds (3) (513) R Brisland 4 8-7 .............. Nicola Currie (5) (150)CWallis48-7 ...................... KO’Neill BETTING: 11-4 The King’s Steed, 10-3 Malaysian Boleh, 4 No Approval, 5 Mr Potter, 8 Hipz, 12 Touch The Clouds, Red Sniper, 25 Favorite Story.
15-2 Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on under pressure, hung right well inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) beating Joys Delight by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
6-1 Close up, headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol beating Magicinthemaking by 1/2l, 11 ran. 6-1 Raced wide pulled hard, soon tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Ramblow at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
10-1 Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Malaysian Boleh at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol. 12-1 Tracked leaders, keen, effort over 1f out, staying on same pace when hampered inside final furlong, faded, 7th of 8, 5l behind Renny’s Lady at Lingfield 1m flls hcp (3yo+) (5) pol in Feb. 10-1 Slowly into stride, in rear, some headway over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 4l behind Odelouca at Chelmsford City 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov ‘16.
14-1 Soon led, headed over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Kafoo at Chelmsford City 1m app hcp (6) pol. 66-1 Mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened, 10th of 13, 10l behind Settle For Bay at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp pol in Nov.
2-1fav Led, headed 7f out, stayed prominent, strong challenge final furlong, just held, 2nd of 12, hd behind Come On Come On at Kempton 1m nov stk (5) pol. 6-1 Rider removed hood late, soon tracked leader, led approaching 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Dukhan at Chelmsford City 1m 2yo nov stks (4) pol in Oct. 7-4fav Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 9, ns behind Peggy’s Angel at Windsor 6f 2yo nov stk (5) gf in Jul. 9-1 Steadied start, held up last, headway towards far side of group over 1f out, no danger, 8th of 15, 14l behind Emaraaty at Newbury 7f 2yo nov stk (4) gd in Sep. 9-2 In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Aquarium at Chelmsford City 7f nov stk (5) pol. 66-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, not pace of leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Native Appeal at Kempton 1m 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Dec.
10-1 Close up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 9l behind Three Weeks at Lingfield 1m 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Dec.
50-1 Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 19l behind De Medici at Lingfield 1m Novice Stakes (3yo) (5) pol in Feb. M Monaghan (3) G L Moore 10 9-8 (D4) ............. J Watson (7) (14) C Mann 4 9-8 ......................................... S W Kelly (10) J Farrelly 9 9-8 ................................. T Clark (3) (10) R Brisland 4 9-8 (CD) .......... David Egan (3) (18) M Tompkins 4 9-4 (BF) .......... L Edmunds (3) (14) Kevin Frost 4 9-3 ...................... Rossa Ryan (5) (22) Anthony McCann (IRE) 5 9-2 ...... Fran Berry (72) W Stone 4 9-1 ................................ T Marquand R Eddery 4 8-4 ........ Darragh Keenan (7) BETTING: 3 Leoro, 7-2 Indian Red, 4 Temasek Star, 6 Navajo Star, 7 Im Waiting, 14 Guards Chapel, Dalasiri, Caracas, 25 Others.
3-1 Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 5f out, led over 3f out, clear over 2f out until ridden and hung left over 1f out, all out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) beating Dance Rock by 1/2l, 12 ran.
6-4fav Led and set steady pace, headed over 5f out, chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Thankyou Very Much at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-60 (6).
11-2 Chased leader, 4th halfway, almost on terms 3f out, improved to lead entering straight, ridden under 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 9l behind Pivot Bridge at Dundalk 2m Am hcp pol.
8-1 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed towards finish, no extra, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Le Torrent at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
33-1 Rear of mid-division, improved to 5th halfway, niggled along in 4th over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace in 3rd final 100 yards, not trouble principals, 3rd of 13, 7l behind Pivot Bridge at Dundalk 2m Am hcp pol. 10-1 Held up and behind, headway over 1f out, went 4th well inside final furlong, no chance with 1st 3, 4th of 12, 9l behind Leoro at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6). 20-1 Dwelt, behind, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 13, 6l behind Le Torrent at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol. (260) J Hughes 5 8-13 (52) T D Barron 7 8-11 (BF, CD2).. (245) M W Easterby 5 8-8 (11) R Fahey 6 8-7 (CD) (11) R C Guest 7 8-7 (D3) BETTING: 4 Twin Appeal, 11-2 Imperial State, 6 Lualiwa, 7 Set In Stone, Luis Vaz De Torres, 8 Masham Star, Hayadh, 12 Ower Fly, 14 Others. (56) M Appleby 9 9-10 (CD) ........ Ben Curtis 110 (166) B Smart 7 9-2 (CD2) ................. G Lee 112 (7) R Cowell 5 9-2 ..................... P J McDonald 73 (199) P Midgley 10 9-2 (CD) .......... P Mulrennan 94 (175) J Tate 4 9-2 (D3) ......... Daniel Tudhope 100 (49)PMidgley89-2(CD) ............. JFanning 98 (53) Roger Fell 6 9-2 (D3) ..... T Hamilton 96 (23)RebeccaBastiman79-2(CD3) ........ JHart 95 (134) A McGuinness (IRE) 5 9-2 (D) ................. R Scott 102 BETTING: 11-8 Alpha Delphini, 9-2 Kyllang Rock, 5 Desert Law, 6 Caspian Prince, 10 Line Of Reason, 14 Blue De Vega, 20 Memories Galore, 25 Taexali, 33 Royal Brave.
7-2 Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, all out, won at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs beating Joegogo by hd, 4 ran. 15-8fav Dwelt recover to track leaders after 1f, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 9l behind Samovar at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs. 11-4 Keen, tracked leaders, clipped heels and stumbled after 100 yards, wide on 1st turn, pushed along halfway, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on gamely under pressure to lead final strides, won at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan beating Sir Hector by hd, 5 ran. 11-4 Tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, kept on, unable to challenge, 4th of 5, 1 1/2l behind Joegogo at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) in Feb. 11-4 Restless in stalls and awkwardly away, pulled hard and soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, last of 4, 4 1/2l behind Grandfather Tom at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-85 (4). 11-1 Soon led, hung right 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Kion at Chelmsford City 6f Novice Stakes (3yo) (5) pol.
1-2fav In touch, headway 2f out, went 3rd briefly 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind Sayf Shamal at Kempton 7f Fillies Novice Stakes (3yo+) (5) pol in Jan. 11-10fav Chased leaders, challenged in 2nd going well over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Picture No Sound at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct. Kodiac gelding out of Namu. Power gelding out of Keisha. 33-1 Held up in mid-division, no impression final 2f, last of 9, 11l behind Kion at Chelmsford City 6f Novice Stakes (3yo) (5) pol.
4-1 Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Musselburgh 7f nov aut stk (5) gf in Sep beating Spray The Sea by 3/4l, 8 ran.
11-2 Held up in touch in mid-division, headway on outside from 2f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo nov auc stks (6) in Aug beating Merkava by 1 1/4l, 11 ran. 5-1 Slowly into stride, held up in 4th, went 3rd over 2f out, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, ran on, led last strides, won at Chelmsford City 7f mdn fll (5) pol in Feb beating I Was Only Joking by hd, 5 ran. 12-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, unable to quicken and switched right, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Vegas Boy at Chelmsford City 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Nov. 7-1 Tracked leader until over 3f out, ridden and ran wide into straight, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 12l behind Big Brave Bob at Southwell 6f Novice Auction Stakes (3-4yo) (6) fbs. VENTURA KNIGHT (24) M Johnston 9-7 (D) ........... J Fanning MISS BAR BEACH (154) K Dalgleish 9-6 ....... Daniel Tudhope CHOOKIE DUNEDIN (198) K Dalgleish 9-3 ............. C Beasley AYUTTHAYA (182) K Ryan 8-12 ................................... T Eaves BOOK OF DREAMS (19) M Johnston 8-12 (D) .... P J McDonald FAKE NEWS (21) T D Barron 8-12 ........................... Ben Curtis JOE’S SPIRIT (79) R Fahey 8-12 (BF) ..................... T Hamilton INDOMENEO (172) R Fahey 8-10 (D) ..................... P Hanagan BREAKING RECORDS (21) H Palmer 8-9...Josephine Gordon HARD GRAFT (53) D Brown 8-6 ............................... A Mullen SHUHOOD (19) I Williams 8-5 ................................ P Mathers CHINGACHGOOK (43)RFahey8-2 ........................... CHardie BETTING: 7-2 Ayutthaya, 6 Indomeneo, Fake News, 7 Breaking Records, 8 Miss Bar Beach, Book of Dreams, 10 Ventura Knight, 12 Joe’s Spirit, 14 Others.